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Prospect is run for and by its members.
If you want support to build a union presence in your workplace, access tried and trusted methods and tools to strengthen your branch and communicate effectively with members, or develop in your role as a union rep, these pages are for you.
What is a trade union?
What’s the purpose of a trade union and what issues do they campaign for?
Who are Prospect and what do we do?
What work sectors and professions are Prospect members employed and how does the union support people?
What are trade union branches?
How are branches organised and how do they operate?
What are reps?
What are the key tasks of a rep and how are they selected?
Who runs the union?
Understand how the union is structured so you can play a role in it’s future.
My branch/section reps | My branch official
If there is an existing union branch where you work, get in touch with people who can work with you.
Growing the union hub
Starting a union from scratch? These page has the resources to help you.
Organising in your workplace
Understand what organising is and the find tips to help you.
Webinar – Get Active In Prospect
A monthly interactive 60-minute meeting for members who want to get active and who haven’t yet done reps training.
Training – Building Power at Work
Find out about organising training: [link – BPAW] (to follow)
Becoming a union rep
Find out what’s required and decide if a rep role is right for you
Tell us you want to get involved
Get in touch so we can help you get more active
Reps’ hub
The place to start for guidance and resources to support you in your rep role.
Organising in your workplace
Understand what organising is and the find tips to help you.
Training for reps
We organise regular training to support you, whether you’re a new rep, or been in the role for years.
Ambition: branding for a 21st century union
Create Prospect branded publicity with templates and more tobuild your branch.
Branch hub
Guidance and resources to help you run a successful branch.
Organising in your workplace
Understand what organising is and the find tips to help you.
Find out about our equalities networks
Learn about our EDI strategy and visit our hub pages for gender, race, disability and LGBT+ equality.
Find out about our campaigns
National campaigns that matter to our members.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 became law on 18 December 2025. We’re currently in the process of updating and creating content as the Act is gradually implemented.
The Act introduces positive additions and amendments to existing legislation, securing better rights for many workers. These include new day one rights, protections from unfair dismissal and a new duty on employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union.
The employment law changes included in the Act will come into force in 2026 and 2027.
We will provide more information and guidance as the new legislation is implemented. Please speak to your branch or full-time officers or organiser or if you do not have these, please contact the National Organising Unit: [email protected].
Do you want to be more involved?
How people are getting involved:
Why Paul joined Prospect
Paul Delaney, a National Trust ranger from the Lake District, joined Prospect in 2003, and has been a big trade unionist his whole life, “I come from Northern Ireland where there’s a big trade union thing going on anyway, it seemed a natural thing to do.”
The importance of joining a trade union is something that Paul encourages within his workplace at the National Trust, “I tell my colleagues, certainly our younger colleagues that trade union membership is important because it gives you a voice, it gives you an ability to influence your pay, your conditions, your health and safety.”
Who are the NOU?
Prospect’s National Organising Unit were formed in the autumn of 2025, and amongst other objectives, the teams’ principal work is to establish, communicate and implement the national organising strategy.
Our focus for 2026 has been to prepare for the Employment Rights Act.
Please get in touch if you’d like to get active in your area at work.
