Aberdeen Branch of UNISON are celebrating heroes working in Local Government this Thursday (17th October) by taking part in a national Local Service Champions Day. Our Local Service Champions Bus will be touring the city, visiting Aberdeen City Council work places to meet and talk members, to recognise that they are unsung heroes. We will… Continue Reading Local Service Champions Day – 17th October
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This afternoon Aberdeen Branch welcomed our colleagues from Norsk Tjenestemannslag (NTL), the largest public sector trade union in Norway, to the Town House. Our friends, based at The Brønnøysund Register Centre in Norway, were on a fact finding mission to Aberdeen for 5 days, and were keen to come and meet another public sector… Continue Reading Norwegian Guests
For the first time ever, UNISON are running their first ever nationwide Green UNISON week, with branches across the UK, including Aberdeen City branch, organising a week of activities calling for urgent action to tackle climate change. During the week of 16-20 September, UNISON members can show their support for school climate change strikers, who… Continue Reading Green Unison Week 16-20 September
If you work in Social Work, please take time to complete the below survey, which is confidential, before 30th September. This will support our campaign to challenge Local Authorities, Scottish Government and the Chief Social Worker in Scotland to stop the cuts to vital Social Work Services and the impact these cuts are having on… Continue Reading Social Work Teams Survey
The latest OUT newsletter is out now – have a read below and see how UNISON have been supporting our LGBT+ members.
Thanks to all the members who attended the Aberdeen City Branch AGM in the council chamber on Wednesday. Both 12noon and 5pm sessions were well attended by both current and retired members, with the main topics of discussion being around transformation, the continuation of the TOM and the recent Council budget. Branch officer positions and… Continue Reading Aberdeen City Branch AGM
PRESS RELEASE UNISON Aberdeen City Branch welcomed the commitment today from the Administration Group to protect staff terms and conditions in the 2019/20 Council budget. Branch Secretary, Kenny Luke, said: “We’re really pleased to hear that the Administration has blocked this cut after meeting us on this issue. Our members have been doing their best… Continue Reading UNISON wins concession on staff contracts in ACC budget
PRESS RELEASE UNISON is calling on the administration group at Aberdeen City Council to halt proposals to cut staff and attack their terms and conditions. The 2019/20 budget is proposing £41.2m of cuts, affecting service delivery and the futures of 260 council workers. Kenny Luke, UNISON Aberdeen City Branch Secretary, said: “These proposals will have… Continue Reading UNISON calls on Aberdeen City Council to halt cuts to staff
Aberdeen Trades Union Council (ATUC) has joined other voices across the city to condemn the drastic package of cuts being proposed by Aberdeen City Council to meet a £41million budget deficit. ATUC has organised a lobby of the Aberdeen City Council budget meeting on Tuesday 5th March from 1-4pm outside Marischall College, Broad Street, Aberdeen.… Continue Reading ATUC & UNISON stand up to budget cuts