This is the website for the Bridgend County branch of UNISON.
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UNISON is here to help
See the Spring/Summer 2010 newsletter from UNISON's solicitors Thompsons (pdf 2.86 MB) showing just how UNISON supports its members in Wales.
Watch out for the article on page 2 about one of our own branch members. (04.07.10)
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What price democracy?
International Officer Tony Mullins with a topical view from the international scene in UNISON.
"We who are members of this UNISON can feel happy with the fact that we live in country where if we have a difference of opinion with people, we can within reason express this difference.
Many of our fellow Trade Unionists in other countries do not even have this basic right that we take for granted. "
Read Tony's complete article by downloading the document here. (01.06.10)
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UNISON Family Protection insurance
Make sure that you and those you care for will be able to cope by providing for life's eventualities with UNISON Family Protection - a range of low cost, simple-to-set up insurance plans which protect what's really important.
Policies include UNISON Life Cover, Income Protection, Critical Illness Cover and UNISON 50+ Personal Accident Cover. Get all the details you need to get you started on our insurance flyer (pdf 816KB)
DID YOU KNOW? As a member of UNISON, you're eligible to apply for £2,500 FREE Accidental Death & Disability insurance? Full information on the insurance flyer above. (01.06.10)
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Watching your pennies?
The UNISON Prepaid Plus Mastercard © could be just what you're looking for.
Not a credit card or a debit card, the UNISON Prepaid Plus is a new kind of payment card, which, as well has helping you to manage your finances, comes with additional benefits such as insurance cover, shopping discounts and more. Download the flyer for the full story on a Prepaid Plus card. (pdf 1.5 MB). (01.06.10)
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Turn2Us - to help you find the help you need
Turn2us - part of Elizabeth Finn Care - helps people in financial need, and those who support them, access the money avialable to them through welfare benefits and charitable grants. Full information, and contact details, are available from the Turn2us flyer which can be downloaded here. (pdf 185KB) (01.06.10)
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Still undecided about your 2010 holiday?
UNISON's own holiday village, Croyde Bay, on the unspoiled north Devon coast, has special deals for members.
To book please contact 01271 890890, select option 1 for bookings.
Or see www.croydeunison.co.uk for further information, including offers for members. (28.04.10)
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Equal Pay - calling all Catering, Cleaning and Care Staff who haven't yet signed up to the UNISON campaign.
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Training opportunities for members
UNISON arranges training throughout the year.
Full information and for any courses in the pipeline is always available on our Benefits / Training / Services page.
Current courses available include:
Equalities - and DDA
* Summer 2010 Regional Training Course Schedule - courses include:
Handling Grievances & Disciplinaries * Employment Law/ Work-Life Balance - and more!
* Series of Open University Openings distance learning courses for all members - lots of choice, a range of subjects: and they're free!
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Next branch officers' meeting:
Monday 23rd August
Dates for the branch officers' meetings are available on our news page. (26.01.10)
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... TRAINING NEWS ...
 04.07.10 - additional courses added, for September 2010. Courses include Equalities, and DDA.
For outlines of our forthcoming courses (usually free of charge to members), see our Benefits/ training page. (24.03.10)
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 Win £500 worth of Love2Shop vouchers with UIA (Insurance) Ltd!
All UNISON members have a chance to win £500 of vouchers with UIA - see our Membership Services page for all the details...
(04.07.10)
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| Retired? You can still be a UNISON member, with just a one-off lifetime membership fee of £15. Further information is available via the national site (02.02.07) |
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Some documents on this site are in PDF format. If you don't already have it, you'll need a pdf reader to open these documents. Click on the Adobe logo to download Acrobat free of charge..
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Interested in FREE legal advice?
If you're a UNISON member, you're already entitled to it.
To find out more... Word document 52kb
Here's a quick summary ( Word document 148Kb) of what legal help you can get from Thompsons. (03.03.07)
See the latest newsletter (pdf 2.86 MB) on how Thompsons has helped UNISON members in Wales. (04.07.10) |
The national UNISON website: www.unison.org.uk/
 The Wales-specific page on the national website is at http://www.unison.org.uk/cymru
All members have access to the national site which covers in depth all the news and resources available to members both on a UK-wide and Wales-wide basis.
This site won't try to duplicate the national site, but will carry information and resources directly relevant to members of the Bridgend branch. If there's anything you think is missing from this site, we'd be very happy to hear from you.
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The View from the Bridge
This is what you can find on this site, and where it'll be:
Homepage: where you are now. Updated 12.08.10
News / What's on : what's been happening in our branch, or is just about to, including arranged sports & social events; the latest news UNISON news and how it relates to Bridgend branch members. Updated 12.08.10
About UNISON : this page'll tell you what UNISON is and what it does
Why join UNISON? : the many reasons why it's worth being a member of the UK's biggest union in the public services
Need help? : who to contact if you're in a crisis/need help
Contact us : all the contact details for Bridgend branch members, including lists of local reps and branch officers. Updated 13.04.10 Reps List Updated 12.08.10
Benefits / Training / Services : the benefits you can from being a member, including help with training costs and all the details on forthcoming training. Updated 04.07.10
Useful Links : - links to organisations which UNISON members may find useful. Updated 23.03.09
If you have any problems using the site, please tell us.
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Disclaimer
The Bridgend County branch of UNISON has taken every effort to ensure that the information contained within its website is correct but no liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies. The Bridgend County branch of UNISON can not accept any liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of the material contained in its website. The Bridgend County branch of UNISON assumes no responsibility for the contents of any other website to which its website links via hypertext. |
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