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Date

13 – 15 October 2023

Location

Nottingham (Hilton Hotel, Milton Street, Nottingham)

Registration for the 2023 UNISON Water, Environment, and Transport (WET) Branch Seminar will open shortly.

Branches will be able to register delegates very soon, but in the meantime are advised to make a note of the following dates and location/venue details and consult with members as appropriate on seeking delegates to attend.

Dates: Friday 13 October (evening) to Sunday 15 October (lunchtime)
Location: Nottingham
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Milton Street, Nottingham

The seminar this year will take place in Nottingham, at the Hilton Hotel on Milton Street, from the evening of Friday 13 October to lunchtime on Sunday 15 October.

A notice will be circulated to branches shortly, and posted on this event page, which will announce that registrations are being taken, and which will set out the fees for registering delegates.

When available, a provisional programme for this seminar will also be posted on this page.

And we’ll be in the Unizone on Thursday 15 June to answer all your questions about UNISON member learning and activist training. Come and see us! New resources to help support activist and […]

Date

1 June 2023 11:00am–1:00pm

Location

UNISON Centre 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

On Thursday 1st June , UNISON will be joined by Chris Smalls, the founder and President of the Amazon Labor Union in the UNISON Centre.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-from-chris-smalls-founder-and-president-of-the-amazon-labor-union-tickets-638734300487 Please see link to join event online  –Click here to join the meeting In 2020, Chris lead a staged walk out that garnered national attention at the Amazon’s Staten Island […]

Organising to Win The Organising and Recruitment Strategy Development project was commissioned by the General Secretariat in autumn 2021 to meet the changing demands of the union. Delegates at UNISON’s 2022 National Delegate Conference 2022 recognised these changing demands when debating the motion “Building the union organising for our future”. This motion called upon the […]

Reluctant Employers Employers don’t always want to share with trade unions, but the data protection team can help! Whether the employer is reluctant to share new start lists with branch officials, or being difficult about using the employer email for UNISON work; contact dataprotection@unison.co.uk and let us know the situation. If it’s about any kind […]

Workplace discrimination – take our quiz now: Legal Services Workplace Discrimination Quiz Pregnancy and Maternity discrimination ‘Around three quarters of working mums currently experience maternity discrimination and 54,000 pregnant women are forced out of their jobs each year.’ A bill to provide new and expecting parents with additional protections in the workplace passed its third reading at […]

Find out more: https://learning.unison.org.uk/2023/02/02/skilled-confident-knowledgeable-ensuring-our-reps-have-the-training-they-need/ […]

Date

23 November 2021 12:30pm–1:30pm

Location

Online

A webinar for activists in health branches to learn about UNISON’s newly launched ‘Pay fair for patient care’ campaign. This campaign focuses on achieving re-banding for healthcare support workers.

Date

12 August 2021 12:30pm–2:30pm

Location

Online

This webinar, open to all BAOT reps will provide you with an insight into the process of referrals and look at how members are supported through the process, giving you the confidence and knowledge to support members.

The review is making ‘good progress’ with a branch survey and in-depth research

Sign up for CaseWeb – UNISON’s new case management system for branches

New resources available for health and safety reps and care workers at our dedicated learning.unison.org.uk site

“People are joining the union for advice and security at this worrying time,” notes Dave Prentis as growth this year tops 15,000

Union learning and organising services offers web-based training for reps and learning opportunities for members

The review group, made up of 24 senior UNISON members, met for the third time on 6 February