Defending your interests

Defending our members' interests

You already know that one of the most important reasons for joining a union is to gain the strength that only collective action can bring. Negotiating as a group ensures better outcomes than when we allow employers to 'divide and rule'.

UNISON negotiates for better pay, terms and conditions for all our members, who work in a variety of 'service groups' such as Local Government and the Health Service. This can be at national level (as in the case of the NHS) or at company level (as in the utilities).

UNISON is committed to:

• Winning equal pay for work of equal value
• Securing equal rights for part-timers and term-time workers
• A fair wage for public service employees
• Ending low pay and improving the minimum wage
• Stopping the development of a two-tier workforce
• Increasing the basic state pension
• Ensuring a proper balance between work and home life