Staffordshire Branch of UNISON
We have a Branch Secretary and four geographical area based Assistant Branch Secretaries. They are here to help you with workplace issues. In addition the Branch has workplace Stewards and a number of Branch Officer posts together they are the eyes, ears and voice of the membership. The Branch’s aim is to have a Steward in every workplace.
If you are interested to know more or in becoming a Steward please click here.
We have approximately 8000 members employed across Local Government, in schools, Fire & Rescue, Probation, Connexions, Colleges, and the Voluntary and Community Sector.
The Branch also boasts an active Retired Members section with 1600 members. The Branch strength is a total membership of 9600, making Staffordshire UNISON the second biggest Branch in the West Midlands.
Branch administration staff provide cover for the office between 9:00 – 16:30 Monday to Friday and are the first contact point of the Branch where a membership check will take place. As our first priority is to our membership, we are unable to offer a service to non-members.
The Branch has a number of communication links, including email. An answer phone is also available for use outside office. Branch officers have mobile phones and access to email communication when not in the office.
UNISON also offers expert legal advice and assistance, we have a welfare fund to help members in times of difficulties and offer career help and advice from the education service. In addition members have the benefit of a whole range of other offers only available to UNISON members.
Together in UNISON
UNISON is the largest trade union nationally. Founded in 1993 from the merger of the three public service unions, NUPE, NALGO & COHSE, it has a tradition as being the Union to join for public service employees.
The best way to make UNISON strong and effective in your workplace is to make sure your colleagues are in it too. We can make our views known and by sheer strength of numbers ensure action is taken to safeguard each other's jobs and pay.
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