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UNISON West Midlands
Retired Members
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When you retire, life does not stop - and your role in the union can also continue.
You can become a Retired Member and still get all the benefits of UNISON membership. As well as keeping in touch with your old work colleagues, attending branch meetings and taking part in campaigns, you can still enjoy:
Your Branch office or Branch Secretary will tell you how to join.
You pay a one-off subscription of £15 to your Branch, but many Branches waive the subscription.
Many branches have Retired Members' sections who meet on a regular basis where you can enjoy social events and outings, keep up to date with UNISON’s campaigns and issues concerning older people.
Organisation
UNISON is unique among British trade unions in having a Retired Members organisation which mirrors the structure of that of working members. This means Retired Members can still participate at all levels of the Democratic Machinery. Retired Members can attend branch meetings, and have representation on the Branch Committee and Regional Council, which has a member on the National Retired Members Committee.
The Retired Members' Conference meets every year to enable retired members from branches to debate issues important to them: two motions are submitted to the agenda of the National Conference.
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