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We hear from one of our Young Member activists on why they felt they had to stand up for young workers

The feedback from this has helped inform the development of new Access Standards for online meetings and clarified the areas where an […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“But it is also essential that, even in challenging times, there is an opportunity for branches to shape the decision-making of our union. “This year, we are striving to keep our […]

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 […]

We began the event with a briefing and workshop on the new Branch Support and Organising Fund as well as sharing information on the TUC march in London on 18 June. Delegates held a […]

The BIG Weekend event, previously postponed to the autumn, will be rescheduled for May 2021. We will continue to be vigilant in our support of members and activists during these […]

UNISON members were joined by MPs and campaigners to help build our movement

UNISON is one of the UK’s largest trade unions, serving more than 1.3 million members. We represent full-time and part-time staff who provide public services, although they may be employed in both the public and private sectors. What we do UNISON represents and acts for members working in a range of public services and utilities. […]