12 ways to get organised

As the UK’s largest trade union, UNISON’s strength is in our members working together. United and organised, we can achieve real change for working people. But after such a tumultuous year, it’s more important than ever that working people stand together and that we continue to find new ways to reach out and organise. Here’s 12 tips to help you! Mapping First and foremost – find out where your members and potential members work. Local government branches have to deal with various employers, such as councils, different schools, and providers of outsourced services. What workplaces do you need to deal with? How many members do you have in each one? You can’t be everywhere at once, so mapping helps you to work out where you need to recruit new activists or members and where you need to recruit. Use UNISON’s membership systems (RMS and WARMS) and information from employers to map out your patch. Research Who are you organising? By researching your branch’s workforce, you can tailor your approach and reflect your members diversity. Consider gender, age and ethnicity, as well as what roles workers carry out and their working patterns – all of these things will impact the issues they care about, their concerns and how best to pitch the union to them. (You can also use RMS and WARMS to do this and ONS can also be useful.) Ask your members What do your members think? Find out how they feel about work and the issues they’re facing. Free tools like Alcheme...
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