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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

Date

26 October – 4 December, 2020

Tell us what is affecting you in your workplace. Held in November every year, TUC Young Workers Month is a time where unions highlight the important issues facing young workers. It is an opportunity to recruit and organise even more young members to help us win better working conditions and build a stronger union. This […]

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 […]

With so many UNISON members on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, this year we want to hear from you about your […]

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

Its aim is to recognise the achievements of young activists and to encourage others to get involved in the union. Twenty-six-year old Funmi is a support worker […]

The Amos Bursary, a UNISON partner, supports young black men to reach their full potential through mentoring, sponsoring and […]

Being young and female in 2019

Pat Heron (pictured), speaking on behalf of women’s conference, argued that, with over a million […]

The problem though, is that many young workers are not aware of trade unions, of their benefits or how to get involved. At conference, a stream […]

Date

1 September 2019 – 1 May 2020

UNISON Young Members have developed five key employer pledges that we believe will make a real difference to our quality of life.

Date

1 September 2019 – 1 May 2020

UNISON Young Members have developed five key employer pledges that we believe will make a real difference to our quality of life.

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