Branch Details

Branch Contact Details | Branch Officers | Department Reps | Workplace Stewards | Workplace Contacts

UNISON Angus Council Branch represents over 1400 members.  The vast majority of members are employed by Angus Council, which we have members in every department.  However we also represent members in the following workplaces:

• Angus Business Shop
• Angus Carers
• Angus College
• Angus Mental Health Association
• Angus Volunteer Development Agency
• Forfarshire Society for the Blind
• Gowrie Housing Association
• Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
• Montrose Links Trust
• Rossie Secure Accommodation Services
• St. Mary's Home, Monifieth
• Tayside Valuation Joint Board
• Trust for Carers

Branch Contact Details

The Branch have an office in Forfar.  Click HERE for a Location Map.

Please use the following methods to contact the Branch Office:
 

As the Branch does not employ any staff in the office, when you call you may get an answering machine. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE as somebody will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Branch Officers

The Branch is operated by volunteer members who are elected annually. For 2008-2009 the Branch Officers are:

Position	Name	Email
Chairperson	Allan Fegen	chair@unison-angus.org.uk
Secretary	Kate Leiper	secretary@unison-angus.org.uk
Assistant Secretary	vacant
Treasurer	Janet Hutchison	treasurer@unison-angus.org.uk
Health & Safety Officer	Vacant
Communications Officer	Vacant	communications@unison-angus.org.uk
Education Officer	Vacant
Equal Opportunities Officer	Vacant
APF Officer	vacant
Welfare Officer	Allan Fegen	welfare@unison-angus.org.uk
Auditor	John Symington

Last Updated: 20 March 2008

There are a number of vacancies for Branch Officers.  Please contact the office if you feel that you could help in any way.  We particularly require more females and younger member to get involved as UNISON operates a proportional representation system for attendance at national meetings, e.g. we can send 2 females and 1 male to the Local Government Meeting.

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Workplace Stewards and Department Representative

A workplace steward is elected by the members in their workplace.   If this steward is the only steward in the department then they automatically become the Department Rep.  If there is more than one steward in a department then the Department Rep is agreed or elected.  As a Department Rep they have the right to attend and vote at Branch Executive Meetings.  The following is a list of the current Workplace Stewards and Department Reps:
 

Name	Workplace
Lynn Boag	AC Social Work - Lunan Park, Friockheim
Neil Christie	AC Housing
Charles Coats	AC E & C P
Dougie Deans	Angus College
Jennifer Dick	Angus College
Hilda Gray	AC Social Work - Community Meals
Maureen Jackson	TVJB - Forfar
Alan Kerr	AC Housing
Mavis Leask	AC Social Work - Brechin
Darren O'Shea	AC Finance
George Patullo	TVJB - Dundee
Gillian Phillips	AC Planning & Transport
Rhoda Pullar	AC Education
Andrew Knight	AC Neighbourhood Services

Last Updated: 05 November 2008

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Workplace Contacts

In workplaces where there is no Steward or Health & Safety Rep the Branch are trying to introduce a Contacts Network.  This network consists of members who are willing to act a post points and distribute any literature.  This is all that we ask however if they wish to do more, i.e. informing the Branch of new starts within the workplace, then we are extremely grateful.

Current Contact Network:

Name	Workplace
Linda Allan	AC Property, Bruce House, Arbroath
Elaine Arthur	AC Social Work, Dundee St, Carnoustie
Barbara Bowman	AC Education, School & Family Support
Louise Bruce	AC Leisure Services, LSS, Forfar
Allan Forsyth	AC Social Work, Fairlie House, Kirriemuir
Audrey Hood	AC Leisure Services, Cultural, Arbroath
Norma Lawson	AC Law & Admin, Forfar
Kate McCubbin	AC Social Work
Joan McLaren	AC Leisure Services, Montrose Museum
Frances Walker	AC Education, Lochside Primary, Montrose
Gordon Watson	AC Social Work, Arbroath
Kathleen Welsh	AC Education, Forfar Academy

Last Updated: 05 November 2008

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