UNISON is the trade union representing staff in Aberdeenshire Council, various voluntary and community organisations, and other public sector employers.

Unions lobby council against shortsighted cuts

Unions lobby council against shortsighted cuts
Council unions today lobbied Aberdeenshire Council’s budget meeting to protest against draconian cuts to jobs and services to our most ...
/ Campaigns, Lobby, News, Save Our Services

Health and Social Care Briefing on IJB Budget – UNISON slams “shortsighted” cuts

Inez Kirk
The branch has issued a briefing condemning proposed cuts to Aberdeenshire's Integrated Joint Board's budget. Aberdeenshire UNISON will oppose these cuts ...
/ Budget, Campaigns, News, Social care, Social Care

Join us at branch AGMs and have your say

AGM voting
AGM 2025 dates   Tuesday 18th February 2025 12-2pm Online https://tinyurl.com/ShireAGM-2025-02-18 Wednesday 19th February 2025 630pm - 830pm Fly Cup, ...
/ AGM, AGM, News

Dementia Awareness Workshops – open to all members – sign up now

Dementia Awareness Workshops - open to all members - sign up now
UNISON Scotland Member Learning provides training on a range of topics that is available to all UNISON members. Such training ...

Tea Break Questionnaire

Tea Break Questionnaire
Hi everyone, I hope you are looking forward to a nice weekend after another long week. As I speak to ...
/ Campaigns, Education issues

Health and Safety Visits Aberdeenshire

Health and Safety Visits Aberdeenshire
UNISON Aberdeenshire branch Health and Safety (H&S) team have commenced a scheduled list of H&S Inspections throughout Aberdeenshire Council workplaces ...
/ Health and Safety, News, Uncategorized

Unison the union – fighting for Scottish Council Workers

Unison the union - fighting for Scottish Council Workers
It’s time to tell the Scottish Government and Cosla that local Government workers are not second class Unison the union ...

NCS bill – new amendment on National Social Work Agency – MUST READ for social work members

NSWA briefing
The National Care Service bill is at Stage 2 and the Scottish Government has published its proposed amendments. This includes ...

Local government pay campaign 2024/25

Local government pay campaign 2024/25
Cosla, the local government employer, has made a two-stage offer which runs for 18 months, which gives a 2.2% increase ...
/ Campaigns, Pay, Uncategorized

Thousands of council workers are to vote in an official strike ballot over pay, says UNISON

Thousands of council workers are to vote in an official strike ballot over pay, says UNISON
More than 43,000 council workers in waste and recycling, schools and social care are to be balloted for strike action ...
/ Campaigns, Pay