Unions

[Sj2505]

Hi, just wondering if there's such a thing as Union reps for employees who do not work in the NHS etc? Just normal company employees?

There are all types of unions for different occupations. What do you do for a job?

There is a union for practically any role you care to think of.
Some are not called unions (Police Federation for instance?) but are there for collective bargaining, employee rights, support etc.
The trick is to find the correct union for your own role.

Unite? GMB?

Pretty much anybody can join a trade union.

Whether your employer recognises the union for issues such as collective bargaining over pay, terms/conditions etc is a different question.

Personally I'd say it's worthwhile provided you can get any support you need from the union in the event of trouble.

The Police Federation is actually not a union - it is a staff association. Police officers are banned by law from being members of a trade union; and police officers are not actually employees either. The Federation is able to represent the views and interests of their members, but they are not permitted to take industrial action in pursuit of pay and conditions etc (hence not a union).