Staff Unions....

[Freamon]

Exactly why I am thinking about it, I am not thinking about standing at the company gates wih a placard or anything.

Sounds like Prospect is the most appropriuate for my needs then??

The only union worth joining is the union that a lot your nearby staff members are in. There's absolutely no point in being the only one in a union. That's kind of the point of unions.

[SimonMac]

Is he havin a laff.

You're asking contractors about joining a union!?!?!?

This sockie has gone too far.

As one of the stock answers on here is join PCG which offers much of the same protections as a Union is not that far a reach to ask on here.

FTIW Union's are only good for when you get in trouble, they offer some legal advice and can tie up a good disciplinary procedure like nobody's business, well it is there business in reality. All the other tulip about greater rights etc doesn't only benefit you if you are a member, everyone gets them or no one.

[Wilmslow]

Many moons ago, I was a member of MSF (now part of UNITE) - it was that or NALGO (now part of UNISON), and MSF was rather less radical than NALGO. It came very useful when a voluntary redundancy program was announced and my boss told me that I couldn't apply for it, and even if I did, I wouldn't get it. Such ring-fencing was definitely not permitted, so I contacted my union rep, and the union spoke to the boss a couple of levels above mine, and my boss got told. He didn't speak to me again, so that was a result.

It's only worth joining a union if they actually have the leverage you need against management.

Exactly why I am thinking about it, I am not thinking about standing at the company gates wih a placard or anything.

Sounds like Prospect is the most appropriuate for my needs then??

[NotAllThere]

Many moons ago, I was a member of MSF (now part of UNITE) - it was that or NALGO (now part of UNISON), and MSF was rather less radical than NALGO. It came very useful when a voluntary redundancy program was announced and my boss told me that I couldn't apply for it, and even if I did, I wouldn't get it. Such ring-fencing was definitely not permitted, so I contacted my union rep, and the union spoke to the boss a couple of levels above mine, and my boss got told. He didn't speak to me again, so that was a result.

It's only worth joining a union if they actually have the leverage you need against management.

[Support Monkey]

Try the NFU

They pretty much sum up all unions, NO F**KING USE

[Old Greg]

Now I am destoned to a life of permiedoom, may as well do the permie thing properly.......

Thinking about joining a union - are there any actually worth signing up with?

For the sake of a couple of quid a week, seem to make sense to have the legal protection if ever needed at any point........

USDAW would be best if you are a shop worker. If you are working in a professional / management capacity, try Prospect. From wiki:

Prospect is a United Kingdom trade union which represents engineers, managers, scientists and other specialists in both the public and private sectors. It was formed on 1 November 2001 by the merger of the trade unions the Institution of Professionals Managers and Specialists (IPMS) and the Engineers and Managers Association (EMA). In 2009, Prospect endorsed a transfer of engagements from the Connect union, the union for managers in the communications sector, which became a part of Prospect on 1 January 2010.
As of 2010 it has 120,000 members, the president is Nigel Titchen and its General Secretary since 2001 is Paul Noon.
It covers staff across the UK from its regional offices in Edinburgh, Douglas, Liverpool, Lutterworth, Cardiff, Bristol, Chertsey, London and Doncaster.

[MarillionFan]

I went in disguise.

This boards got more sockies than a christmas sale at sockshop

[BrilloPad]

Interesting. I've never heard you went to that 'meet up'.

I went in disguise.

[MarillionFan]

I always believed he was a sockie until he turned up at an official meet up.

Interesting. I've never heard you went to that 'meet up'.

[BrilloPad]

This sockie has gone too far.

I always believed he was a sockie until he turned up at an official meet up.

[BrilloPad]

Nope, nobody.

Officially the business I am in is Retail pointing to USDAW, although this does sound a little bonkers!

Then you might be on dodgy ground. Management might see you as a trouble maker?

Are there any staff forums for discussion of issues with management? I work at a large IB and as far as I know there are no union members. But they do have a staff forum for issue discussion.Not that contractors are invited to participate.

[Wilmslow]

Are any of your colleagues in a union? Perhaps they can recommend one.

Nope, nobody.

Officially the business I am in is Retail pointing to USDAW, although this does sound a little bonkers!

[MarillionFan]

Now I am destoned to a life of permiedoom, may as well do the permie thing properly.......

Thinking about joining a union - are there any actually worth signing up with?

For the sake of a couple of quid a week, seem to make sense to have the legal protection if ever needed at any point........

Is he havin a laff.

You're asking contractors about joining a union!?!?!?

This sockie has gone too far.

[BrilloPad]

Are any of your colleagues in a union? Perhaps they can recommend one.

[Wilmslow]

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