Serving UNISON members at RGU and UofA
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STRIKE! RGU Dates Announced
STRIKE – Take Action! Dates have now been announced for industrial action at the Robert Gordon University over the derisory 3% pay award this year. We are asking all members to take strike action and not attend the workplace on the following dates: Monday 19th September Monday strike action is no longer taking place due…
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Free £25 Gift Voucher for Branch Members! (2021)
Last year you may remember we ran a gift voucher scheme for members in lieu of our usual social activities during the year. Once again this year these haven't been possible due to the pandemic. The voucher scheme was very well received so we've decided to run it again this year, and this time we're…
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The Big UNISON Prize Draw – Win £10,000!
Enter the UNISON prize draw – with a top prize of £10,000 cash for the lucky winner! #heartunison The prize draw runs from 15th February until the beginning of May, entry is open to all existing members – and new members too – all you need to do is update or verify your email address…
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Christmas Competition Winners Announced!
The branch held our prize draw for our fantastic Christmas Competition yesterday and we're pleased to announce we now have our five prize winners for this year. First prize this year was an amazing top of the range Amazon Kindle Voyage, with FREE 3G and Wi-fi and a £50 Voucher to get their e-book collection…
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Not Good Enough! Vote YES for Strike Action!
What did you think of the latest higher education pay offer for 2021/2? Not good enough. That’s what we think. A measly 1.5% pay rise – for the majority of staff – is all they think you’re worth. With inflation running at over 3%, this is a real terms pay cut. Plus the value of…
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Pay Offer for 2017 is “best that can be achieved through negotiation”
UNISON’s higher education service group met yesterday to discuss the higher education employers’ full and final offer on pay for 2017-18. The final pay offer gives extra increases to the lower paid, between 2.4% and 1.7% up to pay point 16. All staff above point 16 will receive 1.7%. The lowest pay point (spinal column…
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Strike Pay Claim Form
Members who have taken part in the RGU strike action are eligible to claim strike pay from UNISON. Strike pay will be paid at the national rate, with a small additional supplement from the branch which will be determined once we have all the claims entered. Strike pay is not taxable, so you are entitled…
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Branch Christmas Competition 2021 – RESULTS
The branch held our prize draw for our fantastic Christmas Competition yesterday and we're pleased to announce we now have our three prize winners and fourteen runners up for this year. The prizes this year were: an amazing Acer Predator Gaming Laptop. two fantastic Apple iPad Minis (2021) and Fourteen runners up received £25 Vouchers!…
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Lesbian Day of Visibility – Can You Help?
Why is Lesbian Day of Visibility important for the LGBT+ community? I am the Chair of the Rainbow Network at Robert Gordon University(RGU). We are a staff network who aim to promote LGBT+ diversity in the workplace. Our next event is for Lesbian Visibility Day, on 26th April 2019. This April we are planning with…
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