UNISON Eastern has unveiled two special activist awards for 2026 as it opens nominations for the One Weekend gongs. Nominations are invited for the social care active member of the year, open to anyone in UNISON Eastern who’s taken the pledge to be an active member in social care, and green activist of the year. […]
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UNISON Eastern young activist of the year Kelvin Imoloame on why he’s involved with the union
Migrant workers make an essential contribution in Britain, economically and socially. But their experiences of living and working here are often far from positive. At the One Weekend, attendees were honoured to hear from Remi Diagbare and Chiedozie Daniel Onyeamah about the experiences faced by migrant workers alongside MP Matt Turmaine. Remi shared part of […]
One Weekend 2025 once again hosted our regional award night – a chance to take stock of all we’ve done over the year and celebrate the amazing things we’ve achieved. There’s no such thing as a quiet year in UNISON Eastern, but the last 12 months were something else. It meant the lay members on […]
UNISON Eastern members are being asked to nominate the activists and branches who have most impressed them over the last year for a One Weekend award. The annual awards celebrate UNISON Eastern branches and activists across a range of categories, from health and safety to learning and campaigning to communications. Winners will be crowned at […]
We speak to Jo Bateman about becoming equalities activist of the year
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 […]
As we celebrate Year of the Black Worker, it’s fitting that the One Weekend equalities gong should go to someone who’s done an enormous to combat racism in her workplace and contributed so heavily to UNISON Eastern’s work for racial equality. Josette Kennington has helped revolutionise anti-racism at Cambridgeshire County Council. She’s been active in […]
We speak to Chris Swain about becoming UNISON Eastern’s Activist of the Year
Meet the award winners from the UNISON Eastern One Weekend
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, […]