Search Events, Text Modules, Jobs, News and Blogs, Media tagged young members

Young members weekend 2014

Date
16 – 18 May 2014
Location
Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow

Each region is entitled to send up to 10 young members, with each region's group being at least 50% young women. Priority is also urged for first […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

National minimum wage goes up today

You can also contact the government pay and rights help-line on 0800 917 2368, textphone 0800 121 4042, Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Autumn recruitment campaign kicks off

UNISON regions and branches are rising to the challenge of stepping up our recruitment campaign

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON launches credit union network

For the Centre of Responsible Credit, Damon Gibbons called on the government to act and regulate the pay day lending market. He pointed out that, in Florida, regulation has not […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

One in five workers get less than a living wage

Number of workers paid less than the living wage is up by 1.4 million since 2009

Article on the UNISON National site.

How is austerity affecting the LGBT community?

We want to hear from LGBT people who have used publicly-funded services and people who provide services to LGBT people […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help save the equality duty

Sign a new petition to protect the public sector equality duty from the government’s so-called war on red tape

Article on the UNISON National site.

What keeps you awake at night?

Take the UNISON survey and get the chance to win a mini e-reader

Article on the UNISON National site.

Delegates discuss motions on equalities issues and the cuts

For the union's LGBT group, Deirdre Costigan proposed a motion that was "primarily about supporting our transgender […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Delegates back modern apprenticeships

She added that a basic wage of £2.65 an hour for modern apprentices is "disgraceful". Delegates […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Help fight back against the attack on the equality duty

UNISON looks forward to moving past this review, to the embedding of good practice in giving due regard to […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Unemployment spells misery for thousands in the West Midlands

A slight fall in UK jobless figures masks a dismal picture for the West Midlands, says UNISON

Article on the UNISON National site.

Fighting for their lives at Birmingham Connexions

UNISON members fight back against swingeing cuts to Birmingham Connexions service

Article on the UNISON National site.

Young UNISON member addresses the Welsh Assembly

Yesterday was International Workers’ Day, and Ryan Jones, the chair of the UNISON national young members forum, addressed the Welsh Assembly on young workers

Article on the UNISON National site.

New film about the General Strike has May Day screening

Mining communities in Scotland took part in a new film charting the impact of the General Strike on their lives, to be screened tonight in London

Article on the UNISON National site.