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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 […]

The next session of the day was a Round Table discussion around what has changed over the past year and how we can learn from the adaptations we’ve had to make. The Conference […]

We meet Georgie, a 27 year old Support Worker who had to move out of her home to protect her family during the first wave of the pandemic

November is young workers’ month! We will be aiming to raise the profile of young workers and young UNISON members by recruiting and organising them to help us win better working conditions and build an even stronger union.

Cardiff City Hall played host to inaugural gathering of Young Members, with a speech from Angela Rayner MP

We’re now almost half way through TUC Young Workers Month 2020 and want to thank the young members who have already got in touch as part of our ‘Time to be Heard’ campaign. We have heard some really positive stories from our young members of their experiences of working throughout the pandemic, as well as […]

The 2018 National Young Members’ Weekend took place in Milton Keynes this year with 120 young members from around the country attending. South East Young Members turned out in force, with 13 delegates from a variety of local government, health, police and higher education branches coming together to discuss activism, recruitment and campaigns. The weekend […]

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1 September 2016 – 31 January 2018

The South East Young Members’ Forum has launched a campaign aimed at persuading the government to introduce rent capping in the South East. The South East has the second highest median rents, where private rental properties cost an average of £852 per month. The median rental values in London and the South East have grown […]

Young members' groups work to: encourage recruitment, organisation and participation of young workers provide a powerful voice for young members give […]

Members and activists from across the region have given feedback, exchanged ideas and shared their views. This data-driven approach has steered the project outcomes and […]

The trade union movement historically has been paramount in affecting change in working conditions, and that remains true today. However, more recently young workers haven't […]

The nation faces a desperate housing crisis. We need to build at least 250,000 homes per year to meet housing demand but less than half the homes we need are being built. The acute shortage of housing – particularly social and affordable housing – has led to spiralling rents and house prices across the nation […]

Workers can call this in confidence if they think they are not being paid the minimum wage or need advice […]