Year on year, UNISON wins pay rises for its members. Average earnings are around eight per cent higher in unionised workplaces.

UNISON is campaigning to bring women's pay into line with men's. Workplaces with union recognition are 20 per cent more likely to have an equal opportunities policy.

UNISON has won increased leave for many of its members wherever they work.

UNISON provides courses to help you learn new skills, improve existing ones and develop your career. Since 1994 UNISON has won agreements with employers to pay for courses and provide time off for employees to attend them.

If you belong to UNISON, your employer is more likely to have parental leave policies which are more generous than the statutory minimum.

UNISON health and safety stewards are trained to minimise the risk of workplace injuries and ensure that employers meet their legal obligations.

UNISON wins millions in legal compensation for people who are injured or become ill at work. We won over �37 million in 2004 for members and their families.

UNISON campaigns for tougher laws to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, disability or sexual orientation. Black and Asian trade unionists earn 32 per cent more than non-unionised colleagues.

UNISON campaigns against all forms of privatisation, including PFI and foundation hospitals. Where our members have been transferred to the private sector we have won them pay and employment protections.

Trade union members are only half as likely to be sacked as non members.