East Hampshire Unison

28/03/2026

Solidarity to those marching in London today for the March 👍💪🫶

22/01/2026

Welcome to our new General Secretary Andrea Eagan who has started her 5yr term as leader of UNISON.

'We will put faith in members' decisions and stand up to any employer, politician or cabinet minister who acts against our interests'

17/12/2025

The new General Secretary has been appointed

🗳️ Andrea Egan has been elected as the next general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union.

She replaces Christina McAnea who has served as general secretary since 2021.

Andrea will begin her five-year term on 22 January 2026.

UNISON general secretary elect Andrea Egan said: “I’m honoured to take up the post of general secretary at UNISON, and I’m grateful for the trust placed in me."

Read more here ⬇️
https://unsn.uk/4qizGAT

10/10/2025

Calling all Hampshire UNISON members Get involved in UNISON’s regional AGMs
UNISON will soon be holding its regional AGMs for the Women’s Committee, Disabled Members’ Committee and Retired Members’ Committee. We have several places available at each meeting.

Please see below details of where and when they will be, and how you can get involved.


Regional Disabled Members AGM
When: Saturday 15 November
Where: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Delegates: Up to five
All delegates and visitors to the Disabled Members AGM 2025 must be disabled UNISON members from the South East region.

Lisa Clements, our Disabled Members’ Officer will be attending from the branch exec so there are four additional places available.


The deadline for us to register you as a delegate is 5pm on Friday 24 October 2025.


Regional Women’s Committee AGM
When: Saturday 29 November 10.30am-3pm
Where: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Delegates: Up to five
All women members of the branch can come forward as a delegate.



Vikki Wilson, our Women’s Officer will be attending from the branch exec so there are four additional places available.


The deadline for us to register you as a delegate is Friday 31 October.


Regional Retired Members AGM
When: Monday 8 December, 13:00 - 15:00
Where: Hybrid - in-person at the regional office in Woking, and on MS Teams
Delegates: Up to five
All retired members of the branch can come forward as a delegate.



We currently don’t have a Retired Members’ Officer, so all five places are available.



The deadline for us to register you as a delegate is Monday 10 November.


Interested?
If you’re interested in attending any of these AGM meetings, please email [email protected] before the registration deadline.

The branch will cover the cost of travel and reasonable expenses for the day.

13/08/2025

EHDC/HCC LGR survey closes Sunday
The EHDC and HCC-run survey on the preferred option for Local Government Reorganisation will close at 11.59pm on Sunday (17 August).



If you have views on the plans but haven't responded already, please make sure you have your say before the deadline.



For details of the proposal and access to the survey, visit:

Central Government wants local government to be reorganised across the country to change how councils operate, so we want to make sure it delivers the best outcomes for people, no matter where they live in the area. By simplifying how councils work across Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the I...

30/07/2025

*Make sure you have your say on EHDC/HCC LGR proposals*

As you’ll probably be aware, East Hampshire District Council and Hampshire County Council are now engaging with residents about their preferred option for Local Government Reorganisation for Hampshire.
Hopefully you took the opportunity to complete the consultation for the other councils in Hampshire, which closed on 27 July.


It is important that we all engage with this process as early as possible as this is an opportunity to raise any issues you might see with the proposals before it’s too late to change anything.

An outline of the proposal and a link to the survey are here: easthants.gov.uk/lgr
Detailed supporting information is here: https://easthants.moderngov.co.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=19809


The consultation closes on 17 August.

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04/07/2025

We're only a small branch but can you guess how many hours the reps and exec put in over the last year on top of our day jobs?

24/06/2025

UNISON’s national disabled member committee held a parliamentary event to meet with MPs and highlight the findings of our survey on the affects of changes to PIP payments.

We made it clear we are opposed to the current changes to PIPs.

L to r: 1. Graeme Ellis - National disabled member committee, Liz Twist MP 2. Kim Johnson MP 3. Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP 4. Jamal Pasha - Co-Chair National disabled members committee, Dominik De Souza - ANO disability equality, Clive Lewis MP, Graeme Ellis - National disabled member committe 5. Katrina Gilman - National Officer disability equality, Johanna Baxter MP 6. Florence Eshalomi MP, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

20/06/2025

So that’s it, NDC is done for another year. Leaving tired but reinvigorated with ideas and inspiration to bring back to the branch.

20/06/2025

Debate on English devolution, democracy and public services with delegates speaking on their experiences of devolution and the potential pitfalls of the process.