Does anyone work for or have personal experiences of Unite the union.

[Overthinker89]

Hey there, Does anyone here work with Unite or has been involved with them in the past? I have an interview with them on Monday and trying to prep beforehand. Any general tips, advice, intel greatly appreciated. I've always wanted to work for a union so trying to be resourceful about prepping beforehand.

It you work there or have done in the past and can think of any infor that might be useful beforehand please do share or PM me.

If you are a member - what are your experiences, why did you join and what do you think could be improved?

If you are a rep - again what are the pros and in your opinion could anything be improved or adapted?

Anyone else - open to hearing your own experiences or that of your colleagues, friends or families.

P.s have posted again in work section but posting in chat too as I often find it gets more traction..thanks all :)

I was a Union rep for over 20 years for Unison. I did it initially as we needed another rep to have our own branch. It was rewarding interesting & also hard work. If you have a manager who is willing to allow you time to do your training get your accreditation it’s a huge help. You have to keep up to date with legislation you have to attend training courses. You also have to be aware conflict of interests can occur. I enjoyed it but often contacted staff I was representing in my own time & did a lot of casework out of working hours in my own time. I dislike injustice of any sort & feel that partly drew me to it.