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City of Stoke On Trent Branch - Convenors

Interested in getting involved with work place issues? Why not contact your Convenor to discuss becoming a Steward? There are also opportunities to help out with specific work place issues on an ad hoc basis or become a post box to display information on your notice board - ring now!!

For a list of stewards, please click on the relevant Convenor page listed below:
Mick Burrows	Barbara Glover	Awaiting Secondment - Stewards Listing	Ken Owen Linda Alcock (job share)
Social Services Tel/Fax 01782 234886 Mobile 07767 814282 [email protected]	Corporate Resources Education & Lifelong Learning - Non School Based Staff Regeneration & Community Tel/Fax 01782 236764 Mobile 07836 372057 [email protected]	City Secretariat Council Manager Housing & Consumer Protection Urban Environment Tel 01782 235452 Fax: 01782 236764 Mobile 07767 814284	Education & Lifelong - School Staff Only, Youth & Community Colleges in SOT Tel 01782 236763, Fax 01782 236764 Mobile 07767 814281 [email protected]
If you are not employed by the City of Stoke-On-Trent Council or by the colleges in the area or work for a private company within one of these organisations, please contact the branch office for advice on 01782 232263 or E-mail [email protected] *Having difficulty contacting someone - they try Unison Direct*

What does a Convenor do?

Represents members in discussions and negotiations as appropriate.
Assists the branch secretary in their duties towards service group members and co-ordination of branch activities.
Communicates with members of their service group.
Acts as a spokesperson for the service group, and assists the branch secretary when service group business is conducted with other levels of the union and external organisations.
Drafts service group reports and presents them to the branch committee.
Assists the Branch Secretary in the election, appointment, support and encouragement of stewards in the service group.
Attends meetings convened by the branch secretary for Convenors.
Convenes and attends all meetings of the service group and prepares agendas in conjunction with the chairperson of the group.
Acts on all occasions under the direction of the branch committee.

Your Unison Workplace representative should be your fist point of contact should you have a question relating to your membership or issue within the workplace or union. However, sometimes it can be difficult for members to reach their workplace representative, particularly if you work within an isolated workplace or have different work patterns to your representative.

Unison Direct offers a freephone service for members to make contact with the union. The lines are open Monday to Friday 6 am to midnight and on Saturday from 9am-4pm. There is also a free textphone number for members with hearing problems.

Where possible Unison Direct will provide you with the information you are seeking, whether it is information about your membership or a factsheet on a health and safety matter. Where you have a workplace problem that requires assistance from a Unison Workplace representative, Unison Direct will put you in touch with them.