7 – 9 November 2025
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester
Event information
Dates: Friday 7 November (evening) to Sunday 9 November (lunchtime)
Location: Chester
Seminar venue (and accommodation): Chester Crowne Plaza Hotel
This seminar is open to all members in UNISON Energy branches.
Members will be able to take part in a series of engaging workshops, hear from a range of interesting speakers and presenters, and participate in ideas-sharing sessions and activities, all centred around the priorities of Energy members and the interests of workers in the energy sector.
The seminar also provides the chance for members to meet, network, and discuss and share best practice.
The workshop and other sessions that are planned for this seminar are being arranged now, and a provisional programme will be posted on this page in due course.
In previous years sessions across the seminar programme have covered briefings on national energy policy and related political and industrial developments, workshops on organising and bargaining within energy employers, health and safety issues, bargaining and campaigning around equalities, briefings on national UNISON projects and initiatives, and sector-specific breakout work.
Special guest speakers of direct relevance to the sector will also be invited.
How to register, costs, and other information
Full details on how to register for this seminar, including deadline dates, registration fees and related costs, and details of the provisional programme for the event, will be posted on this page very soon.
Registration fees
Registration costs to branches are as follows. These rates cover two nights’ accommodation, breakfasts, lunches and refreshments across the weekend, evening meals on the Friday and Saturday, and all seminar materials.
- Standard rate: £425 – applies to registrations made after 31 August and before the 31 October deadline.
- Young Member rate: £400 – applies to all Young Member registrations made before the 31 October deadline.
For the full set of details on registration costs, deadlines and other information, please see the full set of registration instructions, which can be downloaded here:
A provisional programme for the Energy Seminar has now been finalised, and can be downloaded here:
Final deadline for registrations – Friday 31 October, 5pm
