Author: Colin Jones
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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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UNISON Branch AGM 2019
It's now time for the branch Annual General Meeting, and this year we'll be repeating our split AGM format across both Universities. The AGM will be held on two days at lunchtimes, with one meeting at RGU and the other at UofA. Please make every effort to come along to one of them. Refreshments will…
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Winter Fuel Grants
Winter fuel grants 2018-19 What are UNISON There for You Winter Fuel Grants? In addition to our normal range of services and in response to the growing difficulty many members on low income are experiencing paying their fuel bills, a programme has been put in place that will assist our most vulnerable members. How much…
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Vote NOW in the HE Pay Ballot 2019
Vote ONLINE in the UNISON Higher Education Pay Ballot Why you should vote to REJECT the pay offer… Staff in our world-class university system deserve a decent pay rise. You’re certainly due one as the value of your pay has not kept up with the cost of living. That’s why UNISON, along with the…
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RGU STRIKE Update
Strike Dates As previously communicated we are now taking strike action on Tuesday 20th/Wednesday 21st September, and Monday 3rd/Tuesday 4th October. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE WORKPLACE ON THESE DATES. It is vitally important that everyone stands together to reject the pay offer as we look to negotiate an improvement. Only by standing together will…
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RGU Members Vote for Strike Action Over Pay
Higher Education pay campaign and strike ballot 2022 – Results Members at both the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University have overwhelmingly rejected the employer's pay offer this year. 79.2% of Robert Gordon University members who voted, voted to reject the pay offer, and more than half of UNISON members voted, meaning the vote…
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Christmas Competition 2016 Results
The branch held our prize draw for our fantastic Christmas Competition on on Monday and we're pleased to announce we now have our five prize winners for this year. The prizes this year were: an amazing Sony Playstation 4 1TB, with 3 games included and a £50 Amazon Voucher to expand your collection. our ever…
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Branch Christmas Competition 2018
Once more we are running our fantastic Christmas Competition, which is open to members only for all our current UNISON members at both the Robert Gordon University and the University of Aberdeen. Prizes this year are an amazing MSI Gaming Laptop. We'll also have our ever popular Dinner and a Show for Two, and Christmas…