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Social care forum

Date
26 February 2024 3:00pm–4:00pm
Location
Online

Social care workers are getting together to improve the sector. All UNISON members working in social care in the east of England are welcome to attend — it doesn’t matter if you’ve been a member for years or you’ve only just joined, it’s important you come along and make your voice heard. One of the […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Stand up for social care: Suffolk demonstration

Date
1 December 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
Location
Outside Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX

Join UNISON to push Suffolk County Council to: Invest more in recruitment and retention of care staff, Halt the haemorrhaging of staff leaving the care sector, Ensure any underspend is dedicated to raising the level of staff in social care. This protest is part of UNISON Suffolk County’s You Care, We Care campaign. Outcome

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Social care working group

Date
26 May 2022 5:00pm–6:00pm

Social care is in crisis – for staff and those relying on it. But if care workers get together we can transform the sector. Join our working group to discuss ways we can improve pay and conditions in the Eastern region. At this meeting we are going to focus on the current cost of living […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Stand up for social care in Suffolk

Date
19 May 2022 1:00pm–2:00pm

Join UNISON and put pressure on Suffolk County Council to: Pay at least the real living wage to all care workers, Secure full sick pay for care workers, Provide paid training and development opportunities for this sector. Bring your flags and whistles and lets show some support for your care workers in Suffolk! Speakers Sandy […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Pay the living wage for social care Suffolk

Date
31 January 2022 5:00pm–6:00pm

Join our online event to keep the pressure on commissioners and employers to pay the living wage in Suffolk. Tell me more! Care staff continued caring for Suffolk’s most vulnerable residents during the pandemic despite three-quarters not even earning a real living wage. And many have been taking home even less during the pandemic when […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Know Your Rights – raising issues at work

Date
17 January 2022 6:00pm–7:00pm

The final session in our Know Your Rights trilogy of events for social care staff looks at how to raise issues at work. Tell me more! As a social care worker, you’ll have more than your fair share of issues at work. But being part of UNISON means you don’t have to suffer alone. UNISON […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Know Your Rights – health and safety

Date
10 January 2022 6:00pm–7:00pm

Know Your Rights, UNISON Eastern’s series of events for social care staff, continues with your rights to health and safety at work. Tell me more! Everyone is entitled to a healthy and safe workplace – not just morally entitled legally too. But sadly many workplaces aren’t up to scratch when it comes to health and […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Know Your Rights – travel time

Date
14 December 2021 6:00pm–7:00pm

Know Your Rights, UNISON’s new event series for social care staff, kicks off with a session on travel time for domiciliary workers. Tell me more! UNSION won a four-year legal battle in 2020 to confirm that domiciliary care workers are on the job while travelling between visits – and therefore staff minimum wage calculations need […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Suffolk rally for social care

Date
27 November 2021 10:30am
Location
Thomas Wolsey Theatre Car Park, Ipswich

Come along and support Social Care Workers, join us at the Thomas Wolsey Theatre car park at 11.30am for a rally through Ipswich. ending up at the University of Suffolk to listen to guest speakers. All are welcome to support our campaign for social care workers to be paid a real living wage. Why are […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Social care working group

Date
28 October 2021 6:00pm–7:00pm

Social care is in crisis – for staff and those relying on it. But if care workers get together we can transform the sector. Join our working group to discuss ways we can improve pay and conditions in the Eastern region. Sign up Please just fill in your details below and we’ll send you the […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Social Care Managers webinar

Date
3 November 2021 12:30pm–1:30pm
Location
GoToWebinar

UNISON and MiP present our first webinar designed for social care managers. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from our specialist speakers, share your concerns on the key issues you are facing at work and find out more about how your union can support your learning! Speakers – Gavin Edwards, Senior National Officer, UNISON […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Who Cares? launch

Date
25 October 2021 6:00pm–7:00pm

You are invited to the launch of UNISON’s Who Cares? campaign in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Tell me more! Join care workers and campaigners as we ask for: A real living wage as a minimum, Occupational sick pay, Covid-related sick pay. The coronavirus pandemic has had tragic consequences for thousands of people in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Know your Rights: Social Care

Date
29 July 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm

This workshop is open to all UNISON members working in social care. The workshop will discuss your rights at work, listen to your concerns and offer advice on issues affecting you in the workplace. To reserve a space, please email your membership number to membereducationse@unison.co.uk. Introduction by Gavin Edwards, UNISON National Officer for Social Care. Your […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Pay Fair for Care: Rally & Day of Action

Date
3 February 2021 12:30pm–2:00pm

Three out of four care workers don’t earn the living wage. It’s time for a fair deal. Join our (virtual) rally, on the national day of action on 3 February, to mark your support for care workers pay rise. Thousands will join together at 12.30pm to show their support and hear from care workers, politicians and celebrity supporters.

Event on the UNISON National site.

Care After Covid | a Social Care Webinar

Date
24 September 2020 2:00pm–3:00pm

We are delighted to announce a new webinar for UNISON’s social care activists. This marks the beginning of an exciting new project to revitalise the region’s approach to the sector and will include details of ‘Care After Covid’, UNISON’s vision for social care. The webinar is open to all stewards, workplace contacts, health and safety […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.