I moved to my mum’s with a few bin bags containing some of mine and my four children’s belongings. My UNISON rep, who is also the branch welfare officer, was aware […]
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- Date
- 15 May 2024 9:15am–4:45pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre – 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY
Seminar for Branch Welfare Officers UNISON Welfare – There for You
- Date
- 18 April 2024
- Location
- Online
As the cost of living continues to bite, UNISON’s branch welfare officers are a vital support to our members, it’s essential they’re equipped to deal with members’ concerns and able to offer advice. UNISON’s national learning and organising team offers a two-stage course for new welfare officers. Stage one consists of a one-hour module and […]
- Date
- 17 April 2024
- Location
- Online
As the cost of living continues to bite, UNISON’s branch welfare officers are a vital support to our members, it’s essential they’re equipped to deal with members’ concerns and able to offer advice. UNISON’s national learning and organising team offers a two-stage course for new welfare officers. Stage one consists of a one-hour module and […]
- Date
- 16 April 2024
- Location
- Online
As the cost of living continues to bite, UNISON’s branch welfare officers are a vital support to our members, it’s essential they’re equipped to deal with members’ concerns and able to offer advice. UNISON’s national learning and organising team offers a two-stage course for new welfare officers. Stage one consists of a one-hour module and […]
- Date
- 18 June 2024 12:45pm–2:00pm
- Location
- The Brighton Centre, Brighton
The annual general meeting of UNISON Welfare
Unique among trade unions, it was created to be a source of support for those members of the union who had fallen on hard times. Speaking of its historic purpose, Debi […]
Swindon Local Government Branch has made a £2,000 donation towards our organisers’ Cardiff Half Marathon fundraising in aid of UNISON’s welfare charity, There for You.
There for You offers grants for school uniform costs, electric and gas bills over winter as well as […]
There for You, UNISON’s welfare arm, is changing the way members can request financial help. You no longer apply for emergency grants using a separate form, now all applications are made using the Application for Assistance Form. Case managers will then triage the application and respond, hopefully within 48 hours. You can read the full […]
UNISON’s welfare charity, There for You, opens its annual programme offering grants of £200 next week – find out if you’re eligible to apply
Food bank charity The Trussell Trust reports that one in five working people are now turning to food banks, as the cost of living crisis takes its toll
A group of UNISON organisers took on the Bath Half Marathon yesterday, raising over £4,000 for the union’s charity.
The next phase of the Energy Support Fund open on 27 September 2023. Check whether you’re eligible and save the date!
Karla Bradford, UNISON Branch Secretary for Swindon Local Government Branch said: “There for You has been a […]