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Mohammad Ahsan is one of the thousands of care workers risking their lives to help vulnerable clients through the pandemic

“I would like to say a special thank you to UNISON. Branches up and down the country have donated over £30,000 to MAP over the last few months and we are so grateful […]

Christina McAnea spoke about how the world of work has changed since she left school, saying: “Without doubt, being young today is so much harder”

Date

24 – 26 November 2023

Location

Crowne Plaza Newcastle

Members can now request to be register to attend the 2023 National Young Members Conference. The Online Conferencing System (OCS) is now open to allow regions to register delegates and submit motions in line with the rule-book requirements

Date

16 November 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

Location

Online via GoToWebinar

Are you thinking of standing as a Young Members Officer? Or have you recently been elected to represent young members in your branch? Or are you interested in encouraging a young member in your branch to stand for this role? On Thursday 16 November 2023 UNISON’s young members present a short webinar on the role […]

“It’s no small wonder three in ten NHS workers had to take time off for mental health issues in the past year. “The pressures on healthcare […]

Wiltshire Health and Care initially said it could not afford to pay the workers. After pressure from UNISON members, Wiltshire Health and Care successfully applied for funding […]

Company is refusing to pay a COVID bonus to the privately-employed NHS workers – despite being signed up to Agenda for Change

Have young members in your region run a brilliant campaign? Do you know an exceptional young UNISON campaigner? If so, UNISON wants to hear from you.

This could impact current staff who need to extend a HCW visa or new workers applying for a HCW visa during this period. These changes shouldn’t impact the dependents of […]

“Austerity has hit training budgets and there has been a shift to e-learning. “How do young workers progress if they’re in a situation where training is regarded as an expensive luxury?” she […]

The survey closes on 17 March, with the aim of having results available in time for the TUC young workers conference at the end of month. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G85WD7G […]

We hope every branch and region will use this opportunity to step up organising with young workers – and make our young members' groups better than ever before.” […]

UNISON’s legal case makes clear employers must not discipline staff for striking

Young workers have been on the frontline of this pandemic, but apart from the health risks, we are also worried […]