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Manchester 2011

 

Key Contacts

 

 

Lilian Macer
Mark Ferguson 		Lilian and Mark, Scottish Region Delegates
Lilian Macer ad Mark Ferguson are Scotland's delegates to Conference, elected by the Scottish Council of branches earlier this year. They are an essential source of information and fulfil a key organisational role. They can help you liaise with other branches and regions throughout the week.

They are very approachable and will keep you right if you need any advice. They will know how debates are being organised, who to speak to and, more importantly, how to get to speak. They will advise on Scottish policy and will speak for the Region in debates.
Mike Kirby Mike Kirby, Scottish Secretary
Mike Kirby is Scotland’s top full time official. Mike took over as Scottish Secretary in December 2010 from Matt Smith after serving as Scottish Convener, Scotland’s lead lay activist, since the merger that created UNISON. Mike was also for many years one of Scotland’s two Regional reps to National Delegate Conference.
Angela Lynes Angela Lynes, National President
Scotland provides the National President this year in Angela Lynes. This is the highest lay member position. She will chair Conference throughout the week. Angela is an Admin officer in Glasgow City and was a previous secretary of the branch. She was elected to the NEC in 2001 and has been chairing the Industrial Action Committee for the last nine years. She was the union’s second youngest vice president. Angela lives with her husband and two children in Ayrshire, but she was born in Glasgow.
Dave Prentis Dave Prentis, General Secretary
Dave Prentis was elected general secretary of UNISON in 2000, took up the post on 1 January 2001, was re-elected in 2006 and is standing again for election this year with the result due on the Tuesday after Conference. Dave was born and brought up in Leeds and went to the University of London where he took a BA in history. This was followed by an MA in industrial relations at the University of Warwick. He is a member of the TUC General Council, the TUC Executive and the Trade Union Labour Party Liaison Committee.
Raymond Brown Raymond Brown, Standing Orders Committee Rep
Raymond Brown from Strathclyde Police and Fire Branch is Scotland’s new rep on the Standing Orders Committee which sets out the business for the week. Raymond will be the source of information on what’s going on and whether your motion has any chance!

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Conference briefings and website service

John Stevenson
John Stevenson

Jane Aitchison
Jane Aitchison

Kate Ramsden
Kate Ramsden

The Scottish Communications and Campaigns Committee, along with the Regional delegates, will issue daily briefings during Conference week.

It is not a ‘News' service after the event (after all you were there), it is for briefing delegates before the event. However, we will issue some special reports as a basis for branch magazine reports back home.

We will also be updating the website with most of what goes out in print so you can get easy access at www.unison-scotland.org.uk/conf2010.

The service is also there to be used by branches to promote motions within Scottish policy. In special circumstances we can also help with typing and communications with branches, press etc back home.

Your contact is SiU editor John Stevenson who leads the team with Jane Aitchison and Kate Ramsden, with other committee members helping out too.

You will find the team in the Mass Media area but please do not visit in numbers, it is very busy.

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