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Well done to Notts UNISON for bringing this important issue up. To be clear though, UNISON will not offer full representation on issues that arose before you joined and 4 weeks afterwards. 

UNISON - the union for Housing association workers

New recruitment leaflet from UNISON. A key message is that more employers sit down with UNISON to negotiate terms and conditions that any other union in the sector and that we represent workers interests around the table.

I was an trade union activist for many years (firstly T&G then UNISON) before I realised that negotiating terms and conditions was the most important thing. Representation of members in individual discipline, sickness, grievance, redundancies, TUPE etc is really important (and horrible for anyone to go through alone). However, most members will only need personal advice or  representation probably two or three times in their career.

But everyone wants trained reps negotiating their pay, bonus, leave, pensions, sickness, maternity etc every year.

Remember also the age old adage. The more people in the union. The better the deal we will always get with our employers.  

"Disciplinary or grievance hearing? It's dangerous to go Solo..."

This is a great poster. Not sure where I found it now.

One of the worse things that I have to do as a trade union rep is to refuse representation to work colleagues who join the union too late. You cannot join knowing you have a problem and then expect help!

So join UNISON now online or if you do not work in public services then check out which one is best suitable on this TUC website.