Jack Williams

I joined the Kent Police as a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) back in 2014 and became a UNISON member straight away during my training at the Kent Police Training College. Since 2016, I have been currently working out of Ramsgate Police Office in the Thanet District. I personally had to use UNISON for a rather dubious disciplinary issue back in early 2015 and I was very pleased with all their help and support that they gave me in getting me through it. Although I did not have much of an interaction with the union before then, they certainly helped me realise that it was worth being a member!

I have always supported the Trade Union movement, even before I joined the job, and without the strong influence of the trade unions around the workplace, a lot of benefits that we enjoy today would simply not exist – such as shorter working hours, week-ends off, annual leave and sick pay. It hurts me to see that there are powerful forces out there that want to resist and suppress the many achievements that the trade unions have bought to the workplace after decades of struggle.

I decided to become a UNISON steward in 2018 because I simply wanted to help people (just like I do as a PCSO, but in the wider community) and I have really enjoyed meeting and working alongside other fantastic stewards and branch officials over the last couple of years. I do love the opportunity to represent members in their local management disputes and enjoy supporting and giving out advice to members who have a number of workplace issues.