Christina McAnea spoke about how the world of work has changed since she left school, saying: “Without doubt, being young today is so much harder”
Christina McAnea spoke about how the world of work has changed since she left school, saying: “Without doubt, being young today is so much harder”
We’re hearing from different young members across Yorkshire and Humberside throughout November, finding out what being part of UNISON means to them. It’s Helena today… Who are you? My name’s Helena Fletcher, I work in the Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Trust team, and I’m the young members officer for the UNISON Sheffield Community […]
Throughout November, we’re hearing from different young members across Yorkshire and Humberside about what being part of UNISON means to them. Today, it’s the turn of Greg… Who are you? I’m Greg Mott, full time biology student, part time database admin at York Hospital, young members officer for UNISON North Yorkshire Health branch, president of […]
The Housing crisis is disproportionately affecting young people. Young members of the south west have had enough. Help us to campaign against the housing crisis. The Young Members Forum sent out a survey for young people across the region to complete. We had just under 60 responses. It showed common outcomes that young members and […]
November is a special month for UNISON as it marks the annual celebration of young workers. This month gives us a platform to recognise the invaluable contributions of young workers in workplaces, and an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges they face. Young workers are more likely to be in insecure work, in low […]
What do you do for a job? I’m a full time caseworker for the UNISON Northern Health and Community Branch, working […]
UNISON has raised the age limit of its young members to 30. Two activists discuss how the change will affect and empower the self-organised group within the union
Have young members in your region run a brilliant campaign? Do you know an exceptional young UNISON campaigner? If so, UNISON wants to hear from you.
Delegates agreed to raise the ceiling age for young member status from 26 to 30. This increases the time in which activists can work in a young […]
Introducing the motion, the chair of the Welsh regional young members forum Ryan Hopkins said that harassment is one of the key issues raised by young members in the union […]
The UNISON South East Equality Calendar for 2023 is now live! View this year’s equality calendar Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for UNISON members to get involved. We hope it will be useful for you in knowing when […]
Our regional motions, Affordable housing is a human right and Uncomfortable yet? Sexual harassment is never OK, were both […]
“Overall, it was a really good event that the young members will be looking out for again in the future. “We look forward to seeing the future activities of these young members […]
“On issues such as agrarian reform, we feel for the first time that we have a government that supports our issues as trade unionists […]
Assistant general secretary Jon Richards welcomes delegates and speaks before a morning of debate