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We’re proud to present our new equality calendar! The interactive calendar will help UNISON Eastern members and activists keep on top of the big events in the union as well as national and international equalities dates. The calendar will be updated regularly so check back for the latest and please get in touch if you’ve […]
12 August is International Youth Day, the day the UN has picked to encourage young people to get involved in the world around them and shape the things that affect their lives. There’s not much that affects your life more than how things are at work, whether it’s low pay, long hours, unrealistic workloads, bullying […]
We met with Rosie MacGregor, chair of UNISON’s retired members’ committee, and Jess McGuire, chair of UNISON’s young members’ committee […]
November has been young workers month and this year the campaign was to celebrate and raise awareness of our young trade unionist activists in UNISON could not be more important.
Cardiff City Hall played host to inaugural gathering of Young Members, with a speech from Angela Rayner MP
We’re now almost half way through TUC Young Workers Month 2020 and want to thank the young members who have already got in touch as part of our ‘Time to be Heard’ campaign. We have heard some really positive stories from our young members of their experiences of working throughout the pandemic, as well as […]
The 2018 National Young Members’ Weekend took place in Milton Keynes this year with 120 young members from around the country attending. South East Young Members turned out in force, with 13 delegates from a variety of local government, health, police and higher education branches coming together to discuss activism, recruitment and campaigns. The weekend […]
The Forum organises and runs campaigns on issues that impact young members, including housing, respect at work, and pay. Anyone aged 30 or under can get involved in […]
UNISON is the largest trade union representing healthcare students Join UNISON for £10 a year. That’s as little as 0.84p a month! We are dedicated to campaigning for a better deal for all healthcare students including Nursing, Midwifery, Occupational Therapist, Operating Department Practitioners, Children’s Health, Health Visitors, Nursery Nurse Paramedics & Paramedic Practitioners, Social work, […]
Assistant general secretary Jon Richards welcomes delegates and speaks before a morning of debate
The conference session also passed a motion to make 2024 the year of LGBT+ worker, with special mention of the importance of standing up for trans people, particularly young […]
Young members tell us that mental health is one of the major issues affecting them both at work and at home
Download the Young Black Member Award nomination form This award was introduced by the National Black […]
Throughout the course of the event, delegates spoke time and again of how important UNISON had been over the past two years
But for Sonia, membership isn’t enough. Her mission is to get more young workers actively involved in their local branches. “Young people are going to be paying for the […]
