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UNISON joins the fight over proper use of health data

The union seeks government guarantees that health data will be used in an ethical manner, assigned its true value and used for the benefit of UK healthcare

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Equality is at the heart of UNISON

As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. With this in mind, UNISON South East organised a series of online sessions in place of the usual regional Equality Conference–online and live. The Conference was opened by Regional Manager and Head of Equality, Jo Galloway. “This year has been like […]

Article, Equality on the UNISON South East site.

‘It’s a relief, a light at the end of the tunnel’ – young women and the vaccine

With vaccine hesitancy high among young women, UNISON members reassure others that there’s nothing to fear

Article on the UNISON National site.

Blog: Young Workers Month – Guest post by Caitlin Whiston

As a housing local government officer, I have seen the impact of stress which has been exacerbated through this national pandemic […]

Blogs, Blogs on the UNISON Northern site.

Young members: time to get active

But for Sonia, membership isn’t enough. Her mission is to get more young workers actively involved in their local branches. “Young people are going to be paying for the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Lines between work and life have become ever more blurred

We’re now almost half way through TUC Young Workers Month 2020 and want to thank the young members who have already got in touch as part of our ‘Time to be Heard’ campaign. We have heard some really positive stories from our young members of their experiences of working throughout the pandemic, as well as […]

Article on the UNISON South East site.

If you’re a health student on placement, now is the time to join UNISON

For UK trade unions, November is Young Workers month. Young workers are recognised within UNISON as being under-27 and have their own officers and section within our union. This means that that UNISON has dedicated resources that help our union’s 63,000 young workers to help amplify their voices and win on the issues that matter […]

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Making sure young people have a post-pandemic future

Young workers month is a great opportunity to talk about the issues facing young workers. We are conducting a […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Surviving the pandemic and shielding my family

We meet Georgie, a 27 year old Support Worker who had to move out of her home to protect her family during the first wave of the pandemic

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Celebrate International Youth Day by joining UNISON!

12 August is International Youth Day, the day the UN has picked to encourage young people to get involved in the world around them and shape the things that affect their lives. There’s not much that affects your life more than how things are at work, whether it’s low pay, long hours, unrealistic workloads, bullying […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

UNISON equality survey 2020 – tell us about your experiences during the pandemic

The results will be used to direct our work with government, employers and others in keeping workers safe and fighting for better conditions at work […]

Article, Equality, News on the UNISON National site.

COVID-19: Black and female workers – more impacted than the rest

Anyone can be infected by COVID-19. But it’s increasingly clear that that’s where the equality ends

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Young Black member of the year – ‘I’m just trying to fight injustice’

Funmi Ayeni addresses conference after winning inaugural award

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON celebrates the Amos Bursary

Colleen Amos described the careful structure of the mentoring on offer: “Our students get two mentors. A peer mentor who’s a […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Sisters are doin’ it for themselves

Being young and female in 2019

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.