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UNISON’s national executive council has agreed a general secretary election will take place this year

By-election procedures and forms can be downloaded from the elections page at unison.org.uk/elections in the About/our-organisation section of the union website. For […]

Despite the government’s claims to the contrary, their plans are about gagging charities and charity workers from conducting necessary scrutiny

Conference hears that plans for regional ‘devolution’ have nothing to do with improving the lives of the majority in those areas

Rosa Pavanelli tells delegates that “we must take democracy very seriously,” as she outlines global threat by multinational corporations

The election procedures and materials are  available to download from the elections page of the UNISON website and on request from the member liaison unit: phone 020 7121 5399 […]

Information for honorary branch auditors from UNISON head of audit John Nagle

Updated Financial Standing Orders Elections were also held for the majority of committees and elected positions in the region. Most hotly […]

Branches, Regional Committees and Regional Self Organised Group can bid for pots of funding for recruitment and campaigning initiatives.

UNISON members were joined by MPs and campaigners to help build our movement

24 February’s AGM sent a message of support to striking Birmingham Home Carers

But championing and defending our members are always on UNISON’s agenda

UNISON South East’s Regional Council Annual General Meeting took place on 8  February 2020 in London. Along with the usual business of electing our committees and representatives for the year ahead, the packed meeting heard a range of motions including calling on the union to declare a climate emergency. Two motions were selected as regional […]

NHS needs put before annual gathering UNISON has cancelled its annual health conference that was due to take place in Brighton from 6-8 April. The decision has been taken in light of the escalation of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The safety of participants and their families was also at the forefront of the […]

The last twelve weeks have seen the country on lockdown due to Covid-19. Restrictions are beginning to lift in many areas. However, it remains the case that ‘business as usual’ is still some way off in almost all sections of society. The region’s priorities throughout this crisis have been to protect the health and wellbeing […]