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Author: Kate Ramsden

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UNISON responds to Cornerstone Chief Executive – important read!

November 15, 2018 Kate Ramsden

As Cornerstone members will know, the Cornerstone Chief Executive issued 2 communications on 12/11/18 in relation to the pay offer

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Take One Action Film Festival in Aberdeen 16-18 November

November 13, 2018 Kate Ramsden

Take One Action – Scotland’s global change cinema project – returns to Aberdeen’s Belmont Cinema from 16-18 November to premiere

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News St Andrew's Day

Join us at the St Andrew’s Day March and Rally in Aberdeen on 24th Nov

November 13, 2018 Kate Ramsden

Please come along to the Annual St Andrew’s Day March and Rally taking place on Saturday 24th November 2018. The

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UNISON invites Cornerstone to ACAS talks

November 13, 2018 Kate Ramsden

UNISON has emailed all its Cornerstone members to share UNISON’s letter of 31st October 2018 inviting Cornerstone to conciliation talks

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UNISON overwhelmingly rejects pay offer and votes to move towards strike action.

November 8, 2018 Kate Ramsden

UNISON Scotland’s local government members have overwhelmingly voted to reject their employer’s (CoSLA) pay offer  of 3% for workers earning up

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Free Information Course in Westhill on life or financial concerns

November 7, 2018 Kate Ramsden

Community Learning and Development is delivering a FREE 4 week information course at Westhill Community Centre, Hay’s Way, where local

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Ballot now closed

November 6, 2018 Kate Ramsden

Calling all local government UNISON members. This is your last chance to vote in the local government pay ballot. Voting

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Come along to “Rise Up Quines” – Aberdeen’s newest Festival celebrating women

November 6, 2018 Kate Ramsden

The branch is supporting a brand new festival for Aberdeen, Rise Up Quines! The Festival takes place between 12-18 November 

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‘The tide is turning’ says UNISON as Scottish care workers vote overwhelmingly to reject charity’s pay offer

October 31, 2018 Kate Ramsden

UNISON members working at Scottish care charity, Cornerstone, have voted by a massive 92% to reject their employer’s pay offer

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Just what is going on at Cornerstone?

October 26, 2018 Kate Ramsden

As you will know, your UNISON Cornerstone Stewards are frustrated at how negotiations have been handled by the Cornerstone leadership

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    Kathleen, Morag and Ann at Woodhill House

    The branch recognised International Women’s Day this year with a series of visits to workplaces in South Aberdeenshire as well as holding a stall in Woodhill House.

    International Women’s Day is 8th March every year. However the branch celebrated it on the 6th and 9th March.

    Branch equalities officer, Kathleen Kennedy said, “International Women’s Day began in 1913 – it aims to work worldwide to eliminate discrimination against women.

    “UNISON’s membership is three quarters women hence we thought it was only right to celebrate.”

    Kathleen, along with Morag Lawrence Pension Champion chose to go to an area which they hadn’t really visited before – Banchory/Aboyne. Unfortunately, local steward, Jackie Roy wasn’t able to go along on the day.

    Kathleen and Morag visited Banchory Social Work office, where the staff were really welcoming and appreciative that they had made the effort to come out and invited them back. Unfortunately plans to return to Banchory area around the end of March have had to be postponed due to the Cornavirus pandemic. However, it is still on the agenda

    Aboyne Academy were also very welcoming. They had organised for Morag and Kathleen coming, with a room set aside and some members were already looking for them when they arrived.

    Kathleen, Morag Lawrence and Ann McEvoy (UNISON Local Organiser) also held a stall in Woodhill House where Kathleen had been based for 25 years and where all three had worked at some point up until recently.

    Kathleen explained, “The idea behind the stall was to celebrate International Women’s Day and give out cup cakes to members and freebies and answer any queries. Also to try and encourage non members to join the union and receive any freebies as well.”

    She added, “We had also hoped from there to start conversations on how we can both support our women members and help them support each other as this could over time develop into a ‘self organised group’.”

    Kathleen went on, “Although this time we were visiting to celebrate International Women’s Day we are keen to visit all locations where we have members to meet and get to know our members and hear their issues if they have any, as well as recruiting more members.”

    If you would like a visit once the lockdown is over, or have any equalities issues or queries, please let Kathleen know at kathleenunison@gmail.com.

    Kathleen added, “We are all too aware how wide the Aberdeenshire and North East Voluntary Sector is so although our stewards would like to visit all establishments regularly, we aren’t physical able.

    “If one thing that is good come out of the Cornavirus panademic it is a lot of us have used more technology so if we can’t get always get you physically we maybe can virtually!

    “We really do want to hear from you. Maybe you have an idea that would be good for  the Branch or a campaign. We will look into everything and no matter where you are in the Branch you are important and we are all equal.”

     

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