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The future of young people is at stake with the EU referendum
Young workers have rights around pay, holiday, health and safety and equalities that exist to protect them in the workplace. It’s vital that every young worker knows and understands their rights to make sure their employers aren’t breaking the rules. UNISON, in partnership with Wranx, have launched a free bite sized digital tool which uses […]
The region’s Young Members are coming together after the toughest 18 months of their lives
For UK trade unions, November is Young Workers month. Young workers are recognised within UNISON as being under-27 and have their own officers and section within our union. This means that that UNISON has dedicated resources that help our union’s 63,000 young workers to help amplify their voices and win on the issues that matter […]
Throughout the course of the event, delegates spoke time and again of how important UNISON had been over the past two years
Does your branch have a plan for recruiting and developing young activists? Encouraging young members to get involved is important for UNISON’s long-term success, so in November 2020 we surveyed UNISON’s young members to ask about their involvement in the union. Based on their responses, our report “Getting Active in UNISON” makes some recommendations to […]
“It was a one-to-one job,” she says. “So you go into a person’s house and then you do support with them […]
Conference agrees to spread the anti-bullying message, particularly during Young Workers’ Month in November
As the present and future of our movement, young people have an absolutely vital role to play, and could not be meeting at a more crucial time […]
Opening the session, EG Kingsley Grace for the national committee urged delegates to work to “empower a new generation of activists – […]
The saddening statistics were revealed in a survey conducted by the Scottish Young Members Committee. The survey also showed that over 50% of these cases were not reported – the […]
Can you spare five minutes to help UNISON win equality in the workplace?
Young people, especially women, may feel disconnected from Europe but they have the most to lose if Britain Brexits. Parental leave, paid holiday, limits on excessive hours and the right to maternity pay are just some of the important benefits we receive from the EU which would be at risk if we left.
Young people are being encouraged to vote remain on 23 June to safeguard the rights of millions of workers – and their own futures. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) called on the 64,000 young workers represented by the union – including nurses and teaching assistants – to turn out at the polls. Speaking […]