Leisure and Culture Trust Update UNISON – working to protect members and services

As Aberdeenshire Council continues to explore the proposal to move its sport, culture and leisure services out to a trust, UNISON continues to be involved in all working groups and project board looking at this option.

Here, Branch Secretary, Inez Kirk gives an update on the branch’s work to ensure our members feed into this process.

“UNISON has met with our members during a series of meetings during September and the feedback we have received continues to form our negotiating strategy. 

We have been seeking:

·         trade union recognition in the new trust

·         a non voting trade union advisor to the board

·         a sign-up of the trust to the SJC (Scottish Joint Council)

·         terms and conditions to maintain parity with colleagues remaining within

the Council.

So far, the Council has agreed to trade union recognition; the others we continue to discuss.