Community and voluntary
UNISON condemns proposed cuts to care home inspections
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(18/06/07) Call for clear strategies and strong campaigns to defend pay and conditionsContacts
If you need to speak to someone in UNISON you should, in the first instance, contact your branch office.If you do not know which branch you belong to then please contact your regional centre who will advise you of the local branch you are assigned to.
The regional contacts listed are organising staff who oversee the community and voluntary sector work undertaken in the region, they will direct your enquiry to the appropriate place in UNISON that may be the local branch or a regional organiser. There will be a number of regional organisers in each region who deal with members in your sector.
Listed also are regional delegates to the national community and voluntary sector forum. Each region is entitled to three seats (one health, one local government and one woman's seat).
Eastern
Regional centre: 0870 889 0373
Regional contact: Ann Vinden
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: Margaret Lilley (two vacancies).
East Midlands
Regional centre: 0115 847 5400
Regional contact: Margaret Lynch
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: Derek Young and Tracey Hilton (one vacancy).
Greater London
Regional centre: 020 7535 2100
Regional contact: Gill Hughes
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: Deng Yai (two vacancies).
Northern
Regional centre: 0191 245 0800
Regional contact: Peter Chapman
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: Roger Holland and Elizabeth Simpson (one vacancy).
Northern Ireland
Regional centre: 02890 770 813
Regional contact: Desmond Donnelly
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: (three vacancies).
North West
Regional centre: 0161 211 1000
Regional contact: Bill Berry
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: David Green (two vacancies).
Scotland
Regional centre: 0870 777 7006
Regional contact: Matt Mclaughlin
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: Ian Williamson (one vacancy).
South East
Regional centre: 01737 733 328
Regional contact: Barry Willcox
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: Selma Inman, Joyce Hopgood and John Martin.
South West
Regional centre: 01823 288 031
Regional contact: Steve Belcher
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: David Greet and Sandra Johnson (one vacancy).
Wales/Cymru
Regional centre: 02920 398 333
Regional contact: Peter Short
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: Malcolm Marshall, Sue Parker and Yvonne Parfitt.
West Midlands
Regional centre: 0121 685 4200
Regional contact: Rachel Boynton
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: David Hughes and Patricia Wilson.
Yorkshire and Humberside
Regional centre: 0113 244 9111
Regional contact: Leonie Sharp
Regional delegate(s) national CVS forum: Erik Blakely (two vacancies)
National CVS forum
Co-opted seats:
Barnados
Branch secretary: Bob Woods 0121 525 5241
MENCAP
Vacancy
Guinness Trust
Vacancy
National officer
Rosalie Ward
You may also contact via cvsu@unison.co.uk
UNISON Community and voluntary
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
For a full list of regional and national CVS forum contacts
click here
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