Take the UNISON equality survey – you could win three nights for two people at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort
Take the UNISON equality survey – you could win three nights for two people at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort
Durham Miners Gala is taking place on Saturday 8th July and last year over 150,000 people attended the event. It’s one of the biggest community and trade union events in the world and now we’ve added a great value weekend festival. It’s your chance to see some of the best bands including: The Lightning Seeds, […]
This weekend, many of UNISON’s young members are coming together to talk about the future of our union, the future of public services and the future of our country.
In return, they can access funding for apprentice training. A composite motion proposed by the service group executive, East Midlands […]
New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’
Jo is a young member from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Justice branch. She is a member of the South East Young Members’ Forum and also sits on National Young Members’ Forum.
The first debates began with a vital motion from the national young members’ forum on improving the union’s work to reach young Black members. Delegates heard that the union […]
The nation faces a desperate housing crisis. We need to build at least 250,000 homes per year to meet housing demand but less than half the homes we need are being built. The acute shortage of housing – particularly social and affordable housing – has led to spiralling rents and house prices across the nation […]
The South East Young Members’ Forum has launched a campaign aimed at persuading the government to introduce rent capping in the South East. The South East has the second highest median rents, where private rental properties cost an average of £852 per month. The median rental values in London and the South East have grown […]
The government has launched its campaign to raise awareness of the increase in national minimum wage rates – and the so-called national living wage – which will come into force on 1 April. The new rates are: 25 and over – £7.50 an hour; 21 to 24 – £7.05 an hour; 18 to 20 – […]
Why not get involved and help us campaign for the issues affecting young workers. Young members' groups work to: encourage recruitment, organisation and participation of […]
To celebrate TUC Young Workers Month the Northern Young Members group held a screening of this season’s blockbuster hit Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Opening the session, EG Kingsley Grace for the national committee urged delegates to work to “empower a new generation of activists – […]
Having only been a member for two years, I knew I wanted to get involved in the UNISON branch and the union as a whole. Initially […]
This year the region’s young members group will be focusing on the problems of bullying and harassment in the workplace. Three quarters of young members experience bullying and harassment at work – with 7% of those experiencing violence, a survey carried out by UNISON in Scotland has found. The survey also showed that over 50% of these cases were not […]