The Regional Committee is the operational body of the Regional Council. The Regional Committee exercises the functions of the Regional Council between meetings and is accountable to Regional Council, to which it submits regular reports. Outcome
UNISON supports networks of self organised groups (SOGs) in branches and regions across the union. Our SOGs campaign for equality in the workplace and for improvements to legislation for workplaces and the wider community. The SOGs are represented at Regional Council and most other regional committees, but are accountable to their respective national group. Outcome
UNISON represents people employed in all areas of public services, and in the region we organise our members into six service groups (SGs). There is a SG committee for each and they coordinate campaigning and organising in their respective employers and workplaces. The SGs are represented at Regional Committee and most other regional committees, but […]
The Finance Committee is accountable to the Regional Council for all finances in the region relating to the lay member budget.
The Finance Committee is accountable to the Regional Council for all finances in the region relating to the lay member budget.
Get help with running your branch AGM online. In 2021, most UNISON branches will be running their AGM online for the first time ever. This briefing will help branch chairs understand how to navigate chairing online meetings, and give tips and tools to AGM organisers to make everything run smoothly. If you’re a branch chair, […]
The cut-off wage for election to reserved (low pay) seats in the union remains at £10.63 an hour
The Regional Council is the governing body of the region and all branches are invited to participate. We run on an annual cycle, meeting three times a year to develop regional policies and determine the region’s objectives and priorities.
The general secretary election is your chance to vote to elect the most senior person in our union. Every UNISON members is encouraged to use their vote. After hearing from all the candidates, the Eastern Regional Council voted to nominate Christina McAnea. More information
The Regional Convenor Team and Regional Secretary continue to express dismay over the Government’s handling of the pandemic and deep concerns over the sharp rise in cases across the UK. The region’s priorities remain to protect the health and wellbeing of our members, their colleagues and families, and to support members working on the front-line of this […]
We’d like to invite all new and potential Young Members’ Officers to a training and networking session as part of the TUC’s Young Workers Month in November. What will this course cover? recruiting new members and organising and encouraging existing young members to become active in the branch and in UNISON campaigns; building a branch […]
Our Regional Council meets three times a year and is the main democratic forum in the region. All branches are invited to send delegates to the council an this is where key strategic decisions about the union’s work in the region are taken. Delegates are registered by branches at the start of the year. Any […]
Voting in the election opens to all eligible UNISON members on 28 October
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Covid-19 has meant that we have been unable to proceed with several routine meetings and events since March this year. Although society has begun to open up again, the threat of the virus is still very much present, as can be seen across the country, with local lockdowns taking place in towns and cities. When […]
