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On Friday 26 May 2017 the campaign group 'WOMEN AGAINST STATE PENSION INEQUALITY' known as WASPI day of action will be meeting at Belfast City Hall tomorrow at 11am. 

The WASPI group hope to be meeting with MLAs and MPs regarding the need for women to be seen as equals. 

UNISON retired members and organisers will be supporting the WASPI campaign tomorrow. 

For more information on the campaign please see the WASPI website HERE

The UNISON National Young Members Weekend took place 12^th -14^th May in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The Northern Ireland region was represented by 10 of our young members including Sinead Liddy who is the chairperson for the National Young Members Forum. This is the 1^st year Northern Ireland had 10 young members attend the weekend, seven of which had never attended before.

During the course of the weekend each region Young Members work together to design a campaign on issues that affect Young Members in their own region.

UNISON Branches all over Northern Ireland held small events to thank nurses for the work they do. International nurses day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.

UNISON thank all nurses for the contribution they make to society and will continue to fight for the progression of their workplace rights. 

The UNISON NI Organising Awards 2017 took place on Wednesday 10 May 2017. Here UNISON gave recognition to those branches and stewards who have went the extra mile in 2016. It was a great day with many uplifting stories of how working together can effect positive change for workers and the community.

UNISON are encouraged by the work of the branches, their members and the stewards who work hard all year round to help give people a voice and confidence to tackle work place and community issues.

The prize categories and winners were as follows: