Building a new South East region website makes me hopeful for the region’s digital future – and that of UNISON more broadly.
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Check out our searchable and browsable view of UNISON policy motions going back more than 10 years.
Engage with your members, get people along to your events, build a community. Nearly two-thirds of UNISON members are on Facebook, so how do you get started?
“For over two years now, I’ve been developing UNISON’s digital strategy. It is, as all strategies tend to be, a work in progress. However we’re now stepping up a gear with the launch of a two-year digital work programme.”
Sadly I have to say goodbye to my friends here at UNISON HQ, but before I go here’s a rundown of some crucial things I’ve learnt.
How will UNISON get change to happen in a massively decentralised organisation with lots of internal politics? Our six principles for digital work aim to help us in getting tangible and achievable progress.
Do trade unions remain immune from the changes digital is wreaking on other organisations and other industries?
UNISON is embarking on a major digital work programme over the next two years. We can only deliver it if we have people who have the vision, skills and experience on board…. which is why we’re hiring! Here are 6 amazing reasons you shouldn’t let this opportunity pass you by!
Discover how UNISON East Midlands are using social media and high quality videos to engage with members and the wider public
We tested a number of new approaches in running a digital member consultation and registration process. This case study looks at which worked and which didn’t…
How can we better know what types of people are UNISON members to make sure we engage them better?
We’re trying out different ways of telling members’ stories using digital tools, and we’ll write about them here so you can see if they’ll be useful for you too…
The Labour leadership campaign is on. For the next couple of months there will be memes, blogs, twibbons, and hashtags all over Twitter, but how can you manage a UNISON related account during the campaign?
On 20 July 2016 we brought together 35 UNISON staff from many different regions and teams to reflect, plan, and prioritise our bright digital future. As always, we were keen to learn more about how UNISON staff are using digital in their everyday work.
Hi, I’m William. I’m 16 and in July 2016 I spent a week on work experience with UNISON. I’m a BIG supporter of trade unions, compassion, community and digital, so this was a natural fit for me. I wrote some words about how I’d digitally modernise UNISON and this what I said. Technology has completely revolutionised the way […]