UNISON is a member led union and as such the most important people in the Branch are its members. The Branch is governed by the Branch Committee which meets once a month and is made up of Branch Officers and stewards from each department / employer. Branch Officers and stewards are elected every year at the Branch Annual General Meeting which is held in February / March and is open to all Durham UNISON members.
Branch Officers are volunteer elected officers who organise the branch and each has a specialist area of responsibility. Should you need to contact a Branch Officer please contact us for further details:
- Branch Secretary – Neville Hancock (03000 261214)
- Assistant Branch Secretary – David Glew (03000 261213)
- Branch Chairperson – Ashleigh Downey (03000 263300)
- Branch Treasurer – Kelly Philpott (03000 263300)
- Branch Education Officer – David Glew (03000 261213)
- Equalities Officer – Pat Massingham (03000 263300)
- Women’s Officer – Nicola Dunning (03000 269352)
- Black Members Officer – Lilian Adani (03000 269409)
- Welfare Officer – Ashleigh Downey (03000 268 985)
- Health and Safety Officer – Ian Pritchard (03000 260880)
- Communications and Publicity Officer – Stephen Burton (03000 268902)
- Retired Members Officer – Chris Varty (03000 263300)
- Labour Link Officer – Adrian Cantle-Jones (03000 265259)
- Lifelong Learning Officer – Caron English (03000 265024)
- Branch Auditors – Glenda Henderson and Angela Williams