UNISON NI Organising Awards 2017
The UNISON NI Organising Awards 2017 took place on Wednesday 10 May 2017. Here UNISON gave recognition to those branches and stewards who have went the extra mile in 2016. It was a great day with many uplifting stories of how working together can effect positive change for workers and the community.
UNISON are encouraged by the work of the branches, their members and the stewards who work hard all year round to help give people a voice and confidence to tackle work place and community issues.
The prize categories and winners were as follows:
Organising and Recruitment
Gold Award
Craigavon Branch – Cancer Focus Bus Recruitment Plan
North & West Belfast Community Branch – Social Care Registration Campaign
Northern Health Branch – Flu Jab Organising and Recruitment Campaign
Silver Award
Derry Education Branch
Membership Participation
Gold Award
Belfast Education Branch – Stars in our Schools
Northern Health Branch – Black and Migrant Workers, ‘One Day Without Us’
Royal Hospitals Branch – RVH Inez McCormack Women’s Committee
Negotiation and Representation
Gold Award
Omagh & Fermanagh Branch – Regional Uniform Campaign
UCHT/Down Lisburn Branch – Clock in Machines Campaign
Muckamore Abbey Hospital Branch – Clock in Machine Campaign
Silver Award
Northern Trust – Branch Negotiations and Representation Strategy
Orchard Branch – Campaign on Single Pay Frequency
Campaigning
Gold Award
North & West Belfast Community Branch -
Campaign to oppose the closure of adult day centres
Communications
Gold Award
Northern Health – Development of Casework Database
Silver Award
Royal Hospitals Branch – Social Media Communications Campaign
Outstanding New Steward
Gold Award
Deirdre Cousins – Royal Hospitals Branch
Natalie Muir – Northern Health Branch
Silver Award
Anne Marie Gillen – Omagh & Fermanagh Health Branch
Recognising Excellence
Gold Award
Tom Hughes – Greenpark Health Branch
Rosie McConachie – Northern Health Branch
Noel Muldoon – Orchard H&SC Branch
Silver Award
Alison Burke – Foyle Health Branch