Thank you to all the members who have kindly donated to the food bank collections.
The scheme is still running. If you wish to donate please see your local steward or drop your donation into one of the collections points.
UNISON BLACK MEMBERS CONFERENCE
Takes place between Friday 6 and Sunday 8 February at the Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton.
The national conference of UNISON’s Black members’ self-organised group, to discuss issues and set policy affecting Black members.
Who should attend
To be eligible to attend the national Black members’ conference you must define yourself as Black and be a member of one of the following groups:
•branch Black members’ group;
•regional Black members’ group;
•national Black members’ committee;
•national disabled members’ committee;
•lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender committee;
•women’s committee.
Each branch may send six delegates to the conference, and delegations must be in line with UNISON’s principles of proportionality and fair representation (see conference bulletin for full details).
Branches and regions may send Black visitors to the conference. All expenses, including travel, must be met by the branch or region.
Registrations and enquiries
If you want to attend the conference, please contact your branch, who can register you as a delegate or visitor on the Online Conference System.
TUC MARCH AND RALLY 18 OCTOBER
Lucinda Wakefield is our branch contact for members who are attending.
More Transport Options
UCU are running coaches to London on 18 October as follows:
YORK: depart 6.15am – Memorial Gardens, Leeman Road
LEEDS: depart 7.00am – West Yorkshire Playhouse LS9 8AH
SHEFFIELD: depart 7.45am – Paternoster Row (near Showcase Cinema) S1 2BX
To book seats on the UCU coach please contact Helen Sidlow, UCU Regional Office: Hsidlow@ucu.org.uk
Train Ticket Options
PCS is likely to have a small number of spare train tickets from Sheffield and Leeds to London for the Demo on 18th October.
If members would like to buy them, they will be selling them for £20 each (return) which is equivalent to the cost of coach travel.
If anyone is interested please contact juanita@pcs.org.uk or her colleague Denise Senior DeniseS@pcs.orguk urgently.
HE MEMBERS VOTE TO ACCEPT PAY OFFER
Following a period of consultation, 89% of UNISON members voted to accept the offer, with 11% voting to reject read more
ORGREAVE MASS PICNIC AND FESTIVAL
14 June 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
ARE YOU WORTH IT?
After the recent pay campaign UNISON will be organising a group photo of SHU members to spell out the message “we’re worth it”. Please come along to show your support to Hallam Square (Main Entrance to City Campus) at 1pm on Thursday 26th June.
We will also be running a recruit a friend offer at the stall at the 26th June event
- bringing along a potential new member to the recruitment stall
- If the new member joins UNISON at the stall SHU UNISON will reward both of you by reimbursing the cost of an NUS extra card*
- the stall will be on Campus on Thursday 26th June, 12-2pm outside the main entrance at Owen Building City Campus
- new members will need to be signed up as a UNISON member for one month before the reward can be reimbursed
- ensure you leave your details with the UNISON rep on the stall to claim the reward
(* please note we will cover the cost of the one year option for the card which is £12).
WOMEN OF STEEL CHARITY CONCERT
UNISON RE-LAUNCHES THE SCHOOL UNIFORM SCHEME
The UNISON welfare charity There for You can offer help to members on low incomes deal with the cost of school uniforms read more
130TH DURHAM MINERS GALA
Y&H REGIONAL DISABLED MEMBERS TRAINING COURSE
Y&H Regional Disabled Members Training – Disability And Austerity – Exploring the Challenges of Welfare Reform
12th July 2014 10am to 4.30pm
Venue: UNISON (Regional office), Commerce House, Wade Lane, LEEDS LS2 8NJ
The training will aim to cover the impact of austerity measures and welfare reforms on disabled members and how other disabled and non disabled members can be engaged through publicity and campaigning.
- Austerity and Welfare Reform – The story so far…
- Impact of Welfare Reform
- Debunking the Myths – the correlation between austerity measures and hate crime
- Fighting Back – UNISON Campaigns
- Doing the UNISON Talk
If any members wish to attend, please complete this application form and send it to unisonadministrator@shu.ac.uk. Attendees do not need to a member of the Regional Disabled Members SOG, but should identify themselves as disabled.
Lunch will be provided. Please indicate if you have any Dietary requirements. If a Crèche place is required, please book this in advance with Jo Turnbull. Travel expenses will be covered by the branch.
Deadline to register to attend the training is Friday 4th July 2014.