At the Special Delegate Conference of UNIONS held on the 15th June the retired General Secretary Dave Prentis was give a life time membership for his many years of tireless and dedicated service. Have a great retirement Dave,
We have managed to secure funding through Scottish Union Learning to run a few tutored online Mental Health Awareness Workshops – the course outline is at the end of this e-mail.. The workshops will run on MS TEAMS and be held on: 22nd June – 9.30am to 12.30pm 23rd June – 9.30am to 12.30pm 24th… Continue Reading Mental Health Awareness Courses – open to all members
North East Scotland LGBT+ Group are hosting an online event for IDAHOBIT, the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on Monday 17th May from 7pm – 8.30pm. To register using Eventbrite click here.
UNISON PRESS RELEASE Council workers union begins industrial ballot preparation saying staff won’t be “used as a political football” 4 May 2021 Stephen Low Council workers union begins industrial ballot preparation saying staff won’t be “used as a political football” UNISON, the largest trade union in Scotland’s councils, representing 80,000 local government workers across Scotland,… Continue Reading Pay Ballot Update from Locel Government Committee
Bon Accord Care is undertaking a Cultural Review. As part of this, they have launched a survey to collect the views of members of staff. This will run until the 9th May 2021. The Culture Assessment Tool Survey (CAT) is still open to all Bon Accord Care staff and closes this Sunday, 9th May and… Continue Reading Bon Accord Care – Cultural Review
Over the next few days you will receive voting papers for the Unions NEC elections. It is important that you take time to vote and help shape the future of the union. Click here for more details. To access the Q and A on the elections click here.
Watch the Wreath Laying Ceremony with Jim Currie, Branch Chair, and representatives of the other unions and Council Administration. Click here.
UNISON Scotland will open a consultative ballot on the pay offer from COSLA in response to the Joint Unions Pay claim. UNISON is a member-led organization and it’s important that you take the opportunity to cast a vote in the consultative ballot. The ballot will contain 2 questions: Do you Accept or Reject the COSLA offer?… Continue Reading Pay Award 2021/22 – Consultative Ballot 12th to 28th April
The price of school uniforms can be eye-watering, and extra money worry is the last thing anyone needs right now. UNISON’s charity There for You is pleased to be able to offer grants to help members with the cost of buying school uniforms. Check if you’re eligible for a one-off payment of £50 per child,… Continue Reading School Uniform Grants 2020
We are always working hard for our members, often behind the scenes and mostly without shouting loudly about the success we have for our members. However we wanted to share an example of how membership and engagement with UNISON Aberdeen City Branch can benefit employees. A planned redesign of the Comms and Marketing function of… Continue Reading Working hard, for our members