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Newspaper ads in the Metro nationwide will start in two weeks and regions and branches are organising recruitment events during this time. The advertising, paid for by UNISON's general political […]

Winter fuel grants are available again for UNISON members who are having difficulty meeting their heating bills.

One more push to get remaining high street brands signed up to the Bangladeshi factory accord

It’s not too late to enter our prize draw to win holidays, ipads, kindles and cameras

Help our research to uncover the effect austerity is having, whether you are an LGBT service user or working providing services

Delegates at UNISON’s local government conference completed their conference this afternoon with a series of debates around equalities issues and the cuts

Local government conference calls for proper apprenticeships with living wage and real training

UNISON says inflation means these ‘rises’ are effectively a further cut in the value of the national minimum wage

Survey of young people shows that 93% do not think that the government is doing enough to help them to cope with the recession

Does your branch have a plan for recruiting and developing young activists? Encouraging young members to get involved is important for UNISON’s long-term success, so in November 2020 we surveyed UNISON’s young members to ask about their involvement in the union. Based on their responses, our report “Getting Active in UNISON” makes some recommendations to […]

Date

9 April 2021 2:30pm–3:30pm

Are you about to turn 27 and keen to stay involved in UNISON? Or would you like to learn what resources are available to support and develop younger activists in your branch? UNISON’s young members present a webinar on how to stay active in UNISON after ageing out of being an official ‘young member’ – the roles available, and how to support young activists to stay involved. Panel discussion with young members who have gone on to take other roles in their branches and regions.

Date

19 March 2021 12:30pm–1:30pm

Location

Online via GoToWebinar

Outcome

UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage

Conference agrees to spread the anti-bullying message, particularly during Young Workers’ Month in November

This weekend, many of UNISON’s young members are coming together to talk about the future of our union, the future of public services and the future of our country.