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Unison Depot Visits

April 11, 2024 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Karen Donaldson, UNISON Area Organiser, will be attending depots throughout Aberdeenshire during April and May These sessions are open to

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Training event on SSSC for social care workers in the community and voluntary sector

May 18, 2021 Kate Ramsden

Aberdeenshire UNISON has organised training on the SSSC for all CVS Social Care Workers, whether or not you are a

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The Social Care Staff Support Fund – open now for those who have been shielding

January 14, 2021 Kate Ramsden

The shielding element of the Social Care Staff Support Fund is now open to applications. The Fund will close on

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Claim Covid Cash Now #claimcovidcash

July 22, 2020 Kate Ramsden

If you work in social care or home care and are self isolating or shielding and are not receiving sick pay

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Important update for social care members – you should now get normal pay if self-isolating

July 4, 2020 Kate Ramsden

UNISON welcomes the Coronavirus (COVID-19): social care staff support fund guidance, announced by the Scottish Government on Thursday 25 June,

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Testing extended to weekly for all care home staff and to anyone with symptoms over 5

May 24, 2020 Kate Ramsden

It is important to note that there have again been changes to who can access the testing programme  announced by

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Care home testing – NOW UPDATED – please make sure the guidance is being followed

May 16, 2020 Kate Ramsden

Now updated to weekly testing of care home staff. Please look at this webpage and make sure that this is

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Update for members where Covid is in your care home – you can now be tested even if no symptoms

May 7, 2020 Kate Ramsden

This is an update on who is eligible for testing for Covid-19. It has been confirmed that where one resident

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Update for social care members. Please do this Covid-19 survey

April 24, 2020 Kate Ramsden

Social care workers are at the forefront of the struggle against COVID-19. Care workers put themselves at risk to provide

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Information for social care members about the “furlough” scheme

April 24, 2020 Kate Ramsden

In every workplace that we have members, UNISON is asking employers to make sure that workers who follow government and

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  • Women’s History Month

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  • International Women’s Day

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  • Branch celebrates women members in workplace visits

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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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    21/03/2020

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