Author: Colin Jones
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Strike Pay Claim Form
Members who have taken part in the RGU strike action are eligible to claim strike pay from UNISON. Strike pay will be paid at the national rate, with a small additional supplement from the branch which will be determined once we have all the claims entered. Strike pay is not taxable, so you are entitled…
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Branch Christmas Competition 2021 – RESULTS
The branch held our prize draw for our fantastic Christmas Competition yesterday and we're pleased to announce we now have our three prize winners and fourteen runners up for this year. The prizes this year were: an amazing Acer Predator Gaming Laptop. two fantastic Apple iPad Minis (2021) and Fourteen runners up received £25 Vouchers!…
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Lesbian Day of Visibility – Can You Help?
Why is Lesbian Day of Visibility important for the LGBT+ community? I am the Chair of the Rainbow Network at Robert Gordon University(RGU). We are a staff network who aim to promote LGBT+ diversity in the workplace. Our next event is for Lesbian Visibility Day, on 26th April 2019. This April we are planning with…
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UNISON Branch AGM 2019
It's now time for the branch Annual General Meeting, and this year we'll be repeating our split AGM format across both Universities. The AGM will be held on two days at lunchtimes, with one meeting at RGU and the other at UofA. Please make every effort to come along to one of them. Refreshments will…
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Christmas Competition 2016 Results
The branch held our prize draw for our fantastic Christmas Competition on on Monday and we're pleased to announce we now have our five prize winners for this year. The prizes this year were: an amazing Sony Playstation 4 1TB, with 3 games included and a £50 Amazon Voucher to expand your collection. our ever…
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Branch Christmas Competition 2018
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 MSI Gaming Laptop. We'll also have our ever popular Dinner and a Show for Two, and Christmas…
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Winter Fuel Grants 2016
Worried About Paying Your Winter Fuel Bill? With rising fuel costs and another cold winter looming many members on low income are worried about how they're going to pay their winter fuel bills. Help is on hand 'There for You' has set up a limited fund to help UNISON members on low…
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Vote NOW for Better Pay!
Why you should vote YES for strike action… The offer is a real terms pay cut – The pay offer just 1.8% (with lowest paid staff between 1.8 and 3.65%) – Find out how much you have lost using our PAY CALCULATOR Our pay claim was much higher than the offer…
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Branch Christmas Competition 2017
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 Panasonic 4K Ultra HD 49-inch Television. We'll also have our ever popular Dinner and a Show for…
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Aberdeen May Day March – 5th May
Aberdeen's May Day March & Rally for International Workers' Day will be held on Saturday 5th May this year. The event is organised as always by Aberdeen Trades Union Council. Each year, people across the globe take to the streets to commemorate International Workers' Day, or May Day. ATUC President, Kathleen Kennedy said, "In our…