UNISON’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Conference 2014 will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, from 1.30pm Friday 21 November to 1.20pm Sunday 23
November 2014. This conference is organised under UNISON’s rules on
selforganisation. All delegates and visitors to LGBT Conference must themselves be
lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender UNISON members.
The closing dates form delegates is Friday 26 September 2014 read more
If you wish to attend please email unisonadministrator@shu.ac.uk
UNISON signed a historic agreement with private company ISS to improve the terms and conditions of the 65-plus workers based at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London read more
The week commencing 12th May is UNISON recruitment week. So please encourage your colleagues to join UNISON.
SHU UNISON Branch is promoting UNISON by having recruitment stalls at both sites with information on the importance and benefits of being in a union.
Members can play a big part in this by:
(* please note we will cover the cost of the one year option for the card which is £12).
ONE MEMBER OF STAFF ELECTED BY AND FROM A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES STAFF CONSTITUENCY
THE 2014 ELECTION RESULT – PUBLISHED ON THE STAFF INTRANET ON MONDAY 24 MARCH 2014. UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2014
RESULT: Dan Bye is the successful candidate elected with 54.5% of the vote.
The ballot was conducted using the Alternative Vote system in which a candidate is elected by achieving a majority of the total vote.
Voters were asked to rank the candidates in order of preference. The ballot papers were sorted according to first preferences and the % of the vote achieved by each candidate was calculated (first count).
In the first count Dan Bye achieved more than half of the first preference votes.
The election results are posted on the staff intranet at this link.
The Region’s biggest annual campaigning and social event for member, ‘UNISON: Providing Essential Cover for those Deliviering Public Services Raceday’ will be held at Doncaster Racecourse on Saturday 2 August 2014.
The new LGPS started on 1 April 2014 in line with an agreement between the unions, employers and the government. This briefing provides a summary of the benefits and protections that are now laid down in law read more.
In March the Branch held successful AGM events and your officers and stewards were elected.
Fir Vale Food Bank is a partnership organisation that seeks to help reduce food shortages and food poverty in Fir Vale.
Speak to your steward on how to donate.
Regrettably the International Seminar scheduled for Saturday, 3 May has now been cancelled due to the lack of take up from Branches and Members.
Apologies for any inconvenience which may be caused due to this late cancellation.
The Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Young Members’ Forum are hosting three training workshops for young members.
Saturday 3 May 2014 – Introduction to media skills and organising
Find out more about how to use the internet, social networking and the press and broadcast media for the benefit of UNISON members.
Saturday 30 August 2014 – Campaigning skills
Campaigning can help persuade people to take a particular course of action or change their attitudes or opinions. Find out what skills are needed to achieve this.
Saturday 13 December 2014 – A beginners guide to UNISON
Find out how UNISON is structured and how members influence policy and decisions. Also find out about the work that UNISON does to achieve our objectives.
Training will be held at UNISON Regional Office in Leeds. The workshop costs £12.50 (payable by the Branch). Training starts at 1.30pm – 3.30pm (lunch will be provided from 1pm).
Read the RYMF Bulletin March 2014 final