Category: Members
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Branch Christmas Competition 2022
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. This year, fifteen luck winners will receive a voucher code for £50, to use on any shopping vouchers they like from the love2shop…
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UNISON at Grampian Pride
Today saw the first Grampian Pride march down Union Street in Aberdeen which had hundreds of people proudly raising their rainbow flags and enjoying the sunshine in an inspiring event by the LGBT+ community, joined by their friends and allies from all walks of life. Our new LGBT branch officers, Craig and Hamish were there…
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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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HE unions submit 2015-16 pay claim
Higher education unions have submitted a joint pay claim for 2015-16 to the national employers' organisation, the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). The claim has been submitted by UNISON, UCU, Unite, GMB and EiS and covers two main areas – pay and pay-related equality matters – which the unions want to negotiate concurrently. The…
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Branch on Twitter and Facebook
It's now possible to get the latest branch updates on Twitter and Facebook – we'll be posting regular information about what's happening in the branch, so "follow" or "like" us now: Facebook: facebook.com/UNISONAUB Twitter: twitter.com/UNISONAUB We'll be posting regular updates, so connect with us today!
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RGU Agrees 35 Hour Week and Increased Holidays
Members at the Robert Gordon University will have seen the email from the Principal, Prof Steve Olivier with regard to harmonising working hours and leave entitlement. UNISON are delighted that we have managed to achieve this agreement at RGU after many years. To be clear for all staff, the 35 hour week and harmonisation of…
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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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UNISON Scotland General Election Manifesto
The vast majority of UNISON Scotland’s members work in areas which are devolved to the Scottish Parliament, but even so the general election will still have a huge bearing on our working lives. With reserved issues including overall public spending levels, most economic policy, welfare spending and employment rights it could hardly be otherwise. The…
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New UNISON Goodies
As you may know, the branch was recently awarded a £1,500 grant to buy new UNISON goodies for new members and curre. Well a lot of the new things have now started to arrive, so come along to one of our recruitment stalls. Ask your local steward where the next one is, or contact us…
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Get your 2016 UNISON Diary!
At this time of year the branch would usually send out the annual diary, however after feedback from last year's AGM this year we've decided that we won't automatically send out diaries. Instead we'll have some of our snazzy new UNISON 2016 Diaries ready you to pick up from our regular stalls, and your local…