The Housing crisis is disproportionately affecting young people. Young members of the south west have had enough. Help us to campaign against the housing crisis. The Young Members Forum sent out a survey for young people across the region to complete. We had just under 60 responses. It showed common outcomes that young members and […]
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November is a special month for UNISON as it marks the annual celebration of young workers. This month gives us a platform to recognise the invaluable contributions of young workers in workplaces, and an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges they face. Young workers are more likely to be in insecure work, in low […]
Throughout November, we’re hearing from different young members across Yorkshire and Humberside about what being part of UNISON means to them. First up is Rhian… Who are you? My name’s Rhian Hawthorn, I’m a full time caseworker based across two NHS trusts in the Yorkshire region. What do you do for a job? I’m a […]
- Date
- 5 December 2023 6:00pm–7:30pm
- Location
- Online Meeting
This year’s Regional Young Members AGM will take place at UNISON Centre on Tuesday 5 December from 6pm-7:30pm
UNISON has raised the age limit of its young members to 30. Two activists discuss how the change will affect and empower the self-organised group within the union
It celebrates effective and innovative campaigning by young members – whether on workplace issues or wider political campaigns. The national young […]
- Date
- 7 September 2023 10:00am–2:00pm
- Location
- Online
We are pleased to offer a dedicated training course for all young workers to help them be more assertive. Young workers may be particularly vulnerable to things like, bullying, harassment, negligence by their employer and physical and emotional stress. Who is the course for? The course is designed for all young members, activists and reps […]
- Date
- 20 July 2023 5:30pm–7:15pm
- Location
- TBC
The Young Members Forum represents young members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.
The decision at national delegate conference increases the ceiling age of young members from 26 to 30, with a dramatic impact for the union’s activists and structures
- Date
- 8 July 2023 11:00am–3:30pm
- Location
- Forum Meeting at Pomfret Arms, 10 Cotton End, Northampton NN4 8BS
Saturday 8th July – meet near BBC building, Abington Street, Northampton 10.45 (look for UNISON flags)
The conference session also passed a motion to make 2024 the year of LGBT+ worker, with special mention of the importance of standing up for trans people, particularly young […]
- Date
- 7 July 2023 2:00pm–4:30pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Do you want to be more involved with UNISON’s work on trans equality in the workplace, get involved in UNISON’s Trans Equality campaign or just meet other Trans, non-binary and gender diverse UNISON members, this is the meeting for you! This meeting will be a hybrid meeting, so you can either attend in person at […]
- Date
- 7 July 2023 10:30am–1:00pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY and on Teams
Do you want meet with other UNISON Bi+ members and have a say in the work that UNISON does for Bi+ equality in the workplace? If you do, this is the meeting for you! This meeting will be a hybrid meeting, so you can either attend in person at the UNISON centre, or on teams. […]
The UNISON South East Equality Calendar for 2023 is now live! View this year’s equality calendar Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for UNISON members to get involved. We hope it will be useful for you in knowing when […]
UNISON’s second-ever Young Members Conference was held last month in Bournemouth, with Eastern delegates once again playing a major part in making the gathering a success. Our regional motions, Affordable housing is a human right and Uncomfortable yet? Sexual harassment is never OK, were both adopted by conference. The latter was even selected by conference […]