Union Modernisation Fund - round one projects

Round one of the Union Modernisation Fund (UMF) was launched in 2005. Leeds University Business School (LUBS) carried out an evaluation of Round one. Click on the link below to view their final report.

• The Union Modernisation Fund - Round One: Final Evaluation Report  (PDF, 1192KB)

Appendix 5 of the report includes case studies for the following projects:

• GMB: race and diversity 
• Communications Workers Union: (CWU) Reaching Out 
• SCP: Shaping the future 
• Royal College of Midwives: Improving the communications between the RCM and its members 
• Transport and General Workers Union: Migrant workers Support Unit 
• BFAWU: Membership and Communication Systems 
• TSSA: Increasing diversity: turning members into representatives 
• USDAW: Developing the USDAW management model (LEAP) 
• National Union of Journalists - Equality for all: NUJ workplace and freelance equality representatives project 
• Portman Group Staff Association - Creating full partnership working with Portman Building Society through a highly skilled and efficient employee representative committee

Individual case studies for the remaining completed round 1 project can be accessed below:

• ASLEF: transforming communications with union members [UMF round one case study]  (PDF, 288KB)
• Bakers Food and Allied Workers' Union (BFAWU) - UMF membership diversity project [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 431KB)
• The British Dental Association (BDA). Young member participation and engagement: exploring the needs for today and tomorrow [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 79KB)
• Ceramics & Allied Trades Union (CATU): widening the Union’s remit in a changing society [UMF round one case study]  (PDF, 126KB)  
• Community – Creating capability to manage transformation
• Community and District Nursing Association: empowering members in a small union [UMF Round one case study]  
• Community and Youth Workers' Union (CYWU) - UMF membership diversity project [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 93KB)
• Connect: knowledge management for better communications [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 103KB)
• The Equity web site [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 53KB)
• The General Federation of Trade Unions: supporting growth and stability of small specialist trade unions [UMF round one case study]  (PDF, 162KB)
• Lloyds TSB Group Union (LTU) technology modernisation project [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 57KB)
• Nationwide Group Staff Union (NGSU) - two-way communications empower members [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 68KB)
• National Union of Teachers (NUT) [UMF round one case study]  (PDF, 194KB)
• Prospect's electronic information systems project - streamlining systems for a smarter union [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 136KB)
• Retained Firefighters Union: local representatives empowerment strategy [UMF round one case study]  (PDF, 97KB)
• RMT remote access project: improving two-way access with members [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 95KB)
• T&G: Preparing opinion-formers for information and consultation [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 109KB)
• Trades Union Congress: developing an online support system for union professionals [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 57KB)
• Trades Union Congress: developing an online support system for union professionals [UMF Round One case study] (PDF, 57KB)
• Union of Finance Staff: modernising relations with members [UMF round one case study]  (PDF, 95KB)
• Unite the Union (Amicus section): Piloting ICT services for branches [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 102KB)
• Unite (T&G) developing and supporting workplace union equality representatives: a breakthrough for equality in the workplace [UMF round one case study] (PDF, 320KB)
• The United Road Transport Union (URTU): building for success - supporting the growth of a small specialist trade union [UMF Round One case study]  (PDF, 91KB)
• Wales TUC: equal at work [UMF round one case study]  (PDF, 217KB)

Click on the link to view details of the grant paid to round one projects:

Emerging Learning

A joint BIS/TUC guide to the key learning points identified in the recent independent evaluation of Round One is available:

The Union Modernisation Fund: A Guide to Emerging Learning (PDF, 110 Kb) 
 
A report by the Working Lives Research Institute at London Metropolitan University on a follow-up research exercise undertaken in early 2010 on Round One projects is also available:

Union Modernisation Fund Round One: Self-Assessment Follow-up (PDF, 119 Kb)  

 

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