Welcome for UNISON's largest health branch

Matt Smith, UNISON's Scottish Secretary, has welcomed the election of Branch Officers in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde branch and the return of the administration of the branch to officials elected by the membership.

At around 13,000 members the branch is the largest UNISON health branch in Scotland, and has had a turbulent baptism. For the last two years the branch has been managed by a combination of full-time officials working with lay representatives. The Branch AGM in February will see the confirmation of elected officials as in other UNISON branches.

Matt said, "It is good news that due to the work by both my full-time colleagues and the branch activists in Glasgow we have managed to get to this stage.

"We will continue to give the newly elected branch officials the support they need to run this branch. "We have been working towards the election of branch officials from the membership for some time, and congratulations are due to all those - both full-time and activists - who have worked to deliver this."

The branch AGM was due to be held after this newsletter went to press, but full news of the branch officers elected will be available shortly.

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