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Conference News

Branch to the fore at both local government and national delegate conferences.

June 30, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Branch delegates were active at the podium at both UNISON’s Local Government Service Group Conference and the union’s National Delegate

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Disabled members Equalities News

Workplace disability standards a sham says Branch Equalities Officer Kathleen at TUC Disabled Workers' Conference

May 22, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

The TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference condemned the current schemes to improve disability equality in the workplace and will lobby the

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March and Rallies News

Branch joins Aberdeen May Day March calling for collective action in the struggle against inequality and injustice around the world

May 2, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

UNISON activists and the branch banner joined hundreds of trade unionists, community activists and politicians, four beds and three dogs

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Health and Safety News

Aberdeen remembers – Workers' Memorial day 2016

May 1, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Aberdeen remembered all those who have lost their lives, been injured or made ill at their work at a moving

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Health and Safety News

Workers' Memorial Day Thursday 28 April 2016 – Remember the dead, fight for the living

April 15, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

This year’s International Workers Memorial Day Service, will be held at 1pm (gather from 12.30pm) at Persley Walled Garden, Persley,

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Disabled members Equalities News

Kathleen’s equalities role raises branch profile in Scottish and national disabled members’ forums.

March 14, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Branch Equalities Officer, Kathleen Kennedy, is a member of the UNISON Scotland Disabled Members’ Committee, which is a self organised

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Campaigns News

Branch lobbies Scottish Parliament for increase to council budget settlement

February 24, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Branch activists lobbied the Scottish Parliament on 3rd and 24th February as it debated the Budget Bill, to call on

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AGM News

AGM vows to fight for public services, for public service jobs and for the trade unions who protect them

February 19, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

A lively aggregate 2016 AGM saw members at two meetings, the first at Woodhill House and the second at the

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News There for you

Can UNISON help you with a Winter Fuel Grant?

February 14, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

If you are a UNISON member and are struggling to pay your fuel bill this Winter, UNISON Welfare, There for

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Campaigns News

Elected members sign up to UNISON's no compulsory redundancies campaign on budget day

February 11, 2016 Aberdeenshire UNISON

Members of Aberdeenshire UNISON were on hand to ask elected members to sign up to UNISON’s  “No Compulsory Redundancies” campaign

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Equalities Calendar

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    Women's History Month

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    01/03/2020-01/04/2020

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  • 08

    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.”

     

  • 08

    International Women's Day

    All day
    08/03/2020

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  • 21

    International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

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    21/03/2020

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