Get ready for Green UNISON week
13th to 20th September 2024 Green UNISON week is our chance to focus on all things green in the name of UNISON. Deliberately timed to coincide with traditional international activity like Fridays for the Future […]
Category: News
Busy couple of weeks for branch – upcoming events
Its going to be a busy few weeks for the UNISON Community and Voluntary Organisations Branch with lots happening at branch. First we have a branch committee meeting on Tuesday 22 March at 5:30pm – […]
Nominations for branch officer posts close on 11 February
Nominations for the branch committee posts for 2022 are now open and any member interested in volunteering for a post should contact the branch urgently to request a nomination form. Nominations will close at 5pm […]
Healthcare Services Group conference and Womens’ conference going ahead but both to be hold ONLINE only
Unison conference team have just advised that these two conferences will proceed, but will be held ONLINE only. The Healthcare Service Group conference will be rescheduled but the Womens’ conference will be held on the […]
Branch committee meeting – Wed 12 Jan @ 5:30 pm (on Teams)
The next branch committee meeting will be held online on Teams on Wednesday 12 January 2022 from 5:30 pm until 7 pm. All members of the Unison Community and Voluntary Organisations branch are encouraged to […]
Delegates to National Black Members conference – POSTPONED
7 Jan 2022 – The union has decided to postpone the conference. The branch is sending two branch committee members to conference in Liverpool on 21 – 23 January as its representatives at national conference. […]
Branch elects LGBT+ and Retired Members Officers
At the branch committee meeting held yesterday (9 August 2021) the branch voted to elect Anna Campbell to the position of LGBT+ officer and Paul Hyde to the position of Retired Members Officer. Welcome Anna […]
Branch committee and staffing update
Some more changes on the branch committee as members step up to assist the branch in its development. Firstly Jordan Creed the Labour Link officer has offered his services as treasurer of the branch releasing […]
Do you work in the charity sector? Have you experienced bullying at work?
Rebecca Cooney writing for the publication Third Sector asks “Does the charity sector need a bullying and discrimination ombudsman?“ Recent stories of discriminatory bullying and abuse, and the outpouring of allegations on social media under […]
New training opportunities for Stewards or members interested in finding out what being a Steward entails
For those newly appointed Stewards or any member interested in finding out more about the role of a Steward there are some new training events in September and October 2021. LOST IN UNISON is a […]