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
But it still does things the old way for members without email addresses, sending paper newsletters to make sure everyone stays in the loop. Fantastic work, UNISON Essex! Young […]
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 […]
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 […]
The One UNISON Weekend isn’t just corking courses or wondrous workshops, it’s also our annual celebration of the activists who make UNISON Eastern region great. Every year we dish out awards recognising those branches and activists who have gone the extra mile for public service workers. All nominations were fiercely debated by the region’s finance, […]
There are many different ways to be involved in UNISON. Some people are quite happy just to pay their subscriptions every month and leave it at that. Others become contacts or take on a role as workplace rep (steward), health and safety rep, or union learning rep (ULR). Still others get involved as a member […]
The review is making ‘good progress’ with a branch survey and in-depth research
