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 […]
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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 […]
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
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
“It was a one-to-one job,” she says. “So you go into a person’s house and then you do support with them […]
Nick and Freya have also recently won the ‘Young Member of the Year Award’ at UNISON’s 2019 Get Active Event for the work they have carried out for the ALN. As the group has […]
There is no age when we start or stop learning. There is no age when we start or stop learning. We start learning from the moment we are […]
£13.3m gone from youth services in just three years
Nominations for the 2019 Eric Roberts Award are open now – and need to be submitted by 28 December
