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If you are a member and you are experiencing financial difficulties, whatever the circumstances, There for You can offer you support.

UNISON offered a lifeline for a member who felt a prisoner in her own home

Date

14 – 18 May 2015

Location

UK

Come and join us for a charity challenge like no other with walks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales covering a total of 40 miles to raise money for There for You, UNISON’s welfare charity.

Christmas is coming – and the number of people, including UNISON members, having to rely on food banks is growing

Date

17 June 2015 1:45pm–3:30pm

Location

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Congress Road, Glasgow, G3 8QT

Our annual general meeting is open to branch and regional welfare representatives

UNISON took away some financial pressure after a member’s partner died of cancer

Our Catalan Pyrenean challenge 25 miles in 3 days walking in the stunning Pyrenees of Catalonia and raising funds for UNISON’s own charity From the coast to the mountains, from sea to crag, from sandy beach to shady Mediterranean forest – take in the diverse and changing natural landscapes in Catalonia. Furthermore walks have a relaxed pace with time to take […]

Liz Potter’s double mastectomy following breast cancer left her determined to speak up for the NHS

Liz Potter was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in the summer of 2013 at the age of 49.

Cavell Trust research shows importance of union’s support for members as well as campaigning and negotiation on ‘an issue for everyone’

‘Thousands die each winter because they cannot afford to heat their homes’, union and campaign group Fuel Poverty Action warn

Get help staying warm this winter With rising fuel costs and another cold winter looming, many members are worried about how they’re going to pay this year’s Winter fuel bills. Help is at hand There for You, UNISON’s own charity has set up a limited fund to help UNISON members on low income by way […]

As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger

As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger

As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger. Between April and September this year the Trussell Trust distributed more than 500,000 emergency food parcels to people in crisis –  over 188,500 of them to children. That means that for the […]