The final debates at national conference witnessed passionate debates on sexual harassment in the workplace and raising the profile of disabled members
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
Young workers have rights around pay, holiday, health and safety and equalities that exist to protect them in the workplace. It’s vital that every young worker knows and understands their rights to make sure their employers aren’t breaking the rules. UNISON, in partnership with Wranx, have launched a free bite sized digital tool which uses […]
Health delegates embrace the commitments of UNISON’s year of young workers
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 […]
Matthew Hodgson is a UNISON learning rep and branch young members’ officer for United Utilities in the North West. In this blog he talks about his own experiences as a learner and explains how branches can reach out to young workers with learning opportunities. As a young person I was sadly treated with a stereotypical […]
Youth Services at Breaking Point is based on responses to a freedom of information request (FoI), which was sent to all UK local authorities that provide […]
The national young members’ forum will decide the winner. She, he or they, will be presented with the award at the 2019 […]
A blog from Kendal Bromley-Bewes
South East Young Members turned out in force, with 13 delegates from a variety of local government, health, police and […]
National Delegate Conference agrees to organise and recruit more workers under 25
She was introducing a motion on making 2019 the year of young workers, after the presentation of the young members’ organising award – renamed in honour of late […]
As part of jointly working as Young Members Officer for the Poole Local Government branch, apprentices Freya Kendall and Nick Hillman have been […]
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and UNISON is celebrating the good, while protecting against the bad and the ugly side of apprenticeships