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November is young workers’ month! We will be aiming to raise the profile of young workers and young UNISON members by recruiting and organising them to help us win better working conditions and build an even stronger union.
‘Largest apprenticeship provider in the north of England’ signs up to UNISON apprenticeships charter
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and UNISON is celebrating the good, while protecting against the bad and the ugly side of apprenticeships
A few months ago we reported on the apprentices learning network that had been established in Poole Local Government branch. At the 25 Years of Learning ULR event we had the chance to hear from the apprentices themselves as well as ULR Pete Stratford who was instrumental in getting things off the ground… As part of jointly working as […]
At conference, young members discuss and debate issues affecting young workers across the union and pass policy on these issues. You can read our report from 2023 conference by […]
Conference agrees to organise and recruit more workers under 25
National Delegate Conference agrees to organise and recruit more workers under 25
The 2018 National Young Members’ Weekend took place in Milton Keynes this year with 120 young members from around the country attending. South East Young Members turned out in force, with 13 delegates from a variety of local government, health, police and higher education branches coming together to discuss activism, recruitment and campaigns. The weekend […]
A blog from Kendal Bromley-Bewes
Nominations for the 2019 Eric Roberts Award are open now – and need to be submitted by 28 December
£13.3m gone from youth services in just three years
Matthew Hodgson is a UNISON learning rep and branch young members’ officer for United Utilities in the North West. In this blog he talks about his own experiences as a learner and explains how branches can reach out to young workers with learning opportunities. As a young person I was sadly treated with a stereotypical […]
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 […]
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage