East Midlands Regional Secretary Helen Black Staffing Secretarial
East Midlands Regional Secretary Helen Black
Staffing • Secretarial and administrative staff are based at UNISON East Midlands Regional Office, Vivian Avenue, Nottingham NG 5 1 AF • These are both full time and part time staff
How to find the Regional Office
Staffing • Organising staff including Regional Managers, Regional Organisers, Area Organisers and Local Organisers work in the East Midlands Region • Based out in 66 branches • Across 5 counties in the region –Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire
Our Region
Lay structure
Branches and membership UNISON is the largest union in the country East Midlands Region holds nearly 100, 000 members Branches split into various service groups Some branches employ their own organising and administrative staff • Some branches have their own UNISON offices either in the workplace or separate office premises • •
Branch Officers Vary from branch to branch but according to branch rules each should have Secretary Chair Treasurer Education Co-ordinator Lifelong Learning Co-ordinator (LLL) Equalities Co-ordinator Health & Safety Officer Communications Officer International Officer Membership Officer Young Members Officer Welfare Officer Labour Link Officer (elected by political levy members only) Retired Members Secretary (elected by retired members only) Others determined as necessary
Branch Officer training weekend October each year
Regional Strategic Plan Both the Region and Branches work towards the strategic objectives as agreed in our current Strategic Plan
• Consultation - Branches say they regularly consult their members on issues relevant to them • New UNISON member in branches - 55% of branches say they attend staff induction - 50% of branches say they receive new starters lists
Stewards - 4. 5% reduction this year mainly due to data cleansing - 1 steward per 57 members - Increase in the number of ERA (Employment Relations Act) Accredited Stewards
Good Standard of Individual Representation / Accessibility • Representing members is now a part of the Organising Stewards Course (Mod 1 & 2) • UNISON Direct point of direct contact for members • Use of Case Form • Monitoring of complaints • Representation Guide / Stewards Handbook
Regular Newsletters • 41 branches produce a newspaper regularly • Improve relevance and standard Mapping • 27 branches say they have a map of their membership
Activist Passports • • Stewards H&S Stewards Union Learning Representatives Passport to Leadership
UNISON East Midlands Region UNISON Regional Centre Vivian Avenue Nottingham NG 5 1 AF Tel : 0845 355 0845 Text Tel : 0115 847 5462 Website : www. unison. org. uk/east-midlands Twitter: www. twitter. com/UNISONEast. Mids. LMD
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