Free Event: TUC Midlands Festival of Learning 2024

TUC Midlands Festival of Learning 2024 Where:  TUC Midlands, 47 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3TH When: Thursday 21 November: 10.00 – 16.00  TUC Midlands Update Catherine Lockyer (First Actuarial): Helping members to understand their pensions Brett Sparkes (Unite the Union): Supporting members on Universal Credit Five-piece chess Julia Jones: The implications of the new Labour government on […]

Black History links to 1984 Miners Strike

The 40th anniversary of the 1984 Miners Strike this year has links to Black Miners in the East Midlands, Gedling Colliery in Nottinghamshire had Black Miners from 15 different Caribbean, African and Asian nations from across the Commonwealth. During the 1984 Miners Strike Gedling Colliery had Black Miners on strike whose white colleagues were worried […]

New charter launched to recognise vital work of NHS admin staff

A charter has been signed by Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) NHS Foundation Trust to champion the crucial work of its administrative staff. The document drawn up jointly with the union outlines key pledges to support these employees. They include receptionists, ward clerks and secretaries who perform vital tasks such as handling patient enquiries and ensuring […]

Black History Month 24

October marks Black History Month in the across the UK. Below you can find resources and links from UNISON East Midlands. Regional Black History Month Event Regional Black Members Newsletter UNISON Leicestershire County Branch Learning Coordinator Katharine Friedmann has compiled the below useful links and articles for members across Leicestershire and the East Midlands. This […]

Free Courses with the National Careers Service

Union Learning Reps (ULR’s) in Nottinghamshire recently ran a course on CV Writing and Interview Skills which had over 157 applications from members. From this we have started to develop a partnership with the National Careers Service in the East Midlands who can offer a wide range of education for adults who may be interested. […]

UNISON College Member Learning Newsletter

UNISONs brand new National Learning Newsletter will be launched for the first time on Tuesday 24th September. This will hopefully go out every other month (6 a year). New members are automatically opted-in to this newsletter when they register however older members will need to opt themselves in manually. Please visit the national website for […]

UNISON East Midlands Member Learning Survey 2024 – Results

The results of our annual learning survey for 2024 are now available. Conducted as part of Learning at Work Week over 2500 East Midlands members took part and let us know what they want to learn and what they think of UNISON’s learning offer. Key Points: 42% state that UNISON’s learning offer provides ‘real added […]

‘So, What is a ULR?’ Webinar

If you have heard of the role but not quite sure what they do or what’s involved, come to our webinar to find out more.  The session will run from 12.30 – 1.15 on 16 July.

East Midlands Learning in Agenda for NDC

Are you going to National Delegate Conference (NDC) this year? Motion 8 (Union Learning is Central to Skills and Development for UNISON Members and Activists) Mentions the East Midlands success in engaging with the employers through promotion learning charters. We would like to encourage any East Midlands members attending NDC this year to speak on […]

Melton Borough Council signs UNISON’s End Violence at Work Charter

Melton Borough Council has become one of the first employers in the East Midlands to sign up to UNISON’s End Violence at Work Charter. The charter aims to protect employees working in public services from acts of abuse, assault and threatening behaviour. By signing up, Melton Borough Council is not only showing their commitment to […]