Category: Members
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Have you VOTED yet!? Vote YES for Better Pay!
Pay talks with the University and Colleges Employers’ Association (UCEA) ended in impasse, rather than agreement. UCEA made their latest final pay offer for 2023-24 during the ACAS facilitated dispute resolution talks in February: another below-inflation pay rise. With RPI inflation at 13.8% in February 2023 and even CPI at 10.4%, like many other workers across…
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Thank You Julie
Aberdeen Universities Branch bid a fond farewell to Julie Yackiminie as she stood down from her post as branch chair after many years of service to UNISON. Colin Jones, UNISON Convener at the Robert Gordon University said, “I became involved in UNISON twenty years ago when Julie asked for people to help ‘give out leaflets’. …
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Branch Christmas Competition 2022 – 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. This year we had Fifteen £50 Vouchers up for grabs! Our prize winners draw was overseen by branch committee members, Jim Florence, Shirley Cooper…
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Branch Christmas Competition 2022
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. This year, fifteen luck winners will receive a voucher code for £50, to use on any shopping vouchers they like from the love2shop…
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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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UNISON Coronavirus Information
We understand this is a difficult time for everyone and that you may have queries or need support. We have been engaging with both Universities throughout this period and they have created FAQ areas which should answer the majority of queries: RGU Coronavirus FAQs UofA Coronavirus FAQs The main item to highlight is that…
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Monthly Prize Draw – Win £25!!
The branch has now started a new monthly prize draw to win £25 in love2shop high street vouchers.
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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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Vote YES to strike for the pay we deserve!
This week, you should receive a ballot for industrial action on the ‘zero offer’ for the pay year 2021. I am sure you will also receive numerous communications from the employer that seek to undermine UNISON’s campaign for fair pay for university staff. UNISON senior representatives are adamant that the 0% for 2020/21 deserves to…
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Do Not Read This.
Still here? Great! The fact that you’re still reading this tells me you’re not going to be put off so easily. That’s one of the qualities that goes a long way to make a great UNISON representative!