A number of branches in the South East used UNISON’s member learning opportunities as a way to recruit new members and engage with existing members. Activists from Hampshire Local Government Branch offered members and potential members the opportunity to develop their professional skills and build their confidence, with a ‘Power to be you’ taster session. […]
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For a decade, UNISON received support from the Union Learning Fund in England to embed learning in the workplace. Find out about some of the great work supported by the Inclusive Learning Project in this video: This project has now come to an end due to the cessation of government funding, but UNISON’s learning work […]
How long have you been a member of UNISON? I became a UNISON member 14 years ago when I started working in my daughters’ school as both teaching assistant and midday supervisor, when I moved to EDF Energy I transferred my membership and I was able to be more involved with helping our members within […]
How long have you been a member of UNISON? I joined as soon as I started work, aged 17, so about 15 years ago. I first started my working career in the NHS as a nursery nurse at the Southampton General Hospital, and then four years ago I transferred my membership over when I […]
The Reading Agency runs an annual reading challenge for adult readers, Reading Ahead. The scheme challenges less confident readers to choose six reads – this could be poems, articles, or books such as the Quick Reads series, and readers are encouraged to record their reading in a diary, to get a certificate at the end. […]
Working through our learning and organising team. UNISON has compiled some of the best online resources for our health and safety reps. Some are […]
UNISON renews learning agreements to benefit public service workers
If you are interested in running a course in your school, talk to your local UNISON branch or call 0800 0 857 857 and ask to be put in touch with your […]
New UNISON online training module helps members and activists understand the condition and equips you to support colleagues
Louise Evans says the first step is the hardest, but the climb gets a little easier with each step you take