Are there specific unions for support workers?
Hi, I'm working at a refuge as a support worker in London. I was wondering if there were any specific unions that I could join? I know it's dependent on the company as well, but we haven't received any kind of information about whether we have union reps and stuff like that, so I wanted to know if you guys had any idea of who to contact to basically get a good idea of what unions to join. I know there are general unions like Unison that I will be contacting, but wanted further information/where to basically start looking.
Basically, we're criminally understaffed, my coworker has put in a grievance for managerial bullying (entirely justified in doing so), our managers haven't been in office for at least two months with no official reasons provided, they've fucked with my pay and the pay of coworker who left only recently (because of our direct line manager) and they've dragged their feet and completely mismanaged my application to shift from bank to permanent staff. This is not to mention a bunch of safeguarding issues+mismanagement, etc. I've also heard from previous and older workers that HR and management try and cover each other's backs, so I feel it's a good time to get in contact with a union to ensure we're not left hung to dry.