Applications for the weekend in Leicester on 13-15 May must be received by 5 April
Applications for the weekend in Leicester on 13-15 May must be received by 5 April
New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’
Scottish young members win organising award for work against bullying
She was introducing a motion on making 2019 the year of young workers, after the presentation of the young members’ organising award – renamed in honour of late […]
Nominations for the 2019 Eric Roberts Award are open now – and need to be submitted by 28 December
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
Health delegates embrace the commitments of UNISON’s year of young workers
Conference hears how young workers are often denied training because of austerity, yet this will mean a skills shortage in the future
The problem though, is that many young workers are not aware of trade unions, of their benefits or how to get involved. At conference, a stream […]
This young workers month, let’s listen and support one of the fastest growing groups of our membership and ensure they don’t pay the price of the pandemic
Outcome
Are you about to turn 27 and keen to stay involved in UNISON? Or would you like to learn what resources are available to support and develop younger activists in your branch? UNISON’s young members present a webinar on how to stay active in UNISON after ageing out of being an official ‘young member’ – the roles available, and how to support young activists to stay involved. Panel discussion with young members who have gone on to take other roles in their branches and regions.
Record numbers of young workers have joined UNISON in the last year – but how can we support them to become lifelong activists? UNISON’s young members present a webinar introducing the resources available to develop and support young members. All welcome, both young and not-so-young members.
Does your branch have a plan for recruiting and developing young activists? Encouraging young members to get involved is important for UNISON’s long-term success, so in November 2020 we surveyed UNISON’s young members to ask about their involvement in the union. Based on their responses, our report “Getting Active in UNISON” makes some recommendations to […]
UNISON’s young members present a webinar exploring what trade unions are doing to support the fight against climate change and how they work with climate campaigners.