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Meeting Future Health Needs in Dumfries & Galloway – a Trade Union Perspective
August 31st, 2017The September meeting of Dumfries Trades Union Council (DTUC) on Monday 4th September will hear a detailed report from Dumfries & Galloway UNISON health service branch secretary, James Beattie, on some of the challenges currently facing NHS Dumfries & Galloway, which provides health services for 146,500 people across an area of 2,400 square miles. “The […]
Read More...Youth Beatz
August 25th, 2017Our Young Members Officer, Sean, and Assistant Branch Secretary, J’an, have recently attended the Youth Beatz Festival in Dumfries. They did this to engage with young people with regards to their rights in the workplace and to promote the Unison Scotland’s Young Members Committee’s Bullying Advice Guide. The event was a wonderful day for Dumfries […]
Read More...Pay up now Campaign update
August 22nd, 2017For years now, public service workers have seen their pay held back by government in the name of austerity. First a freeze, then a cap, saw public sector pay rise by just 4.4% between 2010 and 2016, while the cost of living rose by 22%. That is no way to treat UNISON members – hard […]
Read More...Further Education Stewards Retirement
August 2nd, 2017It is with sadness we note two of our long-time Stewards in Further Education now retiring. June McLachlan and Shirley Sephton have both been active members of UNISON for some time and have been Stewards for a number of years. They are both very knowledgeable and helped each other, as well as helping a lot of the […]
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