HAVE you ever worked for a local council? Are you a council employee now?

If so, UNISON - the trade union with 800,000 members in local government - would like to hear from you.

As part of our campaign to improve local authority employment and local services, we want to find out what your job means to you.

n How do you feel it contributes to the local community?

n Do you feel you are valued for what you do?

n How do you feel your pay, conditions and training opportunities could be improved?

You may have left your job in local government recently. If so, UNISON would like to know why. Did you just feel like a change or was another local job just more attractive? Does it pay more, is it less stressful or does it fit better with family commitments? Whatever your reasons for leaving, we would like to hear from you.

Please drop us a line to the address below. We look forward to hearing from you.

Heather Wakefield,

Senior National Officer,

Local Government Service Group,

UNISON,

1 Mabledon Place,

London WC1H 9AJ.

Updated: 10:20 Wednesday, February 07, 2001