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Unite recently ran a course for young members to give them the tools to become effective reps and organise in their workplaces. The Young Member Education Course took place over a week in Birmingham in June and aimed to equip young members and reps with a knowledge of Unite’s structures, break down some of the […]
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As #HeartUnions Week continues this week (February 12-16), today we take a further look at how Unite Education is leading the way with its popular mental health awareness courses for reps. In the story below, we hear from Luke Panesar, a rep who’s benefited from mental health courses, as well as Suz Muna, a Unite […]
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It’s the TUC’s #HeartUnions week this week (February 12-16) — and we’ve also just published a new edition of UniteExtra highlighting Unite Education’s reps courses! In the story below, we hear from Unite convenor Anthony Walsh from Toyota and how reps courses have helped him help his members. If you’re rep, check out this and […]
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Unite paid tribute to a giant of the trade union movement, trailblazer of union education, and tireless anti-racist campaigner Avtar Singh Jouhl after his death earlier this month. Unite colleagues joined hundreds of others at Avtar’s funeral, which was held last Saturday (October 22). Honouring Avtar’s legacy has never been more important than now, especially […]
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Unite members seeking employment opportunities in the post-Brexit, post-Covid economy will be strongly considering moving into engineering and manufacturing, as well as health and education, new…Read more…
For over twenty years the Union Learning Fund (ULF) has supported union learning reps and unions across the country build skills, learning opportunities and life chances across the country. The ULF,…Read more…
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you all the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES Union learning reps This week, Unite has joined a…Read more…
Plans to axe the Union Learning Fund, which has helped thousands of people to gain new skills for the workplace, has been branded as ‘short-sighted and self-defeating’ by Unite today (October 19)….Read more…
Unite has joined the TUC, other trade unions and several major employers in a new campaign to save the Union Learning Fund (ULF), which was suddenly scrapped by the government without any…Read more…
Unite has launched a new online education and training portal, called MC2, with more than 100 courses, fully-funded accredited training and job opportunities. Find out more in the video below:
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