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Holiday Pay update – Branch urges members to act NOW if you think you have a claim

March 3, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

The branch has once again written to all members urging them to get in touch immediately with the UNISON office

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Branch to revisit Children and Families Social Work teams

February 26, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

The Branch will once again make workplace visits to all the Children and Families Social Work Teams across Aberdeenshire in

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Campaigns Home Care News

UNISON seeks talks with management amidst concerns about new “Buddy” phones

February 26, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Aberdeenshire UNISON is to meet with home care management to discuss the concerns of members in South and Central Aberdeenshire about

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Branch will raise profile at monthly stalls and surgeries

February 20, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Branch stewards, with the support of Steve Gray, our Branch Development Officer, and Lyndsey Wallace, our full-time local organiser, will

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Aberdeenshire UNISON AGM – campaigning for public services and the people who provide them

February 20, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Members at this year’s aggregate Aberdeenshire UNISON AGM, condemned the Tory led Westminster government’s failed austerity measures which threaten to

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Cuts impact “devastating” says UNISON – speaking up for services and the people who deliver them

February 13, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Aberdeenshire UNISON has warned that the council’s planned cuts over the next five years will hit jobs and services hard

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REMINDER: Aberdeenshire UNISON AGM on Wed 18th February

February 11, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

The Aberdeenshire Branch AGM will be held on WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2015 12noon till 2pm in Woodhill House, Aberdeen and

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Aberdeenshire UNISON success at Scottish Communication Awards

February 10, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Following on from their success at last year’s Scottish Communications Awards, the branch has won a silver and a bronze

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Dumped on: more work for less pay for members working in waste management

January 25, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

UNISON Scotland has put together a series of reports on how austerity is hitting public services and how we can

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Design and photography services to stay in-house after UNISON pressure

January 19, 2015 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Aberdeenshire Council has ditched plans to outsource its design and photography service after the branch sent a briefing out to

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    International Women's Day

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    Branch celebrates women members in workplace visits

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    08/03/2020
    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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