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Date

23 February 2021 3:00pm–4:00pm

Location

Online Meeting

Outcome

November has been young workers month and this year the campaign was to celebrate and raise awareness of our young trade unionist activists in UNISON could not be more important.

During the week she works as a project manager for the NHS in the West Midlands, and spends a lot of her spare time organising with UNISON. “I’ve been a member of a trade […]

We’re now almost half way through TUC Young Workers Month 2020 and want to thank the young members who have already got in touch as part of our ‘Time to be Heard’ campaign. We have heard some really positive stories from our young members of their experiences of working throughout the pandemic, as well as […]

For UK trade unions, November is Young Workers month. Young workers are recognised within UNISON as being under-27 and have their own officers and section within our union. This means that that UNISON has dedicated resources that help our union’s 63,000 young workers to help amplify their voices and win on the issues that matter […]

Date

20 November 2020 11:00am–12:00pm

Young workers have come under unprecedented pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic – and we know that as a group they already experience high levels of stress both in the workplace and beyond. This is a stress awareness workshop giving participants tools to manage and recognise stress, and find positive ways to manage it. Sign up […]

Date

12 November 2020 1:00pm–2:00pm

We will be holding an online briefing for young members as part of UNISON’s Be on the Safe Side campaign. This is a national campaign to encourage more UNISON members to train as Health and Safety reps in the workplace. The briefing will include a presentation on becoming a Health and safety rep, and a […]

Date

27 November 2020 1:00pm–2:00pm

Cat Smith MP, Shadow Minister for Young People, will join us for a panel discussion about young workers’ concerns following the Covid-19 pandemic. She’ll be joined by Gloria Mills, UNISON’s National Secretary for Equalities, and Shelly Asquith from the TUC, for a discussion chaired by Jess McGuire, Chair of UNISON’s National Young Members Forum. Attendees […]

“Young workers month is a great opportunity to talk about the issues facing young workers. We are conducting a […]

Date

23 November 2020 4:00pm–6:00pm

Location

Virtual event

November marks Young Workers Month and this year we will be hosting a webinar for all Healthcare students! Both members and non-members are invited to attend.  What is Young Workers Month? Young Workers Month is held every year to promote the importance of trade unions in modern life and to focus on the issues young people […]

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

18 November 2020 5:00pm–6:00pm

Location

Online event

We’d like to invite all new and potential Young Members’ Officers to a training and networking session as part of the TUC’s Young Workers Month in November. What will this course cover? recruiting new members and organising and encouraging existing young members to become active in the branch and in UNISON campaigns; building a branch […]

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