UNISON

UNISON is Britain and Europe's biggest public sector union with more than 1.3 million members. Our members are people working in the public services, for private contractors providing public services and in the essential utilities. They include frontline staff and managers working full or part time in local authorities, the NHS, the police service, colleges and schools, the electricity, gas and water industries, transport and the voluntary sector. Last year UNISON recruited 137, 000 new members - 375 per day.

Supporting our members in workplaces are both local volunteer representatives and paid staff. So, if our members have issues within their workplace there is always someone that they can go to for help, advice and support. These issues can range from simple advice to dealing with more complex issues such as major employer negotiations, individual or collective grievances and disciplinaries. In addition as a diverse and as a member led organisation UNISON campaigns on a number of other issues at a local, regional and national level. These issues include: A Million Voices for Change, Equal Pay, International, Stop the BNP, Public Sector Pensions, Challenging Racism.