UNISON is member-led. The union’s elected lay officers work in partnership with a staff team of officials. Scotland’s lay officers are elected annually by the Scottish Council, a meeting of delegates from all branches.
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Self Organised Groups | NEC
Senior Full Time Officers
The Scottish Management Team (SMT) is led by the Scottish Secretary and includes Scottish Organisers (also known as Regional Managers). The team has a shared responsibility for ensuring that the Region delivers each of the union’s four National Objectives. Each Regional Manager leads in specific areas and they manage teams of organising, support and specialist staff.
Mike Kirby
Scottish Secretary
0800 0 857 857
m.kirby@unison.co.uk
Tracey Dalling
Regional Manager: Objective 4 – Building an efficient and effective union
0141 342 2878 t.dalling@unison.co.uk
John Gallacher
Head of Bargaining
Objective 2 – Negotiating and bargaining on behalf of members and promoting equality
0141 342 2824
j.gallacher@unison.co.uk
Peter Hunter
Head of Organising
Objective 1 – Organising, learning, activist development, equality, legal services
0800 0 857 857
p.hunter@unison.co.uk
Senior Lay Officers
Lilian Macer
Scottish Convener
0800 0 857 857
Lilian works in the health service
Stephen Smellie
Depute Convener:
Stephen works for South Lanarkshire Council.
Elaine Duffy
Treasurer
0800 0 857 857
e.duffy@unison.co.uk
Committee Chairs and Secretaries
Chairperson
Kate Ramsden
katearamsden@gmail.com
Vice-Chairperson
Jane Aitchison
jane.aitchison@blueyonder.co.uk
Secretary
Trisha Hamilton
(Job share Communications Officer Scotland)
t.hamilton@unison.co.uk
Danny Phillips
(Job share Communications Officer Scotland)
0141 342 2877
d.phillips@unison.co.uk
Chairperson
Lawrence Hunter
Secretary
Chairperson
Scott Donohoe
Secretary
Chairperson
Secretary
Simon Macfarlane
s.macfarlane@unison.co.uk
0141 342 2859
Chair
Elizabeth Rankin
Secretary
Fiona Montgomery
f.montgomery@unison.co.uk
Service Groups
Secretary
Gerry Crawley
0800 0 857 857
g.crawley@unison.co.uk
Fire and Rescue
Derek
Jackson Branch Secretary
Derek.Jackson@firescotland.gov.uk
Lead officer
Gerry Crawley
0800 0 857 857
g.crawley@unison.co.uk
Chairperson
Chris Greenshields
Secretary
John Gallacher
0141 342 2824
j.gallacher@unison.co.uk
Chairperson
Tom Waterson
Willie Duffy
Secretary and Head of Bargaining for Health
w.duffy@unison.co.uk
Co-Chair
Shirley Kirk
Co Chair
Alison Buchanan
Secretary
Lorcan Mullen
Chairperson
Mark Ferguson
Vice Chair
Inez Teece
Head of Local Government Bargaining and Organising
Johanna Baxter j.baxter@unison.co.uk
Social Work Issues Group
Chair:
Stephen Smellie
Education Issues Group
Chair:
Lorraine Thomson
Branch Secretary
Michelle Brewster
Vice-Chair
Michelle Brady
Secretary
Gerry Crawley
g.crawley@unison.co.uk
Chairperson
Ian Williamson
Secretary
Deborah Clarke d.clarke@unison.co.uk
0800 0 857 857
Chairperson
Steve Scott
steve.scott@scottishwater.co.uk
Secretary
Gerry Crawley
0800 0 857 857
g.crawley@unison.co.uk
Self Organised and Other Groups
Chairperson
Rakiya Suleiman
Vice-Chairperson
Chris Kane
Secretary
Peter Sharma
Chair
Tony Slaven
Vice-Chair, Jackie Anderson
Secretary
John Nisbet
Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender
Co-Convenor
Watty Gaffney
WGaffney@unisonglasgowclyde.com
Co-Convenor
Lynn Sheridan
National Rep
Elaine Duffy
National Rep
Michael Craig
Chair
Davena Rankin
Vice Chair
Katrina Murray
Chairperson
Sue Chalmers
01387 267647
Chair:
Simon Stuart
Vice Chair: Danni Graham
Secretary
Wendy Hudson
w.hudson@unison.co.uk
National Executive Council Members
UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC), made up of around 60 lay elected members, is the union’s supreme governing body between national conferences.
UNISON Scotland has five NEC members selected by postal ballot of all members. There are also NEC seats for Service Groups and Additional Member seats elected on a UK basis.
The number of NEC members Scotland is entitled to is based on the number of members. Members are also elected on the basis of proportionality, that is to reflect the percentage of women membership.
Scotland NEC seats – see their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/unisonscotnec/
Maggie Cook
(Falkirk Council)
Jim McFarlane
(Dundee City)
Kate Ramsden
(Aberdeenshire)
Davena Rankin
(Glasgow Caledonian University)
Stephen Smellie
(South Lanarkshire)
NEC UK Health seat
Gordon McKay
(Ayrshire and Arran Health)
Gordon was also National President of UNISON 2018-2019