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 […]

CANCELLED New Stewards – (five days from 13 September)

13 – 17 September 2021

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

This course is for all new UNISON stewards and workplace representatives. Please note that you must have been elected as a representative by your branch and be showing as such on the membership system.   What will the course help me to do? The course will help you to: Understand the role of an organising […]

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 […]

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 Power To Be You (course code: 330-MBPY)

3 March 2020 10:00am–4:00pm

Bury St Edmunds Regional Office

Delivered by: the Workers Education Association (WEA) This one day member workshop is a short confidence building taster session to help you to build your self-esteem and give you some ideas and tips for developing your confidence and assertiveness.  It will also help you to feel more comfortable about speaking in a group, or at […]

Health & Safety Reps – 10, 11, 12 & 26, 27 February 2020

10 – 27 February 2020

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY

Application Form updated October 2018 (2) Outcome

New Stewards 11, 12, 13 & 25, 26 February 2020

11 – 26 February 2020

UNISON Eastern, Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AR

Application Form updated October 2018 (2) Outcome

CANCELLED Law – Unfair Dismissals 21 February 2020 – Chelmsford

21 February 2020 9:30am–4:30pm

UNISON Eastern, Church Lane House, Church Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1NH

Application Form updated October 2018 (2) Outcome

Law – Race & Sex Discrimination 18 February 2020 – Chelmsford

18 February 2020 9:30am–4:30pm

UNISON Eastern, Church Lane House, Church Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1NH

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CANCELLED Mental Health Awareness (course code: 321-MBMA)

18 February 2020 10:00am–4:00pm

Bury St Edmunds Regional Office

Delivered by The Open University This workshop aims to provide an introduction to mental health.  It will enable learners to understand the main mental health problems that people face and gain an insight into the experience of having mental distress.  It will look at some of the misconceptions associated with mental health, as well as […]

CANCELLED – Law – Disability Discrimination 7 February 2020 – Chelmsford

7 February 2020 12:00am–4:30pm

UNISON Eastern, Church Lane House, Church Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1NH

Application Form updated October 2018 (2) Outcome