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Assertiveness for young workers

Date
7 September 2023 10:00am–2:00pm
Location
Online

We are pleased to offer a dedicated training course for all young workers to help them be more assertive. Young workers may be particularly vulnerable to things like, bullying, harassment, negligence by their employer and physical and emotional stress. Who is the course for? The course is designed for all young members, activists and reps […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Eastern young members make tackling sexual harassment a national priority

UNISON’s second-ever Young Members Conference was held last month in Bournemouth, with Eastern delegates once again playing a major part in making the gathering a success. Our regional motions, Affordable housing is a human right and Uncomfortable yet? Sexual harassment is never OK, were both adopted by conference. The latter was even selected by conference […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Young members annual general meeting

Date
11 January 2023 6:30pm–7:30pm
Location
Online via Teams

Our regional young members committee annual general meeting is open to all UNISON Eastern members aged 26 or under. It’s a fantastic way to get involved with UNISON and make sure that young workers have a clear voice across the union. If you have not been to a UNISON meeting before, we make sure that […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Webinar: So you’re thinking of becoming a green rep?

Date
4 November 2022 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location
Online via GoToWebinar

Taster session on the role of the Green Rep (now a rule book branch position) with a panel discussion including active green reps and Stephen Smellie, UNISON NEC. Chair from UNISON’s National Young Members Forum.

Event on the UNISON National site.

Young workers and mental health

UNISON believes mental health is a trade union issue and UNISON's young members are actively campaigning for workplaces that are more mentally healthy. In […]

Page on the UNISON National site.

UNISON Eastern launches new equality calendar

We’re proud to present our new equality calendar! The interactive calendar will help UNISON Eastern members and activists keep on top of the big events in the union as well as national and international equalities dates. The calendar will be updated regularly so check back for the latest and please get in touch if you’ve […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Young members committee

Date
2 March 2022 5:00pm–6:00pm

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Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

A conference about more than just passing motions…

The cream of UNISON Eastern’s young activists are just back from Cardiff where they’ve been enthused by the first ever UNISON young members conference. Eastern was unmissable at conference, with our 11-strong delegation being the largest of any region. And our delegates weren’t just there to fill the room, with six of the 11 contributing […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Celebrating young workers’ month!

To celebrate Young Workers’ Month this November, we asked some of UNISON Eastern’s young members about why they joined

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Young Workers Month 2021: What does a Young Members Officer do?

Date
12 November 2021 12:30pm–1:30pm

UNISON’s young members present a short webinar on the role and responsibilities of the young members officer

Event on the UNISON National site.

Young Workers Month 2021: What are trade unions doing about climate change?

Date
4 November 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm

Speakers: Allison Roche, UNISON policy officer leading on the environment; Denis Fernando, Friends of the Earth; Stuart Melvin, COP26 Coalition, others to be confirmed. Chaired by Lilly […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

Recruiting and organising young members in UNISON

Does your branch have a plan for recruiting and developing young activists? Encouraging young members to get involved is important for UNISON’s long-term success, so in November 2020 we surveyed UNISON’s young members to ask about their involvement in the union. Based on their responses, our report “Getting Active in UNISON” makes some recommendations to […]

Page on the UNISON National site.

Organising and recruiting Young Members

Date
30 April 2021 3:00pm–4:00pm

All welcome, both young and not-so-young members. Register here […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

CANCELLED Moving on: life after Young Members

Date
9 April 2021 2:30pm–3:30pm

Are you about to turn 27 and keen to stay involved in UNISON? Or would you like to learn what resources are available to support […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

What does a Young Members Officer do?

Date
19 March 2021 12:30pm–1:30pm
Location
Online via GoToWebinar

Outcome

Event on the UNISON National site.