UNISON Eastern’s One Weekend hosts our annual branch and activist award, a celebration of the fantastic work that goes on in the region. Of course anyone giving up their time and energy to make life better for their colleagues is an award-winner, but we like to pay a special tribute to the branches and activists […]
Eleesha Kyriazis was “completely taken aback” when she heard she’d won the award as Young Activist of the Year at the 2023 UNISON Eastern One Weekend. “I had no idea I had even been nominated until a few days before and even that was a massive shock,” she tells us. “It’s quite heart-warming to be […]
A Norwich librarian has gained national recognition for her exceptional work in delivering council services, UNISON has announced today. Jo Foster-Murdoch is one of two runners-up for the union’s local service champions awards, which celebrate the incredible difference council staff make to the lives of people in their area. Jo was chosen for the support […]
As we celebrate Year of the Black Worker, it’s fitting that the One Weekend equalities gong should go to someone who’s done an enormous to combat racism in her workplace and contributed so heavily to UNISON Eastern’s work for racial equality. Josette Kennington has helped revolutionise anti-racism at Cambridgeshire County Council. She’s been active in […]
We speak to Chris Swain about becoming UNISON Eastern’s Activist of the Year
Registration for the 2023 UNISON Water, Environment, and Transport (WET) Branch Seminar will open shortly.
Branches will be able to register delegates very soon, but in the meantime are advised to make a note of the following dates and location/venue details and consult with members as appropriate on seeking delegates to attend.
Dates: Friday 13 October (evening) to Sunday 15 October (lunchtime)
Location: Nottingham
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Milton Street, Nottingham
The seminar this year will take place in Nottingham, at the Hilton Hotel on Milton Street, from the evening of Friday 13 October to lunchtime on Sunday 15 October.
A notice will be circulated to branches shortly, and posted on this event page, which will announce that registrations are being taken, and which will set out the fees for registering delegates.
When available, a provisional programme for this seminar will also be posted on this page.
Meet the award winners from the UNISON Eastern One Weekend
Supporting and Developing Activists UNISON College will be in Liverpool for this year’s National Delegate Conference. We’ll be hosting a fringe meeting at lunchtime on Wednesday 14 June, where we’ll be exploring the theme of Supporting and Developing Activists: how activist training can form part of a strategy that sustains and enthuses our reps and […]
On Thursday 1st June , UNISON will be joined by Chris Smalls, the founder and President of the Amazon Labor Union in the UNISON Centre.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-from-chris-smalls-founder-and-president-of-the-amazon-labor-union-tickets-638734300487 Please see link to join event online –Click here to join the meeting In 2020, Chris lead a staged walk out that garnered national attention at the Amazon’s Staten Island […]
Organising to Win The Organising and Recruitment Strategy Development project was commissioned by the General Secretariat in autumn 2021 to meet the changing demands of the union. Delegates at UNISON’s 2022 National Delegate Conference 2022 recognised these changing demands when debating the motion “Building the union organising for our future”. This motion called upon the […]
Reluctant Employers Employers don’t always want to share with trade unions, but the data protection team can help! Whether the employer is reluctant to share new start lists with branch officials, or being difficult about using the employer email for UNISON work; contact dataprotection@unison.co.uk and let us know the situation. If it’s about any kind […]
Workplace discrimination – take our quiz now: Legal Services Workplace Discrimination Quiz Pregnancy and Maternity discrimination ‘Around three quarters of working mums currently experience maternity discrimination and 54,000 pregnant women are forced out of their jobs each year.’ A bill to provide new and expecting parents with additional protections in the workplace passed its third reading at […]
UNISON College offers high quality learning and training to members and activists. We deliver courses across the regions and devolved nations and online, developing new resources to meet the union’s needs. Scheme of Accreditation and Recognition: what it means for you Last year’s National Delegate Conference passed a motion strengthening and broadening the scope of […]
Without UNISON reps, there wouldn’t be a UNISON. Reps are the face of the union in the workplace and the first port of call when our members get in trouble. These volunteers make an immeasurable contribution to our union, often going far beyond the facility time available to make our public services better places to […]
Organising Stewards NB: this course will now be delivered online. Tutorial dates remain the same. This course is aimed at newly elected and less experienced UNISON stewards and is delivered either online or in a classroom. This course will help you to understand the steward’s role in organising members at local level and help you […]
