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Don't leave UNISON just because you have retired! UNISON retired members enjoy many of the benefits of UNISON membership including:

Legal advice
Welfare support
Special discounts and offers on a wide range of financial and other services

Retired membership is either free or you pay a one-off £15 subscription, depending when you joined UNISON.

If you've been a UNISON member for at least two years on the day you retire and don’t intend to take up further employment, have either reached state pension age or get a pension, you can become a retired member.

Get Involved! Life does not stop once you stop working - nor does your role in the union. You can keep in touch with old work colleagues, attend branch meetings, take part in campaigns or help in the branch office.

Your Branch is currently setting up a retired members section. Whether you wish to be actively involved in the organisation of the section, or only want to keep in contact with former colleagues, get in touch with the Branch Secretary.

UNISON is unique among British trade unions in having a Retired Members Organisation. The retired members' structure mirrors that of the working members. This means that retired members can also participate in UNISON's democratic machinery at all levels.

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

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.

If you wish to become a retired member please complete the application form and return it to the address on the form, together with a cheque or postal order for £15 made payable to UNISON Scottish Water Branch.

IMPORTANT: Welfare benefits increase in value with continuous membership. Should your membership lapse you will lose all your entitlement. So please ensure that you apply for retired membership immediately you retire to ensure your membership is continuous and you keep all your benefits.

For further information, contact your nearest steward or UNISON Direct on 0845 355 0845.