A proud, strong and growing union
UNISON is a proud and strong union, speaking out on behalf of members and supporting them to defend their interests.
We’re also a growing union.
Despite a decade of austerity, job losses and cuts to the vital services our members provide, UNISON has bucked a trend. February’s NEC meeting, the first of the year, heard that membership has grown for the second year running.
Can we support our boast with numbers? We certainly can.
Last year saw a massive 176,469 people join UNISON, as reported in the year-to-date figures including December 2019. That’s 10,873 more recruits than for the same period in 2018, and an increase of 6.5%
December itself was impressive. Although it is traditionally a quiet recruitment month – with many UNISON activists, members and potential members taking leave – December 2019 saw more people join the union than in any previous December.
In all, 10,772 people joined in the last month of last year. That’s a 14.2% increase on the 9,433 who joined in December 2018, which was itself 10.7% more than the 8,519 who joined the previous December.
All the hard work by our activists and stewards, branches, regions, UNISON centre and staff is paying off. Face-to-face discussions, organising work, national advertising and media work – and our three ‘Go for Growth’ month-long recruitment and retention campaigns so far – are convincing more and more people to join, and stay in, UNISON.
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Source: UNISON meat hygiene - Category: Food Science Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: P.S data recruiting and organising recruitment recruitment campaign Source Type: news