Unison Glasgow Clyde & CVS Branch
STRONGER TOGETHER
Elections Required
Please note that this years AGM will be an in-person event to be held in the Branch Office, 131 West Nile St, Glasgow, on Thursday 9th March 2023 at 7pm sharp.
It is imperative that we have members attend to elect our committee members for 2023. There are nominations and elections for several positions.
We ask members to attend and have their say on who they want to be managing our branch. It is your branch and your voice is important.
Voting will commence from 5pm until 7pm, come along and cast your vote, please bring your membership number or have your DOB and address ready for registration.
Please also note any vacant posts and if interested you can be nominated on the night at the AGM.
Please see this years agenda for the AGM 2023
AGM 2022 Agenda published 22/2/22
Annual General Meeting 2022
Officers Positions at close of Nominations received by Matt McLaughlin for AGM 2022
Annual General Meeting 2021
Nominations for Branch Officers 2021/22
(in alphabetical order)
(J/S = Job Share)
Position Name
Assistant Secretary Frances Carmichael
Assistant Treasurer Vacant
BAOT Co-ordinator Diana McCrone J/S
Amanda Jane Walton J/S
Black Members Officer Vacant
Chair Rose Anderson
Communications Officer Watty Gaffney
Disabled Members Officer Allan Robertson J/S
Ray Sumner J/S
Education Officer Elaine McMaster J/S
Josh Cairns J/S
Health &
Safety Officer
Siobhan Harkin J/S
John Howden J/S
International Officer Nicola Stewart
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender + Josh Cairns
Lifelong Learning Officer Anne Marie Tucker
Membership Services Officer Eleanor Harvey Jnr
Recruitment & Development Vacant
Retired Members Co-ordinator Morag Houston
Secretary Cathy Miller
Service Conditions Officer Vacant
Treasurer James Kirkpatrick
Vice Chair Una Provan
Vice Chair Watty Gaffney
Women’s Officer ELECTION REQUIRED
Candidates – Marjorie Gaughan
Elizabeth Rankin
Welfare Officer ELECTION REQUIRED
Candidates – Marjorie Gaughan (J/S)
Elizabeth Rankin (J/S)
Linda McHaffie
Young Member’s Officer Vacant
Labour Link Officer Election at separate meeting
Nominations for Officers Posts 2020 at close of nominations on 6th January 2020
AGM AGENDA 2019
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
7pm Thursday 7th March 2019
4th Floor, 131 West Nile St,
Glasgow G1 2RX
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Introductions –Branch Chair, Rose Anderson
Annual Report, Election of Tellers
2. Agree Minute of 8th March 2018 – Paper 1
3. Secretary’s Report –Branch Secretary, Cathy Miller
4. Speaker – UNISON President, Gordon McKay
5. Formal Branch Business
a) Constitution - Paper 2
b) Branch Organisational Structure – Paper 3
c) Branch Officers for 2019/20 – Paper 4
d) Financial Returns – Paper 5
e) Affiliations – Paper 6
f) Receive confirmation of nomination and election procedure
Seeking nominations for vacant posts: - Paper 7
g) Stewards Nominations – to confirm nominations received – Paper 8
6. Speaker – UNISON Head of Health - Sara Gorton
7. Speaker – Previous UNISON Regional Organiser and National Official, Michael McNeil
8. Election results
9. Prize Draw and Thanks
Labour Link members to meet 10 minutes prior to AGM
Branch
Officers posts are filled by nominations as per our constitution. Here
is a list of nominations at the close date of 6th January 2019:
Nominations for vacant posts will be accepted from the floor at the AGM
The AGM will take place on Thursday the 8th of March 2018 in the Branch Office, 131 West Nile St, Glasgow.
Registration will commence at 6.00pm and close at 7.00pm sharp for a 7.00pm start of the AGM proper.
We will have speakers on the night and they will be UNISON Senior Vice President Gordon McKay, and Bryan Simpson from Betterthanzero.
Hot food will be served on the night after 6pm, and we look forward to seeing you there.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 2017
The AGM will take place on Thursday the 23rd of February 2017 in Glasgow Central Hotel.
Registration will commence at 6.00pm and close at 7.00pm sharp for a 7.00pm start of the AGM proper.
We will have speakers on the night and details will be made nearer the date.
Here is the timeline for this years AGM
AGM 2017 - BRANCH OFFICER NOMINATIONS
NHS Glasgow Clyde and CVS Branch
AGM – Election of Office Bearers – 2017
The branch needs to organise and process 2 sets of elections at the AGM in accordance with the branch constitution. These elections are in respect of vacant posts (as at the close of the nomination process) and contested posts (as at the close of the nomination process).
Election to posts which are vacant as at the close of the nomination process.
In accordance with the para 16.4 of the branch constitution positions which were vacant at the close of the nomination process are filled by seeking nominations from the members in attendance with any election decided by a show of hands
16.14 Following the full nomination process, postal ballot as required and subsequent confirmation of election of branch officers at the meeting, if vacant positions exist nominations may be sought from members in attendance at the meeting. This will be done by seeking nominations from the floor of the meeting with a proposer and a seconder required and with the nominee present to confirm acceptance of the nomination. In the event that more than one nomination is received and accepted then a vote by a show of hands from within the meeting will confirm the successful candidate.
Election to posts which received more than one nomination and where an election exists at the start of the AGM.
The constitution advises that:
16.7 If there is more than one candidate an election will be held. The election will be by means of a SECRET BALLOT conducted at the AGM by those eligible members who are in attendance. The ballot will be counted by tellers elected from those in attendance.
The following is consistent with the process agreed and followed in 2015.
- All nominees will be entitled to submit a written statement in support of their nomination. This Supporting Statement will be provided to the Returning Officer in an electronic word format no later than 5pm on 10 Feb.
- Supporting statements will be no more than one side of A4 paper, will not contain any pictures and will be compliant with the code of electoral conduct agreed to by all nominees.
- For the election of Branch Secretary – all ballot papers and supporting statements will be YELLOW
- For the election of Welfare Officer – all ballot papers and supporting statements will be BLUE
- Branch staff will prepare a ‘ballot pack’ for attendees the ballot pack will include a ballot paper for all appropriate elections and supporting statements. Each ballot paper will be individually numbered.
- Only those members who attend the AGM are eligible to vote, on registering attendance they will be checked to ensure that they are members name + any two of membership number, date of birth, postcode.
- Upon being confirmed as eligible to attend and vote the member will be given a ballot pack before entering the food court in the hall.
- All candidates are entitled to view the empty ballot boxes before the ballot opens – it is their responsibility to ensure that they are in attendance in advance of the opening of the ballot
- The ballot will open at 6.30 (one Blue and one Yellow) and will be situated in plain sight within the food court area of the AGM venue. A member of UNISON staff (to be determined) will oversee the ballot boxes.
- At the start of the AGM the Chair will seek 4 tellers from the floor of the hall.
- The ballot will close 5 mins after the start of the AGM the ballot will be closed.
- The Returning Officer and the tellers will then count the ballot papers – each candidate will be allowed to oversee or nominate in advance one person who will oversee – but not interfere with, the count.
- Upon completion o f the count the Returning Officer will take the ballot result to the Chair of the meeting, who will declare the result at an appropriate juncture in the meeting.