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UNISON Organising Steward Training – Derby

There is a 5-day course (face to face) for untrained stewards who require training in their role and to gain ERA accreditation

NOTE –  Delegates MUST attend all 5 days to gain accreditation

Dates:    13, 14, 15, 16 & 17 October 2025

Course times: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm each day 

Venue: Derby Conference Centre – London Road, Derby DE24 8UX

Refreshments and lunch included

Course fee:               £125 per delegate – to be paid by branches after the course
Course code:            0008
Closing date:             15 September 2025

How to apply
Please read the Guidance notes for Applicants via the link below and complete the application form see link below

Activist-Education-Course-Guidance-for-Applicants-2025.docx

Course places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. 

Provided the course still has places available, your course place will be confirmed on receipt of your application

Important: Your course place will however be subject to your branch approving your attendance on the course and your offer of a place will be withdrawn if the branch refuse approval

Activist Course Application Form

Please use the Application for Time Off to help secure facility time to enable you to undertake this training (this form is to be retained by yourself and your branch).

Application for Time off Form

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National Delegate Conference 2025 Day 4

We started this morning with the moving of standing orders report 5 this was carried with a question being raised regarding.

We then return to business and move Composite E – Climate Change in UNISON 2025 – Turning Commitments into Actions – was carried

Composite I – English Devolution, Democracy, and Public Services – was carried

Motion 60 – Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWAG) – was carried

Motion 8 Support for Young Single Mothers – was carried

Motion 39 – Respecting our Police Staff Members – this motion was carried

Motion 6 – Lasting Legacy for Self Organised Groups – this motion was continued to be discussed after the lunch break

You can read about the motions and composites in the below documents.

This concludes the morning session of the conference and we have broken for lunch.

Motion 6 – Lasting Legacy for Self Organised Groups – this motion was continued to be discussed and carried

We then move to the reprioritised motions for the Friday afternoon session. Your delegates chose the following motions to reprioritise to give them chance to be Moved.

Motion 32 – Public Services, Living Standards, and the Economy, After the 2024 General Election

Motion 44 – End the Housing Crisis

Motion 45 – Council Housing is the Solution to the Housing Crisis

Motion 53 – Assessing the Social Determinants of Health Inequalities

Motion 61 – Enough Is Enough

Composite I – English Devolution, Democracy and Public Services

Starting with Motion 32 – Public Services, Living Standards, and the Economy, After the 2024 General Election – was carried as ammended 3.1 and 3.3

Motion 49 – Artificial Intelligence in Public Services – this was carried as ammended

Motion 42 – Higher Education in Crisis – Save Our Universities! – this was carried

Motion 21 – Gender Pensions Gap – this was carried

See Rosie sing after speaking against this motion as a fitting end to this year’s conference.

This concludes this year’s UNISON National Delegate Conference 2025 any conference business not moved will be passed to the National Executive Council in their next meeting. We hope you’ve found our daily updates useful and informative, we will keep informed of anything important to you over the next year.

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National Delegate Conference 2025 Day 3

We now have a welcome from today’s chair Libby Nolan. We receive statement from the National Executive Council (NEC) this states how this year’s conference is chaired and it is a combination of past presidents/vice-presidents as agreed by the vice-president who is unable to chair due to health reasons and the president and other vice-president who are not longer in post. We then receive the Standing Orders Committee report 4 which was carried.

We return to the debate on Motion 12 – All We Ask is to be treated with dignity and respect – following further debate and passionate statements made this motion was carried.

We then receive a video message from Shaher Saed, General Secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, he was unable to attend due to border closures in Palestine.

We then Moved to Composite H – Palestine. This motion was carried un-ammended as ammendment H.1 wasn’t carried.

We then move to the remaining order of business and move to the Motion 5 Industrial Action Better and Stronger in UNISON – this was carried as ammended

Motion 7 – Engagement, Education, and Retention of Apprentices – this motion was carried

during the motion discussions there was mention of the apprenticeship charter, you can click below to view more details.

We then took a break for lunch.

We then had a presentation for Honorary Life Membership to Nicole Lawler and Kye Gbangbola, the parents of Zane Gbangbola.

You can read more about Zane’s Law below…

We then move to the discussions on rule ammendments and schedules,

Rule 3 – The Political Fund – was carried

Rule C – Ceasing to be a Member – was not carried

Rule F – Regions – was carried

Rule Q – Definitions – was not carried

You can read these rule ammendments in the below final agenda.

We then move to the remaining order of business with Motion 13 -Kingship Care and Fostering – this was carried

Motion 14 – Sexual Harassment – this was carried

You can find more resources this issue below…

Composite C – The Biggest Wave of Insourcing in a Generation – this composite was carried

You can read about the composites in this document…

This concludes day three of this year’s conference,look out tomorrow for the final day of conference update. We hope you’ve found this useful and informative.