Around ten thousand low paid women at Glasgow city council received a large helping of festive cheer from Scotland’s top judges today. The council was today refused permission by the Court of Session to appeal against the women’s equal pay victory earlier this year. After ten years of litigation, the claimants supported by UNISON and Action… Continue Reading Festive cheer for Glasgow’s low paid women
UNISON is responding to the changes proposed at Aberdeen City Council as part of its Target Operating Model. As the Council progresses its transformation programme, UNISON is setting out its own principles for change and a commitment to its members. The scale of cuts the Council is proposing is like nothing we’ve seen before. With… Continue Reading UNISON Aberdeen City sets out principles to protect jobs and local services
UNISON recently responded to the Stage 2 Target Operating Model consultation on behalf of the Aberdeen City Branch. We’ve sought to represent the views of our members and highlight specific areas of concern for some services. The consultation refers specifically to the “Interim Functional Structure” and the process of changing Head of Service/Chief Officer posts… Continue Reading UNISON challenges Interim Functional Structure
As transformation beds in at Aberdeen City Council, UNISON has a seat at the table. We are representing our members’ views at the Delivery and Control boards, scrutinising proposals and holding management to account. Each month we want to provide you with an update on what we’ve been doing to represent you. Holding management to account This… Continue Reading Transformation Update: Making your voice heard
Teachers and pupils to hold national celebration day to recognise the ‘stars in our schools’ School support staff across the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire will be recognised tomorrow (Friday 24 November) as part of a UK-wide celebration of the invaluable contribution they make to the education of pupils. UNISON has organised the ‘Stars in Our Schools’ event to promote the… Continue Reading UNISON holds celebration day for Stars in Our Schools!
UNISON Aberdeen City welcomes the announcement of Aberdeen City Council’s accreditation as a Living Wage Employer this week – it is a victory against low pay. UNISON has been at the forefront of campaigning for this change over a number of years. This guarantees that no one will be paid less than £8.75 per hour… Continue Reading UNISON welcomes Living Wage victory in Aberdeen
Take One Action – Scotland’s global change cinema project – returns to Aberdeen to premiere the most acclaimed international documentaries focusing on social and environmental justice. Our specially curated programme of documentaries brings you the best international cinema on the most urgent issues of our time. Whether celebrating a Kenyan farmer’s extraordinary determination as he… Continue Reading Free tickets for Take One Action cinema project at Belmont Filmhouse
Are you feeling stuck in your current job or uncertain about what the future holds? UNISON has organised a workshop for members in Aberdeen City Branch to explore the skills you have, how to make the most of them and how to develop new skills. Whether you want to learn for work or in your… Continue Reading Your skills, your future – an opportunity for UNISON members
Over the coming months the Council will be holding the first of it’s transformation boards. This will be the mechanism by which transformation activities and work-plans are assessed and approved internally. At the end of the process a new Strategic Transformation Committee (made up of Councillors) will have the final say. It’s important that UNISON… Continue Reading UNISON gets seat at the table for transformation boards
Public services union UNISON Scotland has called on the Scottish Government and all public service employers to take action immediately in order to tackle the “massive scale of the problem of violence against public sector workers”. UNISON’s annual Violence at Work survey published today (Friday 20 October) reveals a further increase in reported assaults on… Continue Reading UNISON – Rise in attacks on public service staff is ‘tip of the iceberg’