On Friday 3rd September following a meeting of UNISON stewards UNISON Regional Organiser Simon Macfarlane wrote to The Chief Exec and Chair of the Mungo Foundation to express UNISON’s concerns in 3 key areas, these were:
1) Pay - we submitted a pay claim on 10 June 2010 for the Living Wage of £7, now £7.15 p/h to be the lowest rate in The Mungo Foundation with 2.5% for those above it. Given members had no rise last year we feel this is a very reasonable claim. We are concerned that to date we have had no formal response on this. You can find out more info on the living wage here and the full claim is also on the blog. On our blog you will also find info on what some faith based organisations are doing regarding the living wage and if you are a member of such an organisation we would encourage you to raise this there.
2) Restructuring in learning disability services in Glasgow - we have raised concerns about the consultation process, in particular we are seeking clarity on the salary scale for the new project assistant post they want to introduce in these services. We need members to have the fullest information possible and we are not comfortable this is the case at present. At some stage we may well need to consult formally members in the projects affected. Please can you call UNISON direct on 0845 355 0845 and check that your membership record has your workplace properly recorded (note if you move following this restructure you’ll need to update it again).
3) Progress on other issues. We have been pursuing a number of issues such as sleepover length for some time. We are concerned about the lack of progress on these issues.
For all of the above reasons we think it would be helpful to meet with the Chief Executive and the Board. We are meeting management on 8th September and will update the blog following that on where we are at.
On a positive note TMF have agreed to trial out having one of UNISON’s stewards acting as a convenor 3 days a week for 6 months. Alice Lyness has been elected to fill this position, the details still need to be worked out. In the first instance members should continue to contact their local steward wherw they have one, Alice can be contacted on alicelyness@fsmail.net or 07882551134.
At this time we need to be as strong as possible so please encourage non member colleagues to join, they can do so by calling 0845 355 0845 or online at www.unison.org.uk/join .
