Maternity and parental rights

11 May 2024

Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, Bedford, MK44 3AL

As part of the UNISON Eastern One Weekend 2024, we are offering a series of workshops to help members and activists get to grips with specific topics. This workshop is for UNISON members and activists who want to find out about maternity rights. It runs on the Saturday afternoon. What will the course help me […]

Migrant workers’ rights workshop

11 May 2024

Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, Bedford, MK44 3AL

As part of the UNISON Eastern One Weekend 2024, we are offering a series of workshops to help members and activists get to grips with specific topics. This workshop is for UNISON members and activists who want to find out about the rights of migrant workers. It runs on the Saturday morning. Experienced reps may […]

Negotiating around migrant workers workshop

11 May 2024

Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, Bedford, MK44 3AL

As part of the UNISON Eastern One Weekend 2024, we are offering a series of workshops to help members and activists get to grips with specific topics. This workshop is for experienced stewards and follows on from the morning workshop on migrant workers. It will be useful if you attend the morning workshop on Migrant […]

Labour’s New Deal for Workers workshop

11 May 2024

Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, Bedford, MK44 3AL

As part of the UNISON Eastern One Weekend 2024, we are offering a series of workshops to help members and activists get to grips with specific topics. This workshop is for UNISON activists and members who want to find out about and get involved in delivering a Labour victory. It runs on Saturday afternoon. What […]

Negotiating around member learning workshop

11 May 2024

Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, Bedford, MK44 3AL

As part of the UNISON Eastern One Weekend 2024, we are offering a series of workshops to help members and activists get to grips with specific topics. This workshop is for union learning reps, branch education co-ordinators and UNISON activists wanting to find out more about and get involved in negotiating and organising around member […]

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. Join us Please […]

How to be a good trans ally

14 March 2024 1:00pm–3:30pm

Online

This short workshop has been written together with the LGBT+ national self-organised group and trans caucus and is for both UNISON activists and members. What will the workshop help me to do? Identify the role of a trans ally and why it’s needed, Explore UNISON’s definition of transgender, Explore what you can do to be […]

How to be a good trans ally

14 June 2024 1:00pm–3:30pm

Online

This short workshop has been written together with the LGBT+ national self-organised group and trans caucus and is for both UNISON activists and members. What will the workshop help me to do? Identify the role of a trans ally and why it’s needed, Explore UNISON’s definition of transgender, Explore what you can do to be […]

Further Representation Skills

13 – 14 March 2024

UNISON Eastern region, Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury Saint Edmunds IP32 7AR

This two day course is for existing stewards who have completed the five-day new stewards course. What will the course help me to do? The course reinforces some approaches and procedures introduced in the new stewards course and explores in more detail: Process for identifying needs and exploring what is and isn’t a case Recap […]

Introduction to disability equality

10 April 2024 12:30pm–1:30pm

Online

This one hour webinar will introduce you to the basics on the different types of disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments.  You will gain an overview of: What the law says on discrimination What are reasonable adjustments? What are the challenges facing our disabled members at work? What is disability leave? How can we get a […]

Everything you need to know about the UNISON College

2 April 2024 12:30pm–1:30pm

Online

Many reps and members have heard the phrase “UNISON College”, or seen it mentioned in course materials, emails or on the website.  But what is the UNISON College? This short webinar will talk you through everything you need to know, including: What training and development opportunities are there for activists? What are the 700+ free […]

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 […]

Social care forum

20 May 2024 4:30pm–6:00pm

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. Join us Please […]

Save Suffolk’s Services march and rally

8 June 2024 10:30am–1:00pm

Wolsey Theatre car park 5 Chapman Ln, Ipswich IP1 9SA

Suffolk County Council wants to make £65 million of cuts over the next two years, shedding 350 jobs. UNISON says our communities can’t take this and is leading the fight against the attacks on Suffolk’s services. Join the march and rally in Ipswich. Gather at the Wolsey Theatre from 10.30am before a march to the […]

Lobby the ESNEFT board

4 July 2024 8:30am–10:00am

Kingsland Church, 86 London Road, Colchester CO3 9DW

ESNEFT’s board is meeting on 4 July and UNISON members will be there urging bosses to end their outsourcing obsession and commit to delivering services in house. We will be handing in the hundreds-strong staff petition for in-house services and making our voices heard. Make sure you’re there! The Colchester and Ipswich Area Health branch […]