We hear from one of our Young Member activists on why they felt they had to stand up for young workers
We hear from one of our Young Member activists on why they felt they had to stand up for young workers
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 […]
Along with the usual business of electing our committees and representatives for the year ahead, the meeting heard a range of motions including on the union's response to the […]
The fund has help resource recruitment drives in branches, supported equality campaign events such as Reading Pride and funded transport to national demonstrations. Bid […]
Delegates from across the South East came to the AGM to debate policy and the region's priorities for the year ahead. UNISON members also joined their voices with people around the world in […]
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 can make their […]
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 […]
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 […]
The union is unable to hold its usual national delegate conference (NDC) in the normal way due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. But a new, one-off event will take […]
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
During the evening we heard from councillor Susan Brown - leader of Oxford City Council - who welcomed delegates to the great university city, and from Gloria Mills - UNISON […]
Over 150 people attended our first ever BIG Weekend on 20-22 May at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Here’s the lowdown on a great event.
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 […]
UNISON members were joined by MPs and campaigners to help build our movement
What we do UNISON represents and acts for members working in a range of public services and utilities. We represent members, negotiate and […]