Date

14 October 2017 11:00am

Location

UNISON Northern, 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6TH

Outcome

Date

10 June 2017 11:00am

Location

UNISON Northern, 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6TH

National Delegate Conference agrees to organise and recruit more workers under 25

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 […]

I started working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in May 2015 and am due to finish in May 2016. I had been working in retail, but I was working unsocial hours and I really wanted to find an office job. I saw this position advertised on the NHS jobs page and thought it looked really […]

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital at King’s Lynn has signed a formal apprenticeship agreement with the local UNISON branch. The agreement is a declaration of intent between the Trust and trade unions to work together in partnership around apprentices. The agreement sets out the Employer’s processes around designing structured apprentice job roles, apprentice pay and conditions, […]

If you’re thinking about being an apprentice or are already an apprentice and are thinking about joining us take a look at our two new videos. In the first members with apprenticeships talk about what’s good about being an apprentice and in the second why they decided to join UNISON. Branches may find these videos useful […]

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 […]

Young members talk about their concerns, their hopes and their achievements at national delegate conference

Nominations for the 2019 Eric Roberts Award are open now – and need to be submitted by 28 December

A blog from Kendal Bromley-Bewes

National delegate conference hears emotional report on the scale and impact of bullying and harassment in the workplace

Conference agrees to spread the anti-bullying message, particularly during Young Workers’ Month in November

New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’

Delegates discuss ways to increase engagement and encourage new activists to come forward