Black members’ education weekend

12 – 14 November 2021

Five Lakes Resort, Colchester Road, Essex CM9 8HX

Sorry, but registration is now closed. This weekend is open to any Black Member in the Eastern region who is involved in their branch or the Self Organised Group – or thinking about getting more active. What’s on There will be a range of workshops during the weekend including: Tim Roberts, UNISON Eastern regional secretary, […]

Black History Month webinar: Proud to be… working class trade unionists

15 October 2021 1:00pm–1:45pm

This Black History Month, UNISON Eastern region hosts a short webinar unpacking important questions relating to race, intersectionality and class within the modern trade union movement. Tell me more! Why do we use the term “Black” to define our self-organised group? What is intersectionality and is an understanding important to collective organising? What is wider […]

NHS pay bus

7 – 22 July 2021

We’re hitting the road for an NHS pay rise! Join us and our NHS battle bus as travel to hospital sites across the Eastern region. Our timetable is below (apologies in advance for any delays!) so come and see us, grab some goodies and find out how you can get involved in winning a decent […]

Kiran Mal

An Interview with Kiran Mal

20 July 2021 7:00pm–8:00pm

UNISON Hertfordshire’s Black members group invites all to an interview with Kiran Mal, UNISON Bedford Borough branch secretary. Kiran will talk through her journey in local government, from struggling to get noticed, to getting involved in UNISON’s Black members group and becoming branch secretary. UNISON Herts Black members officer Ugonna Nwachuku Rowell says: “This event […]

An evening with Michael Rosen – value the NHS and its staff

26 May 2021 7:15pm–8:00pm

Poet and author Michael Rosen joins UNISON Eastern to discuss why NHS staff deserve a pay rise. Tell me more! Former children’s laureate Michael Rosen has written more than 100 books. He fell serious ill with Covid-19 during the first phase of the pandemic and was cared for in intensive care. He has paid tribute […]

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Black workers meeting

20 April 2021 7:00pm–8:30pm

UNISON is establishing a Black workers network in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to help give a voice to Black workers in local government, improve race equality in the workplace and challenge racism and discrimination. This includes Black workers in schools, academies, care, private and voluntary sectors. Tell me more! All Black workers in local government and […]

Further education and sixth form colleges meeting and training session

23 February 2021 4:00pm–5:30pm

UNISON Eastern is organising an online meeting/training session for members who work in further education and sixth form colleges. What’s it about? This is your chance to discuss important issues in higher education and discuss what you and your colleagues can do next. Pay consultation in FE and national updates Pay update in sixth form […]

Young members meeting

30 January 2021 12:00pm–2:00pm

Join UNISON Eastern Young Members for our first virtual meeting! What’s happening? This is an opportunity for us to discuss the issues that young public service workers have been facing during the pandemic – and to look at the ways we can organise around the challenges we’ve faced. Our Young Members committee usually meets four […]

LGBT+ regional committee annual general meeting

30 January 2021 10:00am–11:30am

Tell me more! UNISON fights discrimination and prejudice in the workplace on behalf of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) members. We work together in local and national groups of LGBT+ members to campaign and provide support for our members. The Eastern region LGBT+ committee works to make sure LGBT+ issues are high up […]

CANCELLED Stewards Recertification – 18, 19 September 2019 – Bury St Edmunds Address to TBC

18 – 19 September 2019

Bury St Edmunds UNISON Office - Full Address TBC

Application Form updated October 2018 (2) Outcome

Young members committee

1 December 2018

Bury St Edmunds

                  If you are a UNISON young member (under the age of 27) and would like to find out more about your union and maybe get involved, come along to one of our meetings. Contact John Lawrence for more information. Outcome

Young members committee

8 September 2018 1:00am–1:00am

Cambridge

                  If you are a UNISON young member (under the age of 27) and would like to find out more about your union and maybe get involved, come along to one of our meetings. Contact John Lawrence for more information. Outcome

Young members committee

23 June 2018 1:00am–1:00am

Chelmsford

                  If you are a UNISON young member (under the age of 27) and would like to find out more about your union and maybe get involved, come along to one of our meetings. Contact John Lawrence for more information. Outcome

Young members committee

17 March 2018

Norwich

                  If you are a UNISON young member (under the age of 27) and would like to find out more about your union and maybe get involved, come along to one of our meetings. Contact John Lawrence for more information. Outcome

Young members’ committee

9 December 2017

Bury St Edmunds

                  If you are a UNISON young member (under the age of 27) and would like to find out more about your union and maybe come along to one of our meetings please contact John Lawrence Outcome