South West UNISON Labour Link

To secure a better deal for our members, South West UNISON Labour Link works to get our priorities into Labour Party policy.

Organising, representing and negotiating in workplaces is the heart of UNISON’s activity and the root of our strength. By bringing together many thousands of workers, our members have a better chance of a fair deal.

This strength is also important in politics, because national and local law and regulations shapes many aspects of work. So putting pressure on politicians to support public services is an important job for us.

UNISON works with all parties to do this. We have a special link with the Labour Party, as voted for by our members. UNISON shares important goals with Labour, like public ownership, fair treatment at work, and equality.

To be part of this link, you can opt to pay part of your subscriptions into the Affiliated Political Fund. This is the only part of UNISON’s finances that can be used for party-political work.

Find out more about what Labour Link has achieved for UNISON members, as well as how it is run and where the money comes from.

South West UNISON Labour Link

Leading the region’s work with the Labour Party is a regional committee. Any UNISON member who pays into the Affiliated Political Fund and is also a Labour member is eligible to be on this committee.

Branches may elect a Labour Link officer who is responsible for working with the local Labour Parties.

What does being a Labour Link officer involve?

Each UNISON branch is affiliated to a number of Constituency Labour Parties and can send delegates. If you would like to attend your CLP as a UNISON delegate, get in touch with us.