๐ Want to make a difference for working people?
Join our Membership Team and help support over 100,000 members across the region.
If youโre organised, accurate and love helping others, this could be for you!
๐ Apply by 5pm, 6 Nov โก๏ธ unsn.uk/eastmidsjobs
21.10.2025 07:26 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ UNISON colleagues in the East Midlands are proud to stand together for #WRD25 in support of Stand Up To Racism - united against racism and inequality โ
17.10.2025 18:02 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Change Hearts. Change Minds. Change Lives.
Tomorrow is Wear Red Day. If you're able, please think about popping on something red to show your opposition to racism and help raise money for the brilliant Show Racism the Red Card ๐ด
Get more details: theredcard.org/wear-red-day/
16.10.2025 18:45 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
It's One Team Day! We're recognising all NHS support staff working tirelessly, often without the recognition they deserve.
Without our hard-working medical secretaries, we'd never get our test results or hear that friendly voice when we need it most.
๐ unsn.uk/oneteamday
15.10.2025 08:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Tomorrow, we're celebrating One Team Day to recognise our often under-appreciated NHS support staff.
Cleaners truly are a vital part of the NHS. It's not even worth thinking what our hospitals would be like without their tireless work.
๐ unsn.uk/oneteamday
14.10.2025 09:06 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Join UNISON and get essential cover
Weโre the UKโs largest union, with over 1.4 million members. Join today and youโll receive our support โ with membership costing less than you might think. Before you get to work, get essential cover.
No formal consultation. No pay cuts. Just the power of UNISON members standing together.
Weโre the largest union in the Diocese and the one that gets results. Join the union that makes a difference ๐ฝ
10.10.2025 16:24 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ! ๐
It was your feedback, your strength in numbers, and your UNISON repsโ hard work over months of meetings that stopped the proposed pay changes for Teaching Assistants across the Nottingham Catholic Diocese.
10.10.2025 16:24 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
๐ก๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ - ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐
Our annual celebration for school support staff is back and we want your nominations! Youโve got until the end of today to get in touch.
Nominate๐ unsn.uk/hiddenhero
10.10.2025 13:41 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ! ๐
We're looking for the next intake of East Midlands activists who want to take on future leadership roles in the union.
Fancy it? Apply before Monday 3 November
๐ unsn.uk/eastmidsleaders
07.10.2025 07:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐: ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐
Youโve got until THIS FRIDAY to nominate an incredible school support worker in our annual awards.
Nominate๐ unsn.uk/hiddenhero
06.10.2025 09:07 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"At the moment, we have zero evidence and so therefore we've got no choice but to consign it to the same folder as the flat Earth theory and the faked moon landings."
03.10.2025 08:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Derbyshire County Council overstaffing claim rebuffed by union
Unison says it is still waiting for evidence that Derbyshire County Council is overstaffed.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐จ๐'๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก'๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ said: "We have asked repeatedly for the evidence supporting what are some fairly outlandish and superficial claims but we haven't had any evidence whatsoever provided to us."
03.10.2025 08:17 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ! ๐
We're looking for the next intake of East Mids activists who want to take on future leadership roles in the union.
Fancy it? Apply before Monday 3 November
๐ unsn.uk/eastmidsleaders
30.09.2025 07:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
This week is UNISONโs Welfare at Work Week!
Did you know UNISONโs charity There For You offers financial support on all sorts of things, including general living costs, utility bills and lots more ๐ท
Find out more ๐ unsn.uk/thereforyou
29.09.2025 09:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Government plans to halt the outsourcing of NHS workers to subsidiary companies are 'a positive step', says UNISON
New guidance says ministers have listened to UNISON concerns about impact of outsourcing on staff.
Read more: unsn.uk/subcoshift
26.09.2025 13:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ There for You - UNISONโs charity - is here to help. The Seasonal Food Fund 2025 opens 12 noon, Tue 30 Sept for 24hrs only!
๐ท ยฃ30 voucher per eligible household member
๐งบ For those on low income/in financial difficulty
๐ unsn.uk/seasonalfoodfund
21.09.2025 10:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
Do you fancy joining the team as one of their new branch support officers? You'll help to represent and recruit members, support negotiations, handle branch communications and provide admin support.
Apply before 22 October: unsn.uk/leicsjobs
18.09.2025 10:31 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Reform leader of Derbyshire County Council wants to cut jobs
The leader of Derbyshire County Council says the authority is "20% overstaffed".
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ๐ โ
UNISON's Dave Ratchford said: "We have evidence that SEND teams are grossly understaffed and there's chronic understaffing in areas such as social work."
15.09.2025 15:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
University of Nottingham staff to strike after talks stall | Article, News | News | UNISON East Midlands
Professional services staff at the University of Nottingham will strike next week after talks to resolve a long-running dispute broke down, says UNISON.
๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น
Hundreds of workers, including security officers, administrators, IT and library staff, will walk out next week from Monday to Wednesday ๐ฝ
15.09.2025 10:01 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
We Are The Lions, Mr Manager!
The incredible true story of Jayaben Desai & the 1976 Grunwick Strike when 6 workers walked out & 20,000 stood with them.
๐ญ Belper 1 Nov | Derby 2 Nov | Wellingborough 15 Nov | Leicester 19 Nov
๐ Book now: unsn.uk/wearethelions
14.09.2025 15:52 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
The Campaigner: Summer 2025 | PDF to Flipbook
Created with the Heyzine flipbook maker
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด? ๐
The Summer edition of our activist magazine, The Campaigner is now online! Read about our landmark victory in Leicester, a Nottingham NHS win and Derbyshire's Sonya goes for gold!
13.09.2025 13:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
UNISON East Midlands' regional council met yesterday to decide the regionโs nomination for general secretary.
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ
Read more about the process and see the timetable: unison.org.uk/general-secretary-election-2025
11.09.2025 09:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ
Starting somewhere new? Make sure your details are up to date: my.unison.org.uk
09.09.2025 12:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
We're not wishing the year away (we've still got Bonfire Night and Christmas to look forward to) but registration is now open for UNISON's private contractors seminar
๐ unsn.uk/pcs2026
09.09.2025 09:04 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Watch Congress live
Watch Congress sessions live from 7-10 September 2025
Trades Union Congress 2025 #TUC25 starts at 4pm today.
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea will be speaking to Congress.
Watch live: www.tuc.org.uk/Congress2025...
07.09.2025 11:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
What. A. Day! ๐
Today, we held our very first Organising Convention in Nottingham. Almost 100 activists from across the region joined us to hear from organising experts, campaigners and our own general secretary @christinamcanea.bsky.social ๐ #orgcon25
06.09.2025 21:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
A huge thank you to general secretary @christinamcanea.bsky.social for wrapping up #orgcon25 with a barnstorming keynote speech ๐ค
06.09.2025 18:19 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
HAPPENING NOW: lunch ๐ฅ
06.09.2025 12:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The Ella Baker School of Organising are teaching our delegates about strategy, power and union resurgence. Itโs provoking some great group discussions too!
06.09.2025 11:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The UKโs leading campaign group against the far right | Promoted by Nick Lowles on behalf of HOPE not hate LTD at 167-169 Great Portland St, 5th Floor, W1W 5PF.
๐ https://hopenothate.org.uk
Labour MP for Nottingham East โข Nottingham born and bred โข she/her ๐น๐น๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Sharing UNISON stories & updates from the Northern Ireland region of UNISON, the UK's biggest union.
Leader of Derby City Council, Deputy Mayor of the East Midlands, supporting people, our city & region to thrive #teamderby
We are UNISON East Midlands Ambulance Service Branch. Representing members who work for EMAS - no matter what your role is. From mechanics and technicians to paramedics, control room staff, and administration teams.
๐unisonemas.org.uk ๐join.unison.org.uk
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Staffordshire Police Unison was set up in 2001 as the only recognised union for Police Staff within the Force.
We have a full time Branch Secretary and Asst Branch Secretary, Stewards and the Force also employs a Branch Coordinator.
The official BlueSky page for UNISON at the University of Leeds. Promoted by UNISON, 130 Euston Road, NW1 2AY.
Chair of UNISON Scotland Communications and Campaigns Committee
UNISON Activist. Fife Health Branch Chair.
Breaking news, campaigns and advice from unions and the labour movement. https://tuc.org.uk
Maternity Action provides information, advice and training on maternity rights in employment, benefits and access to healthcare, and influences policy makers.
The official page of UNISON Fife Health Branch
The branch of UNISON for professional services staff at Manchester Metropolitan University, the students' union and the Royal Northern College of Music. All posts are our own.
News from the UNISON City St George's Branch. Proudly representing its members ๐๐
UNISON Branch covering SWASFT
(South Western Ambulance Service
NHS FT), ERS Medical, Bristol Ambulance, NSL, First Care, St John & more
The Merseytravel & Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Branch of UNISON - Working for workers & fighting injustice
The largest union in the North West Ambulance Service that works in partnership with the management to provide the best possible service to our patients in the North West.
Trade union branch representing over 3000 workers in local government, schools & education. Join the UK's biggest union at http://join.unison.org.uk