Welcome to North Somerset UNISON

Welcome to our branch website. North Somerset UNISON represents workers providing public services in North Somerset. Our employers include North Somerset Council, Weston General Hospital, NHS North Somerset, Weston College, NS Housing, Liberata and Shaw Homes. We negotiate for better pay and conditions, help individuals in trouble and campaign for a safer, fairer society.

WHAT’S AN
INTEGRATED
CARE ORGANISATION
& WHY SHOULD YOU
CARE?


IF YOU WORK IN ASS&H (with the exception of Housing) OR CYPS AT NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL, OR FOR WESTON AREA HEALTH TRUST, NHS NORTH SOMERSET OR NORTH SOMERSET COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP THEN YOU NEED TO READ THIS AND ATTEND ONE OF THE MEETINGS LISTED.

North Somerset Council is proposing to create an Integrated Care Organisation by putting ASS&H (with the exception of Housing) and CYPS into a brand new organisation along with Weston Area Health Trust, NHS North Somerset and North Somerset Community Partnership (already a Social Enterprise). It looks likely that this Integrated Care Organisation will be a brand new organisation (possibly a social enterprise or NHS Foundation Trust), which affected staff will be TUPE transferred into. Don’t let the term social enterprise fool you – a social enterprise is a private company. So this also means it will be the biggest privatisation of public services undertaken in North Somerset. We as UNISON members need to be in there influencing the process at an early stage, and arguing for closer partnership working and secondment of staff, rather than the transfer of staff to a new organisation, where staff terms and conditions and pensions may be changed. UNISON reps involved in the consultation on these proposals need to know what members think and are prepared to do to stop this. As a result it is really important that you attend one of the meetings listed below to find out more and give us your opinion. We are also asking you to bring non-union colleagues along to the meetings so that that we can encourage them to join. And we will be looking for a member of every team affected to become a workplace contact or rep so that we can ensure good communication throughout the process. If you would like to put your name forward as a contact please email unison@n-somerset.gov.uk or phone 01934 634759.


MEETINGS FOR MEMBERS AFFECTED BY THE INTEGRATED CARE ORGANISATION

26 April in the Kenn Room at the Town Hall at 12 noon

3 May in rooms G8/9/10 at Castlewood at 12 noon

9 May in First Floor room 2 at Badger House at 12.30

10 May in the Waverley room in the Academy at Weston General Hospital at 12 noon

23 May in rooms G8/9/10 at Castlewood at 12.30

29 May in First Floor room 2 at Badger House at 12.30

7 June in the Kenn Room at the Town Hall at 12.30

14 June in the Waverley room in the Academy at Weston General Hospital at 12.30

PENSIONS:
LATEST NEWS

Click on the following link: http://www.unison.org.uk/pensions/news.asp

UNISON MEMBERS TAKE INDUSTRIAL
ACTION OVER PENSIONS ON 30TH NOVEMBER

Members of North Somerset UNISON mounted pickets at Somerset House, Weston Court and Castlewood, and then went into Bristol to join 20,000 union members from 30 different unions on a march and rally in Bristol.




The branch has a hardship fund for members who took action and face particular financial hardship through loss of pay through taking part in the strike. Please download our hardship fund application form. These will be considered and payments made in January.


UNISON members discount at Somerset Wood Recyling

Somerset Wood Recyling are a based in Weston super Mare. They sell firewood and also make furniture and other items from recycled wood. UNISON members can get 10% off all purchases on production of their membership card. Download their leaflet to see what they sell.


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