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Date

16 – 17 January 2017

Location

Cambridge Professional Development Centre, Foster Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9NL

Date

9 May 2022 9:30am–4:30pm

This online regional course is for stewards who require training in the role and gain ERA accreditation.

Date

20 March 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

In 2019/20, an estimated 828,000 workers were affected by work-related stress, depression or anxiety, accounting for 51% of all work-related ill health and 55% of all days lost due to work-related ill-health. Everybody experiences anxiety at some time in their life. This session for trained and active UNISON stewards provides an introduction to anxiety and […]

UNISON reps are the face of our union. Whether they’re stewards (workplace representatives), health and safety reps, or union learning reps, they’re the people who, day in, day out, do the work of making public service workplaces fairer, safer, and more fulfilling places to be. But our reps need to be confident in their skills […]

Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, much of our activist training is currently being run online, using a combination of interactive webinars, individual work, and online activities and forums. Courses are being organised both regionally and nationally. Where possible, you should aim to attend a course in your region. This will give you the […]

Read UNISON’s interview with steward and Branch Secretary Deborah Foster

Date

27 – 28 April 2016

Location

Church Lane House, Chelmsford

Date

2 – 27 February 2016

Location

Various locations: Cambridge, Chelmsford, Hertford, Ipswich, Luton, Norwich

We offer introductory training for new activists in UNISON. This is designed to give you the skills and knowledge you need to carry out your role with confidence. The length and format of the course depends on the role that you’ve decided to take on. Courses for the representative roles (workplace rep/steward, health and safety […]

Our reps keep UNISON going. Whether they’re recruiting people to the union, ensuring that colleagues get the training they’re entitled to, making the case for healthy, safe workplaces, or accompanying members to grievance or disciplinary hearings, the work they do every day helps to make UNISON the strong, effective, cooperative union it is. UNISON recognises […]

Date

11 April 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

There is often no single cause for poor mental health of diagnosable mental health conditions. However, there are risk factors in our lives that can contribute to developing poor mental health. In our lives, there are many factors which impact on our mental health: from positive parenting and a safe place to live, to experiencing […]

Excessive workload for social workers is a long-running problem, which has worsened considerably as the cuts bite

A well-supported strike is vital, so here are some suggestions for building the strike, as well as ways to campaign on the day

Date

6 June 2022 9:30am–4:30pm

This online regional course is for stewards who require training in the role and gain ERA accreditation.