UNISON raises the age limit for its young members
The decision at national delegate conference increases the ceiling age of young members from 26 to 30 years of age, a move that will roughly double the number of the union’s young members.
Interested in becoming the next Branch Young Members Officer?
We currently have a vacancy for a Branch Young Members Officer, so if you are a UNISON member aged 30 or younger and are interested in getting more involved, please contact Dionne Royston, Branch Secretary today on 0116 305 6153 or e-mail unison@leics.gov.uk to discuss the role further.
Full support and training is available.
East Midlands Young Members Forum Training Weekend
UNISON East Midlands Young Members Forum Training Weekend from Friday 8th September to Saturday 9th September in Nottingham. The weekend is an opportunity for young members to come together to discuss issues important to them. We will have guest speakers as well as training sessions around organising to win. It’s also an opportunity to get to know other young members from across the region.
Draft agenda is below:
Friday 8th September – Nottingham Double Tree Hilton Hotel
- 1600-1700 arrival
- 18:00 Young Members Forum meeting and guest speaker
- 20:00 Dinner and overnight stay
Saturday 9th September
- 09.30 – 13:00 Guest speaker and organising to win training sessions
- 13:00 Lunch
- 14:30 – End
To register your interest in attending please email L.TOD@UNISON.CO.UK by Monday 31st July. Places are limited and will be subject to gender balance. Travel and accommodation will be paid for by the Region.
Extraordinary Young Members Forum Motion meeting – 24th July 6pm
As a forum we are able to send two motions to National Young Member Conference. We had some success last year as one of the East Midlands motions made its way to National Delegates Conference and resulted in a national rule change increasing the age eligibility for Young Members!
Attached is guidance about writing motions. If you are interested in the Forum considering a motion please send a draft to L.TOD@UNISON.CO.UK no later than 19th July. There is a word limit of 500 words for motions and 250 words for amendments. The title is not included in the word count, but bullet points and numbering are. We recommend you keep well within the word limit, to be sure. Where abbreviations are used in the main text, they must be given in full the first time. More details can be found in the attached PowerPoint and on pages 9-11 of the conference bulletin. Also attached are the two motions the Forum submitted successfully last year.
The Forum will then meet on Monday 24th July at 6pm to vote on which two motions to send to National Young Members Conference. The link to the meeting is below:
Click here to join the Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 354 289 845 045
Passcode: 9z3eaK
