Prospect, union for professionals

Prospect is an independent trade union that advises, defends and supports members if they have a problem at work.

Prospect members, working together, negotiate to improve pay and conditions; campaign for better jobs and standards; negotiate valuable benefits and services and aim to influence employers and government.

We negotiate with more than 300 employers, not just on pay and conditions but on a range of issues that affect our members' working lives: career development, contracts of employment, hours, leave, maternity, pensions, performance pay, promotion procedures, privatisation and company takeovers.

We are also an experienced campaigning body. Prospect is non-party political. But our members' expertise makes our voice count. On issues like energy policy and the quality of public services we bring members' views to the notice of key decision-makers like government ministers and MPs; consumer bodies; employers; industry and professional bodies and the public at large.