Well done to our UNISON Community National officers (Community members work in Housing Associations or Charities) for organising a webinar on how to write a motion at our annual conference. Despite my many years of experience in the Labour m…Read more…
Community SGE nominates Christina McAnea for UNISON General Secretary
I was really pleased to be a member of the Community SGE (representing 60,000 housing associations and charity workers) that voted overwhelmingly to nominate Christina as our General Secretary. Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference: Liverpool 2025
Today I travelled by train to Liverpool to take part in the UNISON National Delegate Conference as a NEC representative for Community (80,000 Housing Associations and Charities members) with my colleague Denise Thomas. I always know I am back in L…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections 2025: Community Service Group Ballot Paper – Vote for Denise and John
This morning I received this scan via teams from a workplace UNISON Colleague. The ballot papers for UNISON Community members (Housing Associations and Charities) have finally arrived. My pack was delivered by Royal Mail today as well. If yo…Read more…
UNISON Community Seminar 2025
Yesterday, the UNISON Community (Housing Associations and Voluntary Sector) annual seminar took place in Bristol. The day started at a 9am pre Conference meeting for myself and the Community Service Group Executive. 10am the seminar started with S…Read more…
‘Pushing our vision of a fully funded national care service’
General secretary Christina McAnea tells UNISON’s community seminar of the union’s determination to tackle the crisis in social care
The article ‘Pushing our vision of a fully funded national care service’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
‘Pushing our vision of a fully funded national care service’
General secretary Christina McAnea tells UNISON’s community seminar of the union’s determination to tackle the crisis in social care
The article ‘Pushing our vision of a fully funded national care service’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Thanking Branches for UNISON NEC Nominations
Tonight my UNISON branch (Greater London Housing Associations) nominated Denise and I to be a candidate for the Community NEC seats (representing 80,000 UNISON Charity and Housing Association members)That makes 10 branch nominations that I am aware of …Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2024 – Greater London regional meeting
This evening I attended the London Regional meeting in advance of the start of our UNISON National Delegate Conference (NDC) in Brighton. Our Regional delegate Yvonne Green, aided by our Regional Secretary, Jo Galloway, briefed around 100 o…Read more…
UNISON Service Group Elections 2024: Community & other SGE recommendations
UNISON Service Group elections started last week. These are really important elections. Some seats were not contested so not everyone has received a postal vote (and you can vote via email but not do both!)The list below is of personal recommenda…Read more…
Fragmented and under-funded
Delegates at UNISON’s national community conference heard how funding and organising pose particular issues across the sector
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Fragmented and under-funded
Delegates at UNISON’s national community conference heard how funding and organising pose particular issues across the sector
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Community conference told: ‘You are the stewards of the New Deal’
Angela Rayner spoke to delegates at community conference 2024 to tell them “our movement is bigger than the sum of its parts and we will achieve together”
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Community conference told: ‘You are the stewards of the New Deal’
Angela Rayner spoke to delegates at community conference 2024 to tell them “our movement is bigger than the sum of its parts and we will achieve together”
The article Community conference told: ‘You are the stewards of the New Deal’ first appeared on the UNISON National site.
UNISON opinion: This is what community looks like
They’re the most diverse group of members in the union, but they have an awful lot in common – as they meet this weekend in Chester, welcome to the community service group
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UNISON opinion: This is what community looks like
They’re the most diverse group of members in the union, but they have an awful lot in common – as they meet this weekend in Chester, welcome to the community service group
The article UNISON opinion: This is what community looks like first appeared on the UNISON National site.
A Labour Movement Day: East Ham By-Election & UNISON NEC induction training
Early this morning I went out with Labour Party colleagues to remind electors in Boleyn Ward in East Ham, London to vote today for Sofia Patel in the Newham Council By-Election. Afterwards I went to the UNISON headquarters in Euston for indu…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections: John & Denise Endorsed by Brian Green
Many thanks to Brian for his kind comments and endorsement of us. This is the last weekend for voting!BALLOT CLOSES FRIDAY 19 MAY. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED OR LOST BALLOT PAPERS YOU CAN RING 0800 0 857 857 by 12 noon Monday 15 May to get replacem…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections: Tony endorses John & Denise for Community seats
Many thanks to former UNISON Housing Associations branch chair & L&Q Housing Association convenor, Tony Power, for this endorsement.For those of you who do not work for Housing associations, Charities or other 3rd sector employers (Called “Comm…Read more…
UNISON Elections 2023: Ballot closes Friday 19 May
For all UNISON members voting in the NEC elections, here are our personal recommendations for contested seats. We have not sought the agreement of anyone to be in these recommendations.Please vote in these elections, the future of the union is at stake…Read more…