Political campaigning
UNISON members have a very direct way of getting their message across to politicians - through political lobbying.When you join UNISON you are given the opportunity to opt in to what we call the UNISON Labour Link (which funds our lobbying within the Labour Party) or the General Political Fund (which supports local and national campaigns and is not affiliated to any political party).
Labour Link
Your contributions to this fund help to facilitate our lobbying within the Labour Party. This enables us to promote members' views and argue for UNISON policies, which will improve working terms and conditions, help protect public services and create a better society.
General Political Fund
The GPF was set up to allow the union to collect money from members specifically to fund political campaigning work. It is not affiliated to any political party, but the money in the fund is used to support local campaigns, to give a boost to our big national political campaigns, and to pay for political advertising.
Review of political fund
UNISON is currently carrying out a review of its political fund arrangements with a view to ensuring the 'highest possible levels of transparency, participation and activity'.
