This is the website for the Bridgend County branch of UNISON.
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2008-9 Pay Offer To Be Paid 'On Account'
The Employers' Side of the NJC met on 20th October and agreed to UNISON's request for the 2008-9 offer to be paid 'on account' pending the outcome of the binding arbitration process via the Arbitration and Conciliation Service - ACAS.
This is welcome news and means that all local government employees on NJC pay will receive the new rate of pay and back-pay backdated to 1 April 2008. A joint circular instructing councils to 'pay up' will be sent out today.
Click here for the full bulletin ( Word document 149Kb) issued by UNISON on 20th October. (20.10.08)
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UNISON Winter Sports
The UNISON Winter Sports tournaments didn't happen last year. But this year, it'll be different!
The sports include Darts, 5 A Side Football and Snooker. Watch out for news on tournaments happening in the near future.
Date for UNISON children's Christmas party also announced: 11am to 2pm, Sun 21st December at Bridgend Recreation Centre. Booking information available shortly.(17.10.08)
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Do you know who YOUR branch rep is?
The Bridgend Branch of UNISON has a new Chairman: Ian Hibble. If you need to contact him, you can reach him via the branch office.
Click to see the list of all branch officers and reps. (15.10.08)
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November 2008 - UNISON Bridgend is still very active at the moment representing members in several extremely important matters, especially in BCBC.
In all cases, your feedback, input and involvement is vital, so please do let us know what you feel about what's going on.
Here are the key areas. Click on the link to find out more...
Local Government Pay Claim 
On 20th October, agreement was made on paying employees 'on account'.
Click here for the full bulletin ( Word document 149Kb) issued by UNISON on 20th October.
 Equal Pay - calling all Catering, Cleaning and Care Staff who haven't yet signed up to the UNISON campaign
Proposed Changes to Car Mileage Rates
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Meet the Bridgend Branch International Officer
You probably take for granted the right to access this website, to meet and discuss work problems or politics. But trade unionists in many other countries risk intimidation and even death for active membership in a union. Solidarity - joining together with others who share a common interest - is the very basis of trade unionism, and it shouldn't stop at national borders.
Tony Mullins, Bridgend UNISON's Iinternational Officer, introduces us to what his role includes and how members can find out more about UNISON's work with the trade union movement across the world. (30.09.08)
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Manpower Age Positive Signposting
Manpower, working in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions, has a new scheme in place for everyone aged 50 and over. The scheme covers subjects such as working beyond normal retirement age, flexible working for those with caring responsibilities, and other issues affecting older employees such as:
- facing and responding to redundancy
- help in accessing information relating to new employment opportunities
- drafting CV's, retraining, further education and career change
- starting up in self-employment
The service is available free to all employees aged over 50 in the RCT and Bridgend County Boroughs. more...
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Thompsons - UNISON's solicitors - The Success Stories
Thompsons Cymru/Wales continue to work tirelessly on UNISON's behalf. Find out more on our News page. Link updated 11.10.07.
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Training Opportunities for Members
UNISON arranges training throughout the year.
Full information and for any courses in the pipeline is always available on our Membership Services page. ______________________________________ |
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Next branch officers' meeting: 24th November 2008.
Dates for the branch officers' meetings the rest of the year are available here. (29.10.08) |
| Don't miss out on your chance to get your mortgage paid for a year!
Closing date for the UIA competition is December 31st. Click here for more info. (16.09.08) |
... TRAINING NEWS ... TRAINING NEWS... For outlines of our forthcoming courses (usually free of charge to members), including the courses for Union learning reps, see our Membership Services page. (06.09.08)
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| Retired? You can still be UNISON member, with just a one-off lifetime membership fee of £15. Further information is available via the national site (02.02.07) |
UNISON has a special relationship with the Britannia Building Society, with special rates and accounts just for our members. |
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Interested in FREE legal advice?
If you're a UNISON member, you're already entitled to it.
To find out more... Word document 52kb
Here's a quick summary ( Word document 148Kb) of what legal help you can get from Thompsons. (03.03.07) |
The national UNISON website: www.unison.org.uk/
 The Wales-specific page on the national website is at http://www.unison.org.uk/cymru
All members have access to the national site which covers in depth all the news and resources available to members both on a UK-wide and Wales-wide basis.
This site won't try to duplicate the national site, but will carry information and resources directly relevant to members of the Bridgend branch. If there's anything you think is missing from this site, we'd be very happy to hear from you.
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The View from the Bridge
This is what you can find on this site, and where it'll be:
Homepage: where you are now. Updated 17.11.08 Industrial action 2008 page. Updated 30.09.08
News / What's on : what's been happening in our branch, or is just about to, including arranged sports & social events; the latest news UNISON news and how it relates to Bridgend branch members. Press releases are also stored here. Updated 2.11..08
About UNISON : this page'll tell you what UNISON is and what it does
Why join UNISON? : the many reasons why it's worth being a member of the UK's biggest union in the public services
Need help? : who to contact if you're in a crisis/need help
Contact us : all the contact details for Bridgend branch members, including lists of local reps and branch officers. Updated 15.10.08 Reps List Updated 22.10.08
Membership benefits : the benefits from being a member, including help with training costs and all the details on forthcoming training. Updated 06.09.08
Documents : current and archived documents from the branch and issues of Campaign News from Updated 04.02.08
Useful Links : - links to organisations which UNISON members may find useful. Updated 02.02.07
If you have any problems using the site, please tell us.
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Disclaimer
The Bridgend County branch of UNISON has taken every effort to ensure that the information contained within its website is correct but no liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies. The Bridgend County branch of UNISON can not accept any liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of the material contained in its website. The Bridgend County branch of UNISON assumes no responsibility for the contents of any other website to which its website links via hypertext. |
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