We never forget that it is your hard earned subscriptions payments that allows the union to deliver in all these areas. That’s why this report is so important – it shows you what your contribution has helped to achieve over the past twelve months.
We’ve also added some general information about current campaigns, and resources which you will find helpful in promoting UNISON at your own workplace. We’ve included some recruitment information for you to pass on to any non-members.
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Valerie Broom, Regional Secretary, introduces the 2008 Annual Report.
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UNISON members and activists talk about the benefits of being in a union.
Running time 1min 13secs
Two activists talk about the importance of becoming more involved in the union.
Running time 1min 38secs
UNISON members talking about how their union helped them.
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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
