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1 December 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
Outside Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX
Join UNISON to push Suffolk County Council to: Invest more in recruitment and retention of care staff, Halt the haemorrhaging of staff leaving the care sector, Ensure any underspend is dedicated to raising the level of staff in social care. This protest is part of UNISON Suffolk County’s You Care, We Care campaign. Outcome
13 September – 18 October 2022
This online course is for all new UNISON stewards in the Eastern region. It introduces the role, details responsibilities and gives information about support and resources available and leads to ERA accreditation. This blended course combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online. What will the course help me to do? Understand the role […]
15 – 19 August 2022
Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7AR
This course is essential for new health and safety representatives in the Eastern region, taking place during our annual Activist Summer School. What will the course help me to do? Understand the health and safety rep role; Carry out the health and safety rep’s duties; Be more effective in the role; Understand the key rights […]
15 – 19 August 2022
Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7AR
Our ever-popular summer school is back for 2022 with something for everyone! What’s on? We guarantee: Lots of informative and inspirational courses to choose from, Opportunity to do one, two or more courses over the week of the summer school (subject to branch approval and courses not overlapping), Meet up with and network with both […]
18 – 19 August 2022
Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7AR
This two day course is for existing stewards who have completed the five-day new stewards course and takes place at our Activist Summer School. 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. It explains further for identifying […]
16 – 17 August 2022
Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7AR
Every five years UNISON expects our reps to participate in a course to learn about the new requirements, processes, legal changes and organising initiatives from across the union. It takes place during our regional Activist Summer School, so will be a great chance to meet other activists from across Eastern. Why take it? This is […]
27 July 2022 9:30am–1:00pm
Join this national half-day Teams briefing for stewards, branch officers, union learning reps and lifelong learning co-ordinators from UNISON’s learning and organising team. What will the course cover? Benefits of having a learning agreement, Preparing the ground (identifying data, arguments, targets and allies), What should go in a learning agreement, Role of the union learning […]
15 June – 13 July 2022
Our online health and safety course is essential for new health and safety representatives in the Eastern region. This blended course combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online and is delivered by experienced TUC tutors. What will the course help me to do? Understand the health and safety rep role; Carry out the […]
27 June – 12 July 2022
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? Understand the role of an organising union in public services; Recognise the importance […]
16 May – 20 June 2022
This online course is for all new UNISON stewards in the Eastern region. It introduces the role, details responsibilities and gives information about support and resources available and leads to ERA accreditation. This blended course combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online. What will the course help me to do? Understand the role […]
26 May 2022 9:30am–1:00pm
This online Mental Health at Work course covers tackling the issue of mental health in a collective, unionised way as well as one to one interactions with members. It includes evaluating our own experience at work, things likely to affect mental health and the implementation of counter measures. It also looks at what employers are […]
6 March – 11 April 2022
This online course is for all new UNISON stewards in the Eastern region. It introduces the role, details responsibilities and gives information about support and resources available and leads to ERA accreditation. This blended course combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online. What will the course help me to do? The course will […]
29 – 31 March 2022
We are pleased to offer an early evening fully interactive online version of our popular assertiveness for women course. Who is the course for? The course is designed for women members, activists and reps in UNISON Eastern region. The course will cover:- Understand the meaning of assertive, passive and aggressive behaviour, Consider the nature and […]
30 March 2022 9:30am–1:00pm
This online Mental Health at Work course covers tackling the issue of mental health in a collective, unionised way as well as one to one interactions with members. It includes evaluating our own experience at work, things likely to affect mental health and the implementation of counter measures. It also looks at what employers are […]
