Linda Woods, City Secretariat Tel: 01782 236789 [email protected]

My role is to:

1. Preside at all meetings of the branch and branch executive committee.
2. Ensure that business is properly conducted.
3. Advise the branch officers and branch committee in respect of matters relating to procedure and interpretation of rules.
4. Ensure that officers work as a team.

Linda Woods, City Secretariat Tel: 01782 236789 [email protected] and Linda Alcock, 40 Kingsway 01782 236750 (job share)
[email protected] 

Our role is to:

1. Advise the branch secretary and branch office staff with regard to good health and safety practice.
2. Organise information held by the branch on health and safety.
3. Organise regular meetings, at least two annually, of safety representatives and co-ordinates the ongoing activities of representatives.
4. Advise the branch committee on health and safety issues and recommend policies and priorities.
5. Following consultation with Convenors, reports on health and safety issues at branch meetings, branch committee meetings and annual meetings.

Colin Walton, 40 Kingsway, Tel: 01782 232263 [email protected]

My role is to:

1. Convene and attend all meetings of the branch and branch committees and prepare agendas in conjunction with the Chairperson.
2. Arrange for the minutes of meetings of the Branch Executive Committee and the branch to be kept in a proper manner.
3. Arrange for branch records to be kept in a proper manner.
4. Liaise with Convenors to co-ordinate branch activities and to convene regular meetings with them.
5. Work in conjunction with a branch organiser or other officials as may be appointed.
6. Co-operate with Headquarters in keeping accurate and up to date membership records.
7. Communicate with members of the branch.
8. Communicate with Regional Office and Headquarters on behalf of the branch.
9. Ensure that the branch is aware of opportunities to participate in the activities of the wider union.
10. Support and encourages the stewards in the branch on an individual and collective basis.

Dennis Palak, Corporate Resources, Tel: 01782 232142

My role is to:

1. Conduct the branch's financial business and keep accounts in accordance with the rules of Unison.
2. Provide reports on the financial position of the branch to the branch committee via the Finance Sub-Committee.
3. Prepare the annual audited statement of accounts of the branch immediately after 31 December each year.
4. Ensure that all financial returns required by headquarters are completed and returned by the due date.
5. Ensure that funds of the branch are kept in a bank approved by the branch committee and that no financial liabilities are incurred or payments made except under the special or general authorisation of the branch committee.
6. Keep a debtor and creditor account and ensure that all monies collected by the branch in support of local industrial action are accounted for in the books of the accounts.
7. Advise the Branch Officers and Branch Committee in respect of matters relating to financial management and appropriate expenditure.
8. On retiring from office, hand over to her/his successor or the branch chairperson books (after being duly audited), papers and cash belonging to the branch.

Membership & Recruitment Secretary

Ken Owen - 40 Kingsway, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1JH Tel: 01782 236763 or mobile 07767 814281 e-mail: [email protected]  

My role is to:

1. Organise Recruitment Activity. 
2. Be the branch contact to receive and distribute special offers for members.

Welfare Officer

Anne Crawford, Social Services, Disability Resources, Bucknall Area Office  Tel: 01782 236986 or mobile 07785 902626

My role is to: 

1. Make contact with members/retired members who are known to be ill or need help.
2. Advise and make members aware of welfare services, legal aid and welfare benefits and provides the necessary support. 
3. Process welfare claims.

Welfare FAQ's

Barry Russell, Urban Environment, Civic Centre  Tel: 01782 236776
[email protected] 

My role is to:

1. Advise the branch and branch committee in respect of matters relating to best value issues
2. Co-ordinate the working of branch representatives on service review panels including the collation of reports from each representative for submission to the Best Value and PFI Working Party.
3. Produce a newsletter to inform branch members of the activities of the branch regarding Best Value.
4. Co-operate with Regional initiatives.

Best Value Reviews currently taking place within the Council

Barry Russell, Urban Environment, Tel: 01782 236776. E mail [email protected]

My role is to:

1. Co-ordinate Labour Link activities within the branch.
2. Ensure that Labour Link members are represented at Regional and National level.
3. Develop links with local Labour Party branches.
4. Co-operate with Regional initiatives.

LABOUR LINK

Chris Chambers, Corporate Resources, Swift House, telephone: 01782 232880 

My role is to:

1. Assess and discusses information technology requirements to facilitate branch officer and officers/staff/members.
2. Prepare tenders and reports, quotes and technical details to the branch committee, ensuring best value to the branch.
3. Update software and hardware as necessary.
4. Appraise the branch committee of information technology developments and advances.
5. Co-ordinate the backing up of all computer data and apply the Data Protection Act requirements on behalf of the branch.
6. Ensure that certificates and licenses pertinent to hardware/software are complied with.
7. Co-ordinate computer training for the branch committee and staff, in liaison with the Education Officer. 

Ann Harvey, telephone 01782 331523 

The role is to:

1. Organise meetings of the retired members section.
2. Keep accounts of money spent on behalf of the group and reports to the branch annual meeting.
3. Attend meeting of the branch committee.
4. Organise the production of a retired members news sheet.

Visit the Retired Members Page for info about the Retired Members Group 

Barry Russell, Urban Environment Tel: 01782 236776 
E Mail [email protected]

My role is to:

Deputise for the Chairperson 

 Wendy Kempson-Wright, Corporate Resources 01782 232322 
and Steve Browne, Social Services 01782 234689 

Our role is to:

Act in accordance with general principles issued by the National Executive Council for the guidance of branch auditors in regard to the conduct of an efficient branch audit.