“I always enjoy helping people” Inspiring young UNISON rep on why she took the role

Have you ever considered becoming a UNISON rep?

Health worker Shannon Walters (pictured above) recently did just that and said she wants to inspire more young people like her to do the same.

The 26-year-old works as a domestic at Singleton Hospital in Swansea and said: “My reason for joining UNISON was that it is always better to have the help and not need it rather than need it than not have it.

“I wanted to become a rep because I always enjoy helping people and thoroughly enjoy being able to do research and use that to give a hand to people that need it.”

Shannon said she hopes to help more young people join the union and feel confident in joining a union to help with problems as well as potentially become reps themselves.

She added: “Even if you just help one person then that’s enough but always try harder.”

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