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* Branch development toolkit
A set of short guides, on a range of themes, to help you develop your branch and recruit and organise new members and activists.

Union voices

We talk to those on the frontline and discover some key lessons all activists can learn from

The night time is the right time

(26/09/08) Lincolnshire health branch has recruited nearly 200 members in just two months — by shifting to the night shift

Death stalks Burma's activists

(09/07/08) Burmese trade unionists face problems and dangers from the military junta

With your union behind you

(21/04/08) Roger Bunney found out that, when you’re in legal need, UNISON can be there for you (InFocus, May 2008)

Training that fits the course ahead

(22/02/08) London Ambulance branch education officer Mark Belkin has developed a novel way of preparing new reps for what lies ahead

There's power in the union

(22/02/08) For two migrant workers who joined UNISON, it showed just how important a union is

Blackpool reps tower over the local learning scene

(21/12/07) UNISON learning reps in Blackpool picked up a number of awards at a recent council ceremony - a tremendous compliment to the union

Learning the trade union way

(03/09/07) Learning can change the lives of trade unionists – and even bring people into the union as activists

Recognition for a park life

(03/09/07) Happy residents, recycled materials and schemes to stop anti-social behaviour - all in a day's work for one UNISON member

Welsh police branches find some arresting recruitment schemes

(3/08/07) It's no secret that recruitment is vital, but sometimes it can feel as though boosting membership is a well-kept secret

Spreading the union learning bug in Blackpool and Manchester

(25/05/07) Union learning reps play a vital and rewarding role in UNISON, as two reps in the North West know

Learning how to build a branch

(23/02/07) Barnet branch in north London wanted to offer more learning opportunities to members. They didn't realise what it would lead to

A lot more than just typists ...

(24/11/06) NHS Together isn't just about marches and lobbies, as UNISON Waltham Forest chair Charlotte Monro found out.

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