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School Uniform Grant
July 7th, 2014Please note that the closing date for School Uniform Grants is THIS FRIDAY (11th July). The Branch would encourage all members who are entitled to claim to do so as soon as possible.
Read More...UNISON Personal Learning Grants for Community-based Care Staff
July 2nd, 2014We know how difficult it is to afford career development training due to huge increases in course fees and the withdrawal by many employers of financial support for career development.
To help you get on at work and develop your career, UNISON is piloting Personal Learning Grants with members working in community-based care.
Read More...UNISON D&G drop-in events and Family fun day
June 24th, 2014You are invited to visit UNISON’s drop-in shop which will be open from Wed 25 to Sat 28 June at 135-139 High Street, Dumfries.
Come along to meet your local reps and UNISON’s partners and to see all of the benefits available with UNISON membership.
Read More...Branch Update – June 2014
June 17th, 2014Since the last executive meeting we have dealt with over 1000 items of email correspondence and also around a dozen general telephone enquiries each day from members, we had no telephones for a period of almost 12 days due to a fault with the Council’s VOIP system; Issues included Redundancy consultations, Ongoing Employment Tribunal requests to Scottish Region, Fair Treatment at Work issues, Health & Safety concerns, Personal Injury claims, Discrimination cases and sickness absence meetings.
Read More...Proposed Food Scotland Bill
June 10th, 2014Deregulation of meat hygiene inspections will result in tragic consequences. UNISON, the union who represent meat hygiene inspectors in abattoirs and meat plants, warned MSPs that any deregulation of meat hygiene inspections will result in unsafe meat entering the food chain,
Read More...Criminal Justice Review
Please find below a link to the latest consultation on the Scottish Government’s plans for a reform of Criminal Justice social work.
Read More...Scottish Referendum
May 27th, 2014The Branch Secretary was invited by the Annandale South Yes Group to speak on UNISONS “What kind of Scotland do we want – A Fairer Scotland” document.
The Yes Group is holding a meeting at Annan Academy on 29 May at 7.30pm and have invited UNISON members to attend. Speakers will include Jim Sillars – SNP, Ash Regan-Denham – Women for Independence, Richard Arklass – Business for Scotland and Mark Frankland – a local campaigner.
Read More...South of Scotland Inquiry
May 26th, 2014The Scottish Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament will be conducting a series of three informal seminars in the south of Scotland, in order to help scope the terms of reference for its new inquiry into issues that affect the south of Scotland.
Read More...UNISON Life Long Learning & Personal Development Partnerships
The Branch are contacting all employers asking to discuss the development of a Partnership to deliver Life Long Learning and Personal Development opportunities for their staff in Dumfries and Galloway.
UNISON is committed to the further development and promotion of learning for workers which will offer them both personal and vocational learning giving them greater confidence and skills which can enhance their abilities at work, career prospects and personal life.
Read More...Local Government Pay Offer 2014/15
UNISON balloted it’s member’s about the 1% pay offer for 2013/14. The ballot result narrowly agreed to accept the offer, however the employers group COSLA decided that they were extending the offer to cover a two year period including 2014/15 – this happened out-with any bargaining discussions.
Read More...School Uniform Grants
May 22nd, 2014UNISON is the only trade union with a separate financial support organisation called “There for You” for its members.
In these difficult times more and more people are worrying about their bills and “There for You” helps UNISON members who find themselves under financial pressure and our members can seek support at any time.
Read More...CCS Management Redundancy Consultation – Trade Union/Staff response.
May 6th, 2014The proposals to further reduce the Customer Services, Arts, Museums & Events and Leisure & Sports Facilities management teams is of serious concern because the proposals are being brought for consideration as part of a three year management savings (cuts) budget process and these particular Services were the first to be restructured as part of that savings process.
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