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Regional Campaign Funds Update

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

Article, News on the UNISON South East site.

Big changes at the 2017 Regional Council AGM

UNISON delegates say ‘Dump Trump’ in message of solidarity to people around the world standing united against the politics of hate

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Democracy

Democracy is at the heart of everything we do in UNISON, from what we campaign on, to the rules governing membership of our organisation. All members in UNISON belong to a local branch. Over 100,000 members in 109 local branches form UNISON South East. Our members are our strength and our democracy is how members […]

Page on the UNISON South East site.

Young Members Committee Meeting

Date
30 April 2024 6:00pm–7:30pm
Location
Online via MS Teams

The Young Members Forum represents young members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Regional Council Meeting

Date
13 November 2024 10:30am–12:00pm
Location
UNISON Centre (TBC) and online via MS Teams

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 […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

International Relations Committee

Date
11 June 2024 3:00pm–4:30pm
Location
Online meeting

International Relations oversees our links with trade unions in other countries and also coordinates with international campaigns.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

South West regional council

Regional Council brings together branches from across the region three times a year, to discuss the current issues affecting our members across the region.  It meets in January after the annual Get Active event, May, when we hold annual elections, and October. Delegates are elected by each branch and UNISON rules ensure delegations reflect the […]

Page on the UNISON South West site.

NEC by-election

Nominations open on 1 December for by elections to the NEC higher education general and Northern region male seats

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON’s special delegate conference confirmed

New one-off, online event will take place in June, after national delegate conference cancelled due to the pandemic

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

General secretary election

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

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Local Government Committee

Date
8 June 2023 1:30pm–3:00pm
Location
Online meeting

The Regional Local Government Committee represents members across the regional service group and helps to develop campaigns and inform UNISON policy on behalf of Local Government workers.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Healthcare Committee

Date
21 September 2023 11:00am–2:30pm
Location
UNISON Centre, London

The Regional Healthcare Committee represents members across the regional service group and helps to develop campaigns and inform UNISON policy on behalf of Healthcare workers.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Business and Environment Committee

Date
13 December 2023 10:00am–11:30am
Location
Online Meeting

The Business and Environment Committee organises an annual programme of regular meetings, training, campaigns, seminars and communications for members of the Service Group.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Business and Environment Committee

Date
17 January 2024 10:00am–11:30am
Location
Online Meeting

The Business and Environment Committee organises an annual programme of regular meetings, training, campaigns, seminars and communications for members of the Service Group.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

International Relations Committee

Date
20 July 2023 1:30pm–3:00pm
Location
Online meeting

International Relations oversees our links with trade unions in other countries and also coordinates with international campaigns.

Event on the UNISON South East site.