We are UNISON South West, made up of 90,000 public service workers. From hospitals to town halls, schools to street cleaners, libraries to police stations, we are the people who keep Britain going twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our members unite together in the belief that all workers deserve to live with dignity […]
Ordinary workers come together in UNISON to win fairer, healthier and more productive workplaces. The union’s staff work hard to enable members to lead the work, set priorities, and build the union. Each UNISON region has a Regional Secretary who is in charge of the day-to-day running of the union and is responsible to the General […]
Responsible for detailed work on the right strategy to reach UNISON’s goals are three strategic committees. Campaigns, communications and political development Campaign effectively to secure high quality public services Ensure clear lines of communication between members and their union representatives, and vice versa Get the region’s voice heard in policy debates at a local and national […]
It provides leadership across the region on campaigns, organising and bargaining. Neil Guild and Ali Evans are our regional convenors with Trudie Martin as our […]
Regional Council brings together branches from across the region three times a year, to discuss the current issues affecting our members across the region. It meets in January after the annual Get Active event, May, when we hold annual elections, and October. Delegates are elected by each branch and UNISON rules ensure delegations reflect the […]
What we do UNISON represents and acts for members working in a range of public services and utilities. We represent members, negotiate and […]
Democracy is at the heart of everything we do in UNISON, from what we campaign on, to the rules governing membership of our organisation. All members in UNISON belong to a local branch. Over 100,000 members in 109 local branches form UNISON South East. Our members are our strength and our democracy is how members […]
Why not get involved and help us campaign for the issues affecting young workers. Young members' groups work to: encourage recruitment […]
This helps build equality throughout the work of the Union. It can also be a valuable way for members to get involved in the […]
The branch committee should agree proposals before the AGM (and this should be minuted). A quorate AGM should then discuss and vote on the […]
Women make up half of the population and half the workforce of the UK and the course will also explore the relationship and history of women workers and the […]
Covid-19: All meetings and events are postponed until end of May 2020 Outcome
Covid-19: All meetings and events postponed until end of May 2020 Outcome
We will be discussing the Black Lives Matter movement, the Public Health England report, organising and campaigning for equality in the workplace and wider community. This online event is free to […]
We’d like to invite all new and recently elected Equality Co-ordinators/ Reps to a training and networking session designed to introduce you to your new role. The aims of these sessions are; To find out more about what is involved in your new role To make individual action plans for the rest of 2020 dependent […]
