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Reports from 2025 National Black Members Conference
In early May 2025, two of our branch members attended the National Black Members Conference in Brighton. Here are their reports! Jabu writes: It was my first time attending the UNISON Black Members AGM, and was an inspiring and empowering experience. The event brought together Black members from across the UK to share experiences, build
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Gloucestershire phlebotomists to reach 100 days of strike action – show your support!
Phlebotomists are those who take and handle blood in hospitals. They are among the lowest paid staff in the NHS, and UNISON members from Gloucester and Cheltenham are taking action over fair pay. Friday 4th July will mark their 100th day of strike action, and there will be a solidarity rally outside Gloucestershire Hospital from
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Dispatches from NDC 2025 – Day five
Vicky was on the conference floor for the final day of conference. One of the most urgent and important motions for our branch was discussed today – Higher Education in Crisis. Save our Universities! (pg 62) This was debated towards the end of the day – best til last! The day started out with Composite E
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Dispatches from NDC 2025 – Day Four
Nathan was on the floor for Thursday, and it was a day full of Motions and Rule Amendments. The day started with a video recording from Shaher Saed, General Secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions. He was scheduled to speak in person, but due to Israels border control he was not allowed
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Dispatches from NDC 2025 – Day Three
Our branch secretaries, Vicky Redwood and Nathan Street, are currently in Liverpool for UNISON’s National Delegates Conference (NDC). As she wanted to speak on some items, Vicky was on the conference floor for day 3. The conference started today finishing our debate on motion 64 – Unite for More Rights (page 94) which was carried.
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Dispatches from NDC 2025 – Day Two
Our branch secretaries, Vicky Redwood and Nathan Street, are currently in Liverpool for UNISON’s National Delegates Conference (NDC). Conference started today with Nathan on the delegate floor. It began with a tense atmosphere with a number of delegates unhappy at having their emergency motions omitted from the agenda. We then received and voted through Unison’s
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Dispatches from NDC 2025 – Day One
Our branch secretaries, Vicky Redwood and Nathan Street, are currently in Liverpool for UNISON’s National Delegates Conference (NDC). Here’s an update from Vicky on the first day. “We travelled to Liverpool today and had a South West delegates meeting. It was a briefing of what to expect at conference, and to let us know who
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Branch Secretaries attend National March Against Austerity in London
From Vicky, our co-branch Secretary: This past weekend, Nathan and I attended the National March Against Austerity in London, joining a large contingent from Bristol, including members of the Bristol Trades Council, Stop the War Coalition, and NHS campaigners. Around 20,000 people gathered despite the rain to oppose cuts to the welfare state, with participants
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More dispatches from Get Active Weekend
(As a follow up to our report from a few weeks ago, our Women’s Officer, Verity, shares her thoughts on UNISON South West’s recent Get Active event.) In May I went to the UNISON South West Get Active Weekend in Croyde! It was a super weekend. I attended three workshops across the weekend: Campaigning on
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Branch Members attend national parliamentary lobby
On 3rd June 2025, Vicky Redwood, Nathan Street and Elle Chilton-Knight, all members of the University of Bristol UNISON branch committee, travelled to London to take part in the national parliamentary lobby, representing the branch alongside dozens of other branches across the country. Nathan Street, one of the branch’s co-secretaries, was able to meet his