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Conference updates – spring 2022  

Jan 18, 2022By Dave Prentis blog

As Black members’ conference is cancelled, higher education and women’s conferences move online. See full details here

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Jan 18, 2022Dave Prentis blog

UNISON’s special delegate conference confirmed

Mar 12, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

New one-off, online event will take place in June, after national delegate conference cancelled due to the pandemic

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Mar 12, 2021Dave Prentis blog

UNISON’s 2021 summer conferences move online

Feb 10, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

Union’s NEC hears that it is not possible to commit to usual schedule due to ongoing COVID-19 disruption

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Feb 10, 2021Dave Prentis blog

COVID sees remaining 2020 conferences cancelled

Jun 24, 2020By Dave Prentis blog

President and general secretary announce decision, with social distancing and health and safety concerns set to continue for some time

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Jun 24, 2020Dave Prentis blog

Dave Prentis tells conference ‘we will campaign against Trump’

Feb 16, 2017By Dave Prentis blog

Dave Prentis announces UNISON’s official support for Stop Trump UK as he speaks at the union’s women’s conference in Brighton

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Feb 16, 2017Dave Prentis blog

Conference discusses fighting back against the politics of hate

Nov 20, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

LGBT delegates hear of fears after EU referendum and pledge to fight rise of hate crime after the vote

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Nov 20, 2016Dave Prentis blog

LGBT conference applauds recruitment award winners

Nov 19, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Vice president Carol Sewell hands out awards and urges delegates to continue the excellent work

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Nov 19, 2016Dave Prentis blog

LGBT delegates develop themes of inclusivity

Nov 19, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Delegates debate a range of motions on how best to increase inclusivity while being sensitive on language issues

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Nov 19, 2016Dave Prentis blog

LGBT conference stress that we’re ‘stronger in UNISON’

Nov 19, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Delegates look back at a tumultuous year – and forward to building the community of the union

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Nov 19, 2016Dave Prentis blog

UNISON pledges continued support to fight discrimination of LGBT members

Nov 18, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

General secretary highlights work done by the union’s LGBT members as conference convenes in Wales

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Nov 18, 2016Dave Prentis blog

‘Ill-informed’ response to disability inquiry highlighted

Oct 31, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Guest speaker to disabled members’ conference explains the work of a House of Lords committee looking at the Equality Act

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Oct 31, 2016Dave Prentis blog

Employers failing to offer reasonable adjustments

Oct 30, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Some managers don’t understand reasonable adjustments, but others are using disability as an excuse to get rid of staff, say delegates

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Oct 30, 2016Dave Prentis blog

‘I’ll only be a minute’ – disabled members discuss transport

Oct 30, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Experiences range from disabled parking spaces being blocked to being denied access to a bus because drivers won’t insist buggies are folded up

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Oct 30, 2016Dave Prentis blog

Disabled members’ conference backs action against bullying

Oct 30, 2016By Dave Prentis blog

Brighton conference opens with delegates debating a raft of motions that reveal how members face bullying and harassment in many guises

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Oct 30, 2016Dave Prentis blog

Europe – the dog that didn’t bark at #uNDC15‏

Jun 20, 2015By UNISON Active

As the clock ticked down on a bail out deal between the Greek Government and the Troika – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF – UNISON conference was debating emergency…Read more…

Jun 20, 2015UNISON Active

If we shy away no one can help us but if we decide to fight, no one can stop us

Jun 16, 2015By UNISON Active

#uNDC15 A thumping speech from Dave Prentis, UNISON general secretary, hit all the right buttons with Conference with support for the Glasgow strikers and a pledge that ‘an injury to one is an injury…Read more…

Jun 16, 2015UNISON Active

We have to get better organised – Glen Williams

Jun 15, 2015By UNISON Active

#uLGC15 ‘I have tried not to focus on the doom and gloom, but to give you a flavour of the struggles that take place every day around the UK, struggles and resistance by you and our members that we…Read more…

Jun 15, 2015UNISON Active

We Belong To Glesga., Dear Ol..Glesga Toon…

Jun 14, 2015By UNISON Active

#UNDC15 Well this week we all do. The National Delegate Conference hits the real* capital of Scotland (sorry Embra) where delegates can sample the best curries, the best pubs and the best hospitality…Read more…

Jun 14, 2015UNISON Active

Will conference words of unity translate to reality?

Mar 25, 2015By UNISON Active

Calls for unity from both platform and floor were welcome after a sometimes bitter special local government conference in London on Tuesday – and unity is essential if anything positive is to come…Read more…

Mar 25, 2015UNISON Active

Union women can defeat the Con Dems

Feb 13, 2015By UNISON Active

#unwc15 UNISON NEC member Jane Carolan writes in the Morning Star on the potential influence of the union’s women members on the outcome of the upcoming General Election: ‘The country can afford the…Read more…

Feb 13, 2015UNISON Active
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