Why Join?
Why Join?
‘4 Week Rule’:
Please note that if you have a pre-existing issue when joining UNISON, or if your issue has arisen within the first 4 weeks of your membership, then you are entitled to brief advice only. We will be unable to provide further representation in regard to this issue at any stage of membership.
Unemployed Membership:
Members dismissed, made redundant, having accepted a compromise agreement or having resigned as an alternative to dismissal from employment must notify the branch within six months of their loss of employment to achieve unemployed membership. UNE can last up to two years from the date of dismissal, redundancy, agreement or resignation. entitling the member to retain some benefits from the union
Better pay - UNISON has a long history of negotiating better pay deals for its members
Protecting public services - UNISON has lobbied government and campaigned to save public services going private and protected those members whose workplace has been privatised from cuts in pay and conditions of work.
Fighting discrimination - UNISON campaigns for tougher laws to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, disability or sexual orientation.
Protection and legal help in disciplinaries and grievances
You have a voice in your workplace - UNISON branch officers work tirelessly to get better conditions of work and make sure your voice is heard by management when any major changes are made.
Safer Workplaces - UNISON has thousands of health and safety reps making sure that employers meet their legal obligations on workplace health and safety.
Equal pay - UNISON is battling to bring women's pay level with men's and has successfully taken a number of cases to court on behalf of members.