Retired members

If you've been a UNISON member for at least two years on the day you retire and have either received state pension age or get a pension, you can become a retired member.

UNISON retired members enjoy all the benefits of UNISON membership including:
• Legal advice
• Welfare support
• Special discounts and offers on a wide range of financial and other services

UNISON works to raise awareness of issues which concern older people and to influence decision makers. Our priorities include:

  • Pensioner poverty
  • Health care and age discrimination
  • Isolation and mobility issues

We believe our union should reflect the society we live and work in. There are more than 10 million elderly people in the UK. Retired and working members have a shared interest in obtaining decent incomes in older age, a universal health service and the creation of a civilised society.

Today's workers are tomorrow's pensioners and UNISON's members work in public services on which many older people rely.

NHS 60th Anniversary Celebrations

As part of the NHS 60th Anniversary Celebrations, UNISON is looking for retired members who worked in the NHS.

Retired Members' Conference 2008

The Retired Members' Conference 2008 will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Glasgow on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 October 2008.

A Conference Bulletin and forms will be despatched to branches and retired member contacts in the near future and will be available for download from the UNISON Conferences webpage at http://unison.org.uk/conference/docs_list.asp

In the meantime, listed below are some important conference dates for your diary.

National Pensioners' Convention 16th National Pensioners' Parliament - 3/5 June 2008

This year's NPC Pensioners' Parliament will be held from Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 June 2008. Details of the event and how to attend are attached.

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CONTACT DETAILS
• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work.
• The National Officer with responsibility for retired members is Colin Derrig.
UNISON Retired members
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: c.derrig@unison.co.uk
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Recent documents

Retired Members' Conference 2008: bulletin

Bulletin for the retired members conference 2008 in Glasgow.
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Retired Members' Conference 2008: forms

Forms for delegate appointment, travel, accommodation, motions and amendments for the retired members conference 2008 in Glasgow.
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Advice for Retired Members

Advice on how Retired Members can participate in their local regional and branch LGBT groups.
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Training Day for Retired Members Secretaries

Training Day for Retired Members SecretariesTraining Day for Retired Members Secretaries


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Link to a PDF document on this siteTraining Day for Retired Members Secretaries