Fire and rescue: have your say on pay

16 April 2024 12:30pm–1:30pm

King Edmunds Chamber, Endeavour House, 8 Russel Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX

UNISON members in fire and rescue services across the Eastern region are getting together to improve pay and conditions in the sector. All support staff/green book employees in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire are invited to the next hybrid meeting at Endeavour House in Ipswich. If you can’t make it in person, join […]

UNISON Eastern Labour Link AGM

19 March 2024 11:00am–2:00pm

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

The 2024 UNISON Eastern Labour Link annual general meeting and forum will be held at UNISON Centre in London. It is open to any Labour Link-affiliated UNISON member in the Eastern region. Tell me more The forum and AGM will Receive the secretary’s and chair’s reports from 2023, Review the annual spend from regional budget […]

Social care forum

26 February 2024 3:00pm–4:00pm

Online

Social care workers are getting together to improve the sector. All UNISON members working in social care in the east of England are welcome to attend — it doesn’t matter if you’ve been a member for years or you’ve only just joined, it’s important you come along and make your voice heard. One of the […]

Regional disabled members committee annual general meeting

16 December 2023 10:30am–12:30pm

Online via Teams

All disabled UNISON members in the Eastern region are welcome to attend this online annual general meeting. It’s a great opportunity to network virtually and share common experiences as well as elect your committee members to represent the common issues affecting disabled people in society and the the workplace. We also elect members to other […]

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Fire and rescue at the crossroads

5 December 2023 12:30pm–1:30pm

Online via Teams

Fire and rescue services are under extreme pressure, years of underfunding have stretched staffing and resources to their limit. The government’s white paper could be the start of putting things right but instead it’s throwing up new problems. UNISON Eastern is bringing together green book workers from across fire and rescue to discuss the problems […]

Police and Justice training day

21 November 2023 9:30am–4:00pm

Hybrid: online and at UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

Activists from Eastern region Police and Justice are invited to this training day. It promises to be a fantastic chance to meet other activists and exchange ideas, while covering a variety of important topics. It will take place in London with full hybrid facilities to encourage maximum participation. Agenda 9.30am: Arrival, coffee, registration 10am: Start, […]

International seminar 2023

10 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

Online via Teams

The ever-popular UNISON Eastern international seminar returns for 2023. Join us online to find out more about some of UNISON’s international campaigning and what’s going on around the world. Speakers Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Justice for Colombia, War on Want and Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Sign up! Please fill in the form below to receive the sign-up […]

UNISON Eastern Labour Link AGM

10 March 2023 6:00pm–7:00pm

The 2023 UNISON Eastern Labour Link annual general meeting and forum will be held online via Microsoft Teams. It is open to any Labour Link-affiliated UNISON member in the Eastern region. Tell me more The forum and AGM will Elect the Eastern regional committee for 2023 (committee members must be full Labour Party members), Review […]

Young members annual general meeting

11 January 2023 6:30pm–7:30pm

Online via Teams

Our regional young members committee annual general meeting is open to all UNISON Eastern members aged 26 or under. It’s a fantastic way to get involved with UNISON and make sure that young workers have a clear voice across the union. If you have not been to a UNISON meeting before, we make sure that […]

Disabled members regional annual general meeting

17 December 2022 11:30am–1:30pm

Online

All disabled members of UNISON Eastern are invited to the 2022 virtual AGM. You can attend online from an internet-connected place of your choosing via Microsoft Teams. If you’re not familiar with Teams we will send a guide closer to the time. This is your chance to get involved in the work of UNISON disabled […]

Regional schools forum

14 October 2022

The regional schools forum meets approximately three times a year for reps from schools from across the Eastern region to network, share good practice, discuss the latest school guidance and meet their branch school workers. There is often guest speakers who speak about issues affecting members working in schools. This is a really enjoyable meeting […]

Retired members annual seminar

27 September 2022 10:00am–4:00pm

Back after a three-year wait, the Eastern region retired members’ seminar will be focused on the cost of living crisis, with additional sessions on intergenerational fairness and scams. Speakers include UNISON head of energy Matt Lay, UNISON national retired members committee chair Rosie McGregor and Independent Age’s Thom Harmsworth. Programme 10am Arrival and Registration 10.30am […]

Retired members seminar

27 September 2022

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Rd, London NW1 2AY

Our retired members’ group works closely with other member groups on almost every issue that affects workers in the UK, as well as fighting for quality public services, on which many older people rely. Every year the Eastern group holds a seminar covering a range of topics that should be of interest to retired members […]

Regional schools forum

7 July 2022

The regional schools forum meets approximately three times a year for reps from schools from across the Eastern region to network, share good practice, discuss the latest school guidance and meet their branch school workers. There is often guest speakers who speak about issues affecting members working in schools. This is a really enjoyable meeting […]

Social care working group

26 May 2022 5:00pm–6:00pm

Social care is in crisis – for staff and those relying on it. But if care workers get together we can transform the sector. Join our working group to discuss ways we can improve pay and conditions in the Eastern region. At this meeting we are going to focus on the current cost of living […]