But I am constantly in awe of the resilience, creativity, and dynamism of young workers today. “UNISON believes in you. Believe in yourself and keep fighting for our […]
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What do you do for a job? I work as part of the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) team as an engagement and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Throughout November, we’re hearing from different young members across Yorkshire and Humberside about what being part of UNISON means to them. First up is Rhian… Who are you? My name’s Rhian Hawthorn, I’m a full time caseworker based across two NHS trusts in the Yorkshire region. What do you do for a job? I’m a […]
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
It celebrates effective and innovative campaigning by young members – whether on workplace issues or wider political campaigns. The national young […]
We hope every branch and region will use this opportunity to step up organising with young workers – and make our young members' groups better than ever before.” […]
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 […]
Guest speaker Daniella Vega Sotelo, a member of the peasant farmer’s union FENSUAGRO, spoke of being a trade unionist in Colombia
"And also in the NHS, where 80,000 workers recently voted to take strike action,” emphasising: “we are not taking strike action because we […]
Young people from branches across Wales gathered in Cardiff for a series of training sessions aimed at the next generation of UNISON members.