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

Cornerstone signs UNISON Violence at Work Charter

Cornerstone signs UNISON Violence at Work Charter
The branch is please to announce that Cornerstone has signed the UNISON Violence at Work Charter. This means that Cornerstone ...
/ Community, Community, News

Branch meets with Gillian Martin MSP to press for fair funding for councils

Branch meets with Gillian Martin MSP to press for fair funding for councils
Branch Chair, Steve Gray and Communications Officer, Kate Ramsden met with our SNP MSP for Aberdeenshire East on Friday 9th ...
/ Campaigns, Lobby, News, pay, Worth It

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP- IMPORTANT MEMBER SURVEY

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP- IMPORTANT MEMBER SURVEY
It has been around two years now since the Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership was formed by NHS Grampian ...
/ Health & Social Care, News

Advice from council when your place of work is closed due to adverse weather

Advice from council when your place of work is closed due to adverse weather
Aberdeenshire council has clarified the following guidance when workplaces are closed due to the adverse weather. This affects members working ...
/ Adverse weather, News

Please do UNISON Scotland’s short survey on our local government pay claim

Please do UNISON Scotland's short survey on our local government pay claim
On 12 January 2018 UNISON, along with the other Scottish Local Government trade unions, submitted a pay claim for a ...
/ News, Pay, Pay18, survey

UNISON warns that budget plans could hit the vulnerable hardest.

Inez Kirk
On 8th February Aberdeenshire council met to discuss the budget for the coming year. Early indications are that the council ...
/ Budget, News

Report of 2018 AGMs – Your branch – defending equalities and council services

Report of 2018 AGMs – Your branch – defending equalities and council services
Branch members attending this year’s aggregate AGMs again pledged to defend council services and the workers who provide them, as ...
/ AGM, Austerity, Equalities, Poverty

UNISON calls on Scottish Government to “Be our Valentine” and love their council staff and services

UNISON calls on Scottish Government to “Be our Valentine” and love their council staff and services
Aberdeenshire UNISON members today (13 Feb 2018) delivered a Valentine’s Day card to Gillian Martin, MSP calling on all local ...
/ Campaigns, Lobby, News, pay, Worth It

Branch campaign puts social care workers at its heart

Karen and Susan, project workers
UNISON Aberdeenshire has launched a new campaign to put social care and social care workers at the top of its ...
/ Campaigns, News, Social care

Branch submits evidence to UNISON’s submission on the proposed Planning Bill

Steve Gray
Aberdeenshire UNISON has contributed to UNISON Scotland's evidence to the Local Government Committee on the proposed Planning Bill. The submission ...