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Stewards Pathway – Communicating with members 2022 (CANCELLED)

Date
3 February 2022 2:00pm–4:00pm
Location
Online

Pathways Courses for Reps. Communicating with Members . This course option will be run online

Event on the UNISON South West site.

Independent report questions legality of Derbyshire County Council’s proposed joint venture

An independent report has raised serious concerns about Derbyshire County Council proposals to set up a new company to provide cleaning and maintenance services to its buildings and schools in Derbyshire. Under the plan, around 900 council staff would transfer to the new joint venture company Vertas (Derbyshire) Ltd. It is being set up with […]

Article, News on the UNISON East Midlands site.

Personal Safety for Women

Location
Online

Things get better with UNISON learning. UNISON is offering this learning for Women in UNISON in the South West. Personal safety Awareness Webinar In this Personal Safety Course you will learn how to: Effectively plan for managing your own personal safety Understand how to reduce the risks involved and complete a Personal Safety Risk Assessment […]

Event on the UNISON North West site.

Corbyn birthday message to first person born in NHS

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP, last night (Thursday 5 July), sent a personal message of birthday congratulations to the first baby born in the NHS. Welsh-born Aneira Thomas shares her seventieth birthday with the National Health Service and was named in honour of the founder, Tredegar’s Aneurin Bevan. Jeremy Corbyn’s video message was delivered at […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

Low paid female staff heaviest hit by school cuts

“Support workers regularly go way beyond their duties to help students and teachers every day. They deserve better […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

Chancellor is living in a fantasy world, says UNISON

“People want care packages when they need support, school buildings that won’t fall apart and for the police to keep them safe. That’s no longer […]

News on the UNISON South West site.

Cambridgeshire crime commissioner candidates call for pause on cuts

Candidates to be Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s next police and crime commissioner (PCC) are unanimously calling on the force to shelve its planned cuts until after May’s elections. Plans to halve the number of police community support officers (PCSOs), disband the community safety officer team and close all but two enquiry offices were announced in September. […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

A History of AIDS/HIV Activism – Webinar

Date
25 February 2021 1:00pm–2:30pm
Location
Online

A History of AIDS/HIV Activism – Webinar

Event on the UNISON South West site.

Public Speaking & Speechwriting (CANCELLED)

Date
21 June 2022 9:30am–4:30pm
Location
Online

Public Speaking and Speechwriting. 2 day course. This course is aimed at all reps, stewards and branch officers who want to feel more confident speaking in public and crafting effective speeches, whether at conferences, rallies, or branch meetings. This course option will be run online

Event on the UNISON South West site.

Free event to celebrate women across the South West

The contribution women across the South West make to their workplaces, families and wider society is to be celebrated in a special event being organised by UNISON next week

News on the UNISON South West site.

New Stewards Course online (six weeks from 13 September to 18 October 2022)

Date
13 September – 18 October 2022

This online course is for all new UNISON stewards in the Eastern region. It introduces the role, details responsibilities and gives information about support and resources available and leads to ERA accreditation. This blended course combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online. What will the course help me to do? Understand the role […]

Event on the UNISON Eastern site.

Dave Prentis to stand down as UNISON general secretary

Monday 13 July 2020 For immediate release Dave Prentis to stand down as UNISON general secretary The leader of the UK’s largest union has announced that he is to stand down at the end of the year, says UNISON today (Monday). Dave Prentis, who has been general secretary of UNISON since 2001, is to retire […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Greater London site.

(Fully Booked) Hope not Hate: Difficult conversations workshop

Location
Online Workshop via Zoom

This workshop is now fully booked. People are becoming increasingly intolerant of inappropriate comments being made in the workplace. However, is there a way we can call people out on these comments without creating arguments? This session offers effective methods for allowing people to reflect on the problems of their comments without relying on passive-aggressive or “myth-busting” techniques. We explore practises that seek to understand people’s perspectives, rather than focus on their objectionable conclusions. We cannot let the place of work be a place of prejudicial or discriminatory language – but we need be constructive in our approach to all everyone to grow

Event on the UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside site.

Conwy demonstration for public services – Monday 6 September

Hundreds of public service workers will gather to hear Margaret Thomas UNISON regional secretary argue Guto Bebb is not standing up […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

Welsh language jobs uncertainty

“UNISON is clear that the workers involved should be protected under TUPE and that they are entitled to be treated fairly in this […]

Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.