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- 26 October – 4 December, 2020
Held in November every year, TUC Young Workers Month is a time where unions highlight the important issues facing young workers. It is an […]
Held in November every year, TUC Young Workers Month is a time where unions highlight the important issues facing young workers. It is an […]
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
Being young and female in 2019
The final debates at national conference witnessed passionate debates on sexual harassment in the workplace and raising the profile of disabled members
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 […]
UNISON Young Members have developed five key employer pledges that we believe will make a real difference to our quality of life.
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 […]
Like the TUC, UNISON has declared 2019 the year of young workers, prioritising the recruitment and organising of young workers as “a moral imperative”. In […]
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 […]