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1. YOUR CONTACT DETAILS
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2. FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE

We will use your information to provide Union services. We will also use your contact details to communicate with you. We will use your information to send you news about the Union, and other information. We may provide your information to third parties to facilitate services to you and perform other Union functions such as Electoral Reform though we do not sell or pass on your details to third parties for marketing purposes. The address that you supply above will be used in the event of a ballot.

Please tick the options below if you DO want us to contact you using that method.

3. SOCIAL MEDIA

The GPU would like to keep in touch with you as much as possible. Sign up your social media information if you want us to follow you on Twitter, connect with you on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or add you as a contact on Skype. It is not mandatory to provide us with this information and we will not provide it to anyone outside the union.

4. ABOUT YOU
Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
Gender
**Have you ever been a member of the GPU before?
5. MEMBERSHIP TYPE
6. Staff Membership

If your employer already exists in our system, the address field should auto populate. However, if no address appears or the address is incorrect, please add/amend the address details. If your employer does not exist in our system, please enter the address from which you work.

what areas of the media do you regularly work in? (Select all that apply)

Do you work on a particular publication, TV or Radio programme or website

Payment Details
7. Freelance membership

what areas of the media do you regularly work in? (Select all that apply)

Remember that the GPU considers work in PR, on websites (content or design), photography (stills or video), editorial consultancy work, book proofing and editing and lecturing on journalism courses to be journalistic activity.

Evidence of Work

Please upload evidence of your work by entering a URL or uploading a document. Please note that this work must be from the last 6 to 9 months and must have your name on it.

Upload your work in jpg or pdf format only. The maximum file size is 5MB. If you would like to submit something larger please email it to [email protected], please include your name and the reference number you will receive at the end of your application

Payment Details
8. Student membership
Institution details

Please tells us a bit about where you are studying

Do you work on student or community media, or self- publish in print or online?
Payment details
9. Associate membership

what areas of the media do you regularly work in? (Select all that apply)

Remember that the GPU considers work in PR, on websites (content or design), photography (stills or video), editorial consultancy work, book proofing and editing and lecturing on journalism courses to be journalistic activity.

Evidence of Work

Please upload evidence of your work by entering a URL or uploading a document. Please note that this work must be from the last 6 to 9 months and must have your name on it.

Upload your work in jpg or pdf format only. The maximum file size is 5MB. If you would like to submit something larger please email it to [email protected], please include your name and the reference number you will receive at the end of your application.

Payment Details
10. Referees

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Declaration

I hereby declare that the information given in this form are true and I am aware that any information found to be inaccurate can lead to the nullification of my membership. I promised to abide by the rules and regulations governing the union, including the GPU Code of conduct.

Note: Each completed application form must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of D50 together with one passport size photo of the applicant.