Last week we passed on the sad news of the death of Bob Woods, former Barnardo’s colleague and lifelong trade union and LGBT+ activist. Bob was not only a highly respected social worker but devoted many hours of his own time to causes close to his heart, including promoting respect for difference at St Teilo’s […]
The UNISON Barnardo’s Branch has received a number of enquiries asking what action UNISON intend to take regarding the climate change strikes on 20th September 2019. Please see below the official statement which the Branch will be observing. Anti-trade union laws (i.e. the Trade Union Act) mean that UNISON branches are unable to take strike […]
Every two months the Branch Committee (members who are elected at the Annual General Meeting) meet to discuss the future of the Branch, what is happening and how they will work to continue to improve the workplace. This is the first committee meeting since the Annual General Meeting last month. This month, the Committee meeting […]
Every year the Branch holds the official AGM (Annual General Meeting) in March. This year, the AGM took place on 29th March 2019 in the Barnardo’s Midlands Regional Office in Halesowen. For the first time, the AGM was live streamed onto Barnardo’s Workplace and has been published for all members to watch whenever is convenient […]
Over the past few weeks the Branch has been preparing to launch our new website – welcome! Here are some of the improvements we have made to create a better user experience for members: Responsive to mobile – you can now easily load the Branch’s website on to any mobile or tablet with an internet […]
