We already know that young workers are more likely to be on insecure contracts and are therefore more likely to suffer by not being able to secure work, having poor terms and conditions and being […]
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 […]
Tell us about your experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic – and join the prize draw for shopping vouchers
Anyone can be infected by COVID-19. But it’s increasingly clear that that’s where the equality ends
Funmi Ayeni addresses conference after winning inaugural award
UNISON is a partner of the Amos Bursary, which supports talented year 12 students from challenging environments for a total of five years, through their university experience and into the world of work or further study
For her, the best things about the union are “unity, loads of training and opportunities to share […]
The final debates at national conference witnessed passionate debates on sexual harassment in the workplace and raising the profile of disabled members
Young members talk about their concerns, their hopes and their achievements at national delegate conference
No exploitative short term or temporary contracts. 4. Equality in the workplace Zero tolerance of discrimination, with robust equality policies and training for […]
UNISON Young Members have developed five key employer pledges that we believe will make a real difference to our quality of life.
As Shipha Begum of the Young Members Forum (above) told the conference: “We’re not the future of the union – we’re right here, right […]
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
We’ve been following the Apprentice Learning Network at Poole Borough Council for a while now, and we’ve been consistently impressed by the way that the apprentices have supported each other, made use of the resources available to them, and promoted learning opportunities. In this piece Freya Kendall, one of the founder members, explains how the […]
We start learning from the moment we are born and as we get older our styles of learning change. For the future of UNISON we need to develop the youth of today into the activists of tomorrow […]
