It’s International Youth Skills Day, a UN-designated day highlighting the importance of training in preparing young people for employment. And nothing better equips you for the world of work than your union card. Get involved in UNISON as young worker: unison.org.uk/get-involved...

🏳️‍🌈 Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day! Use today to recognise and celebrate non-binary people across our workplaces and communities. Learn more about non-binary inclusion by reading UNISON's factsheet: unisondam.widen.net/s/n2rxkgmpdx...

The activist summer school is back next month 😁 Sign up for one or more of the amazing courses on offer. Find out more, head over to unsn.uk/EventsEast

🚨 University of Essex UNISON members 🚨 Our strike ballot is NOW OPEN! 🗳️ 📅 8–29 July Watch Clive Lewis MP back our campaign and urge members to vote YES ✊ ✅ Vote ✅ Return your ballot ✅ Defend jobs and our university #VoteYes #UniversityOfEssex #UNISON 💜

🎙️ Worth a listen! Cathrine Ward and Rachel Duffy discuss the overtime rates dispute at Beds & Luton and Dunstable Hospitals on this morning’s BBC Three Counties Radio. ⏰ They start at 2:22:00. 🎧👇 #NHS #Bedfordshire www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

UNISON’s new website is now live and there’s a swanky new members’ area where you can manage your membership, find support and access training. 👉️ Visit my.unison.org.uk to claim your account. 🛒 Then fill in the survey and you could win a £500 shopping voucher!

UNISON is balloting more than 200,000 council and school staff this month after employers made a pay offer that does nothing to stop the wages rot in local government. If you’re part of the vote, look out for your ballot paper in the coming days.

💚 Taking our members’ voices to Westminster. We met 13 Eastern MPs to discuss UNISON’s key campaigns and the future of our public services. ✊ #UNISON #UnionPower

Operating theatre staff in Bedfordshire are on strike again today after NHS bosses snatched away their overtime rates. Simona’s not having it, and nor should you. Show your support now: unsn.uk/BedsTheatre

We're in Westminster today, talking to regional MPs about fair visas and the crisis in higher education. Thanks to everyone who's turned up so far.

Jecelyn and her colleagues are back on the picket lines today because Bedfordshire NHS has cut their pay. It’s not right. Sign the petition now: unsn.uk/BedsTheatre

😍 Amazing support from the London, East and South East region TUC for UNISON’s fair visa campaign. Kerry and Stephen gave a presentation to the executive earlier today.

Norfolk goes to the polls on 16 July to elect a new police and crime commissioner. If you want to have a say you’ve only got until midnight tonight to register. Register now: www.gov.uk/register-to-...

Bedfordshire operating theatre staff aren’t asking for a lot: just the same pay they had before. Support Rosie and her colleagues, sign the petition now: unsn.uk/BedsTheatre

✊ Join Matt in saying No to pay cuts in Bedfordshire hospitals. 🖋️ Sign the petition: unsn.uk/BedsTheatre

Kerry and her operating theatre colleagues don’t want to be on strike, but when Bedfordshire NHS cuts your pay, what else are you supposed to do? Show your support: unsn.uk/BedsTheatre

Thanks to @sarahowen.org.uk for coming down to hear from operating theatre staff at Luton and Dunstable Hospital about why they’re determined to get back their overtime rates. Sign the petition: unsn.uk/BedsTheatre

Elaine and scores of other Bedfordshire operating theatre workers were on strike this week after NHS bosses snatched their overtime pay. Sign the petition to support them: unsn.uk/BedsTheatre

🌞 Another absolutely sweltering day couldn’t stop operating theatre staff making their voices heard They were so loud that trust CEO Cathy Jones had to come down to the Luton and Dunstable picket line to find out more 😂

☀️ It was an absolute scorcher in Bedfordshire today but that didn't stop operating theatre staff taking to the picket lines after having their overtime pay cut. They'll be back out tomorrow ✊

👏 Eastern region representing! That's a wrap on another amazing national delegate conference ✊️ #memories

Kudos goes to Liz Davidson, a long-standing activist in the Eastern region, who chaired standing orders at this year’s national delegate conference. Great job Liz and the region is super proud to have you in this seat!

Hello from the Eastern delegation at #uNDS26!

Lovely to see more Eastern speakers at conference. Claire backed proper recognition and support for workers with invisible disabilities, while Nandi urged us to keep building the migrant workers network.

Eastern region's irresrepressable activist of the year Ryan spoke to a fringe on saving higher education last night. The situation at the Uni of Essex shows the sector is in crisis and we urgently need action.

Brilliant to see Robyn from UEA on the platform reaffirming UNISON's commitment for trans rights and legal protections of gender identity 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

UNISON Hertfordshire’s Chigoziri speaks in favour of Composite A: Justice for Migrant Workers, making clear that fighting rotten immigration laws is a UNISON priority and one we're organising to achieve. #undc26

UNISON Eastern’s own Kelvin speaks at the NDC fringe. We'll keep pushing for a visa system that guarantees fairness and dignity.

🎊 Our first time awarding the Organising to Win gong went to some real trailblazers: the Lift organising committee! These workers dared to dream and dared to win. They wanted a fair deal on SEN pay and — even when many thought it was impossible — they fought for it and won.

🙌 What a day! Yesterday hundreds of migrant health and social workers went to Parliament to call for a fairer visa system. Solidarity 💪

🏆️ Give it up for the campaigning branch of the year! CUH branch has stood up for members’ pay, safety and dignity, always keeping people at the heart of its campaigning. 👏 👏 👏

🚨 TOMORROW 🚨 Migrant workers and supporters are on their way to Westminster to demand action on fair visas. ✊ Solidarity!

🌈 UNISON Eastern’s young workers LGBT+ network held an absolutely inspiring first public meeting at the weekend. Thanks to special guest Ray Godspeed for recalling trade unionists’ fight against Section 28 and its parallels to today.

A marvellous time was had by all on Friday at the summer staff conference. After hearing from the chair of the NEC staffing committee and receiving updates on the member engagement project and Employment Rights Act, staff are more ready than ever to suppose members ✊

🚨 TOMORROW🚨 Council and schools activists need to get along to this webinar ahead of the ballot on local government NJC pay! Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ceefbf...

🚨 Operating theatres staff in Bedfordshire hospitals have *unanimously* voted to strike after NHS bosses slashed their overtime pay. Time for the trust to stop this pay cut. eastern.unison.org.uk/news/2026/06...

👏 Let's hear it for the University of Essex branch! Boosting numbers by more than 40% is always impressive, but doing it while bosses attacked facility time and directly challenged reps is really something. A massive well done to our recruiting branch of the year 🫡

🌈 Happy Pride from UNISON Eastern! Who’s looking forward to all the brilliant events this month?

📢 Calling all local government activists The fight for fair pay is *on* – get along to next week's webinar to play your part. 📅 Monday 8 June ⏰️ 4-5pm 👉️ Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ceefbf...

🎉🤝 Congratulations to @unisontheunion reps and members at Luton & Dunstable Hospital on securing a recognition agreement with ISS. This formally recognises UNISON and strengthens the voice of ISS staff, helping ensure members have representation and consultation on issues that matter to them.

It was wonderful to be at the Wendo festival last weekend, chatting to the local community in Bedford.

Kolade stands tall in a crowded field of amazing active members in social care. One of the first to take the pledge in the region, he quickly proved himself a natural leader who has helped drive campaigns in the region and made sure he brings everyone into activity. ✊️

Let’s hear it for the activist of the year 🤩 Ryan lifts people up, supports his fellow reps, and inspires those around him. Even when facing personal challenges, he stays focused on the cause. He may be humble about his achievements — but he deserves this recognition.

It was another fantastic Luton Carnival last weekend. The Black members group had another barnstorming time, encouraging the local community to get behind their Luton Together pledge, rejecting the hate and division of the far right.

🙌 Let’s hear it for the equalities activist of the year! Sudesh lives and breathes equality — particularly her commitment to fighting caste discrimination. Even in the face of a life-threatening illness and long period of recovery she’s been keeping up the fight.

💼 We’re hiring! We’re on the lookout for two new regional organisers to join the team here and make a difference for public service workers. 📢 Apply now: www.unison.org.uk/about/jobs/2... And here's Cameron explaining why he loves the job.

🏆️ NCH has been growing and growing off the back of strong comms, ensuring members are listened to and their concerns are reflected in branch work.Without the branch committee’s strong communication culture, the branch would not be the success it is today.

⚠️ Next up it's health and safety branch of the year! Despite working with a tricky employer, Colchester and Ipswich Area Health branch has stood up for members and their rights to a healthy workplace. Their aim: to stop the culture of hostility and replace it with a culture of safety. 👏 👏 👏

Another absolutely fantastic One Weekend and we’re sure everyone left absolutely buzzing to get back to their workplaces and put the learning into action. Tag yourself if you're in there!

🏅 Santhosh has only been active in UNISON for a short while but he’s already a driving force for equality in Bedfordshire Health branch and across the region — campaigning against caste discrimination and revitalising young members’ activity.