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UNISON East Midlands
@unisonem.bsky.social
✊UK's biggest trade union in the East Midlands | 🔗http://join.unison.org.uk
📣 Promoted by UNISON, 130 Euston Road, NW1 2AY
𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡’𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 🗳️

It’s the top job in the union, so it’s vital you have your say when the ballot paper arrives in the post.

Here’s what our regional council has to say:
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺

It was great to welcome @christinamcanea.bsky.social to the region earlier today. She stopped by our social care network meeting to hear the struggles our members are experiencing.

Every voice matters in @unison.org.uk 💜
October 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🗳️Every five years, UNISON members choose who will lead our union. From today, you get to cast your vote for general secretary!

🏠 Look out for your ballot paper in the post to your home address
📮 Vote and return using the Freepost envelope

Have a say in your union 👉 unsn.uk/43AqMWf
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
💜 Want to make a difference for working people?

Join our Membership Team and help support over 100,000 members across the region.

If you’re organised, accurate and love helping others, this could be for you!

🕔 Apply by 5pm, 6 Nov ➡️ unsn.uk/eastmidsjobs
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
💜 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 ✊
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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 🔴

Get more details: theredcard.org/wear-red-day/
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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.

👉 unsn.uk/oneteamday
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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.

👉 unsn.uk/oneteamday
October 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦! 🎉
It was your feedback, your strength in numbers, and your UNISON reps’ hard work over months of meetings that stopped the proposed pay changes for Teaching Assistants across the Nottingham Catholic Diocese.
October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🏆

Our annual celebration for school support staff is back and we want your nominations! You’ve got until the end of today to get in touch.

Nominate👉 unsn.uk/hiddenhero
October 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸! 🎉

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
👉 unsn.uk/eastmidsleaders
October 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🏆

You’ve got until THIS FRIDAY to nominate an incredible school support worker in our annual awards.

Nominate👉 unsn.uk/hiddenhero
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸! 🎉
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

👉 unsn.uk/eastmidsleaders
September 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
This week is UNISON’s Welfare at Work Week!

Did you know UNISON’s charity There For You offers financial support on all sorts of things, including general living costs, utility bills and lots more 💷

Find out more 👉 unsn.uk/thereforyou
September 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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
September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
💜 There for You - UNISON’s charity - is here to help. The Seasonal Food Fund 2025 opens 12 noon, Tue 30 Sept for 24hrs only!

💷 £30 voucher per eligible household member
🧺 For those on low income/in financial difficulty
👉 unsn.uk/seasonalfoodfund
September 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!
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
September 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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.

🎭 Belper 1 Nov | Derby 2 Nov | Wellingborough 15 Nov | Leicester 19 Nov

🎟 Book now: unsn.uk/wearethelions
September 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
UNISON East Midlands' regional council met yesterday to decide the region’s nomination for general secretary.

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗮

Read more about the process and see the timetable: unison.org.uk/general-secretary-election-2025
September 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸

Starting somewhere new? Make sure your details are up to date: my.unison.org.uk
September 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
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

👉 unsn.uk/pcs2026
September 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
What. A. Day! 👀
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 💜 #orgcon25
September 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A huge thank you to general secretary @christinamcanea.bsky.social for wrapping up #orgcon25 with a barnstorming keynote speech 🎤
September 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
HAPPENING NOW: lunch 🥘
September 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Ella Baker School of Organising are teaching our delegates about strategy, power and union resurgence. It’s provoking some great group discussions too!
September 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM