We speak to Jo Bateman about becoming equalities activist of the year
awards
We speak to UNISON Eastern young activist of the year Tyler Wythe
We talk to UNISON Eastern activist of the year Elisa Vasquez-Walters
UNISON Eastern’s One Weekend hosts our annual branch and activist award, a celebration of the fantastic work that goes on in the region. Of course anyone giving up their time and energy to make life better for their colleagues is an award-winner, but we like to pay a special tribute to the branches and activists […]
Eleesha Kyriazis was “completely taken aback” when she heard she’d won the award as Young Activist of the Year at the 2023 UNISON Eastern One Weekend. “I had no idea I had even been nominated until a few days before and even that was a massive shock,” she tells us. “It’s quite heart-warming to be […]
We speak to Chris Swain about becoming UNISON Eastern’s Activist of the Year
UNISON Eastern region isn’t short of amazing activists, so when it comes to picking the Activist of the Year, our judges have their work cut out. But it would be hard to argue with their decision to give the award to Sam Hemraj at our 2022 branch awards. “I was so surprised,” said Sam, North […]
The One UNISON Weekend isn’t just corking courses or wondrous workshops, it’s also our annual celebration of the activists who make UNISON Eastern region great. Every year we dish out awards recognising those branches and activists who have gone the extra mile for public service workers. All nominations were fiercely debated by the region’s finance, […]