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I've been a member of UNISON and then MiP in the past. I'm just wondering if there are others more suited to our profession at management level. Any suggestions greatly appreciated?
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Where do you work? I have been a union steward and even chair of branch in the past - but to have any real influence the union has to be recognised by the workplace, just joining a random Union may give you some benefits (legal support) for example but i dont think it would have real influence on other wider issues - such as a restructure which may make you redundant.
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Thanks for the response. I work in the NHS and my organisation has a recognition agreement in place for the big healthcare / public sector unions. I was just wondering if any are better suited to our type of role or pretty similar.
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Hi Jamieson MiP is probably the place for you, assuming that you want a real Trade Union, affiliated to the TUC and not some outfit that is a puppet of NHS managers. I don't know whether any such puppet exists in the NHS. Plenty have been formed in other sectors over the years.
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Thanks Peter. Puppets made me smile. It's because of a muppet I'm looking at union membership again. Que sera
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Yes MiP was the one i found, linked to Unison,(I think this may have been Funpo or Fumpo many years ago), UNITE looked to be the other alternative, might be worth finding someone in each and having a chat.
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