Category: Members

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Livingston Designer Outlet Coach Trip

    UNISON Aberdeen Universities branch has organised a FREE day trip on Saturday 27th April to Livingston Designer Outlet for branch members. Members may also bring along a guest as well! With over 70 boutiques, restaurants and cafés, Livingston Designer Outlet isn’t merely Scotland’s largest Designer Outlet. They have a wide range of stores, offering something to…

  • UNISON Legal Services

    Did you know that one of the benefits of membership is access to UNISON's legal services?

  • Branch Christmas Competition 2015

    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 top of the range Amazon Kindle Voyage, with FREE 3G and Wi-fi and a £50 Voucher to…

  • 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…

  • UNISON Consults on Final Pay Offer

    We have now received a "full and final" written pay offer from the national employers’ organisation the Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). The offer for 2016-17 follows pay talks between the employers and joint higher ed unions, and consists of: a 1.1% increase from 1 August for all staff covered by the higher education…