Fears over pensions, job security and the credit crunch have led to a dramatic rise in union membership in the Island.
Nowhere more so than at the Government Officers' Association, Prospect.
A recruitment drive at the start of this year has been a spectacular success - and has seen membership double in the first six months. This month that drive is being repeated.
Union official Angela Moffatt says people in fear seek strength in collective representation:
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