At times like these, you need your union more than ever. The collapse in the credit markets at the end of 2008 has produced huge challenges for public finances
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Members
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Video Stories
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Introduction
Valerie Broom, Regional Secretary, introduces the 2008 Annual Report.
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Now more than ever
UNISON members and activists talk about the benefits of being in a union.
Running time 1min 13secs
Get active
Two activists talk about the importance of becoming more involved in the union.
Running time 1min 38secs
Making a difference
UNISON members talking about how their union helped them.
A celebration of the NHS at 60
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"To become ill as a poor person meant not just a personal tragedy but a financial problem for the whole family"
Dr Elinor Corfan, Retired Doctor, Qualified 1944
As a medical student and then a GP in Edinburgh during the forties, Dr Corfan experienced the reality of pre NHS medical care.
Running time 1min 29 secs
"We need to be critical... but also we need to remember where we'd be without it"
Mandy Ross, Writer of Cradle to Grave 2008
Inspired by her own experience of the NHS Mandy combined the voices of staff, patients and politicians to create a performance piece reflecting the complexity of the NHS in the 21st century.
Running time 1min 29 secs
"The response from the audiences was wonderful"
Polly Wright, Script Development, Cradle to Grave 2008
In collaboration with Mandy Ross, Polly edited the script for Cradle to Grave and directed performances in Bournemouth, Birmingham and around the West Midlands.
Running time 1min 46 secs
"In the beginning there wasn't an appointment system"
Ruth Shire, Retired nurse, Qualified 1945
As part of Cradle to Grave, Ruth shared her recollections from nursing in a variety of hospitals and within a GP's surgery