It’s National Apprenticeship Week and UNISON is celebrating the good, while protecting against the bad and the ugly side of apprenticeships
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UNISON welcomes moves to protect apprentices
‘Largest apprenticeship provider in the north of England’ signs up to UNISON apprenticeships charter
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Five ways to encourage new young activists?
I have been meaning to post on this challenging but important article by Carl Roper on the TUC website Stronger Unions for a while. It is about the urgent need to recruit young union members and turn them into activists.
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We voted in droves for hope
Leigh Drennan is the vice chair of Young Labour in Unite’s North West region. He believes the reason young people, who had become disengaged with politics, were suddenly inspired to get out and use…Read more…
Conference applauds winners of young members’ organising award
Scottish young members win organising award for work against bullying
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Conference hears that ‘one person bullied is one too many’
National delegate conference hears emotional report on the scale and impact of bullying and harassment in the workplace
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Local government to target bullying in the workplace
Conference agrees to spread the anti-bulling message, particularly during Young Workers’ Month in November
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Help UNISON campaign for equality
Take the UNISON equality survey – you could win three nights for two people at Croyde Bay Holiday Resort
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Blog: Young members are the present and future of our movement
This weekend, many of UNISON’s young members are coming together to talk about the future of our union, the future of public services and the future of our country.
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NHS employers tempted to view apprentices as ‘cheap labour’, warns UNISON
Union will seek to use Agenda for Change to protect apprentice pay and conditions
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Minimum wage rates increase
New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’
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Flush with cash?
Pensioners earn more than working-age people for the first time ever, newspapers declared earlier this week (February 12). It’s a shocking headline to be sure, but just how true is it? The…Read more…
Black members’ conference stress importance of building the union
Delegates discuss ways to increase engagement and encourage new activists to come forward
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Delegates back call to improve representation
Under-representation – particularly among young members – cited as a problem that needs to be tackled
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Energy of youth
Young people working in the energy sector convened for their Young Reps’ Week earlier this month – a new Unite course that immersed reps in all the work that Unite does in and out of the workplace,…Read more…
UNISON vows to support young members bullied at work
‘Everyone has the right to work in a safe environment free of bullying and harassment’, delegates told
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Cuts are destroying youth services across the country, local government conference hears
Delegates commit union to campaign for quality youth services as part of broader fight to save local services
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Are we making a difference for equality in your workplace?
Can you spare five minutes to help UNISON win equality in the workplace?
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Those with the most to lose in the EU referendum could be those who make all the difference
Young people, especially women, may feel disconnected from Europe but they have the most to lose if Britain Brexits. Parental leave, paid holiday, limits on excessive hours and the right to maternity…Read more…
Use your vote to remain in Europe, UNISON urges young workers
Young people are being encouraged to vote remain on 23 June to safeguard the rights of millions of workers – and their own futures. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis today (Friday) called on the…Read more…