Government must “see sense” and retain vital protection for employers and employees, UNISON says
Government must “see sense” and retain vital protection for employers and employees, UNISON says
A well-supported strike is vital, so here are some suggestions for building the strike, as well as ways to campaign on the day
TV advertising - funded by the general political fund - will kick off on 24 April and will run for six weeks. Branches and regions are planning a four-week, union-wide on-the-ground […]
More than 250 UNISON members at London Metropolitan University are set to take part in a one-day strike this Thursday (4 June) over redundancy threats
Excessive workload for social workers is a long-running problem, which has worsened considerably as the cuts bite
Read our interview with the new ABW Branch Secretary
Read UNISON’s interview with steward and Branch Secretary Deborah Foster
Stage 1 The first three days of training for workplace representatives will help you to understand the steward's role in organising members at local level and help you […]
Newly trained stewards who attended a networking and training event on the 20th September at UNISON Centre were treated to a surprise visitor partway through the morning. The Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, stopped in with Dave Prentis to say hello and talk about the value and importance of stewards. Mr Corbyn spoke […]
UNISON's e-learning site Once you've completed your introductory training, you can undertake further courses to help you develop in your role. Look at our U-Train guide to […]
Even once you’ve completed the introductory training for your UNISON role, you’ll find that there is further training available to help you carry out your role more effectively. For some roles, you may need to attend follow-on training in order to stay active. For example, UNISON workplace reps (stewards) need to attend ERA reaccreditation training at […]
UNISON reps are the face of our union. Whether they’re stewards (workplace representatives), health and safety reps, or union learning reps, they’re the people who, day in, day out, do the work of making public service workplaces fairer, safer, and more fulfilling places to be. But our reps need to be confident in their skills […]
Our reps keep UNISON going. Whether they’re recruiting people to the union, ensuring that colleagues get the training they’re entitled to, making the case for healthy, safe workplaces, or accompanying members to grievance or disciplinary hearings, the work they do every day helps to make UNISON the strong, effective, cooperative union it is. UNISON recognises […]