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Author: Kate Ramsden

News Pay School support staff

If you are a school, nursery and waste member watch out for your pay ballot

June 6, 2022 Kate Ramsden

UNISON Scotland is balloting all our members in schools, nurseries and waste management and is calling for a YES vote

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Campaigns March and Rallies News

Join TUC march in London on 18 June and demand better for working people

June 1, 2022 Kate Ramsden

The branch is urging members to join the TUC March and Rally on 18 June, in London, to tell this

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March and Rallies News

Please join May Day march and rally on 7th May and grab a roll and a chat beforehand

May 2, 2022 Kate Ramsden

The branch is urging all our members to join the May Day march and rally in Aberdeen next Saturday 7th

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Council members vote overwhelmingly for action in consultative ballot

April 24, 2022 Kate Ramsden

UNISON Scotland’s Local Government ballot has now closed and  members have voted overwhelmingly to take some form of industrial action,

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Consultative ballot on pay closes Friday 22nd April – please VOTE now

April 20, 2022 Kate Ramsden

Voting is underway in UNISON Scotland Local Government’s consultative ballot which closes at 5pm THIS FRIDAY 22nd April. Please see

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UNISON will consult members on action after pay offer rejected

April 3, 2022 Kate Ramsden

UNISON Scotland will consult local government members on taking industrial action over pay, following a decision of UNISON’s national local

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Disabled members Equalities News

Equalities team “Time to talk” sessions provide safe space for members

March 30, 2022 Kate Ramsden

#YDW22 As part of the Year of Disabled Workers, the branch Equalities team has organised a series of “Time to

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Join the Local Government pre-election hustings event on 31st March

March 30, 2022 Kate Ramsden

With council elections coming up on 5th May, UNISON Scotland’s Local Government Committee has organised a hustings event taking place

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Black members Equalities March and Rallies News

Please join our Black Members’ event event to mark UN Anti-racism Day

March 11, 2022 Kate Ramsden

22 March is United Nations Anti-Racism Day, and to mark this event UNISON Aberdeenshire’s Black members self organised group will

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Equalities News Women

Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March at 7pm

March 2, 2022 Kate Ramsden

#BreaktheBias #IWD2022 Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable,

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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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