About the Branch

In 1993, the UNISON Oxfordshire County Branch was formed by the amalgamation of the local trade unions; the National Union for Public of Employees (NUPE) and the National Association of Local Government Officers (NALGO).

UNISON Oxfordshire County branch is now over 30 years old and has continued to evolve. Your union is all of us UNISON members working together, we have specialists in human rights, equalities, employment law, health and safety, NJC pay and Local Pay, terms, conditions, Pensions, strategy, policy trained by UNISON.  Your UNISON Branch Office Team are UNISON members that are elected Trade Union Officials and UNISON Branch employed staff.  Our UNISON Self organised groups, Women’s group, Disabled members group, Black members group, LGBT+ group, Young members group, Retired members group, as well as our Health and Safety Officer, Equalities Officer, Welfare Officer and many other UNISON Branch Officers, UNISON Stewards, Work place contacts and Activists work alongside us all.

Together we strive to raise all your/our voices, your/our concerns, your/our issues, your/our campaigns in the best interests of collective good and group/individual representation.  

UNISON Oxfordshire County Branch have a long history of representing, advising and supporting thousands of public sector workers across Oxfordshire County, as well as leading on UNISON campaigns, activism and organising around the issues that affect us all.  Three-quarters of our UNISON members are women, we advise/support you and represent many low paid workers, font-line workers, our schools, care sector, in fact we are here for all people across Oxfordshire working in Local Government and our Public Services in our Oxfordshire Community, Voluntary and Private sector.

What we do to support our membership…

  • We are here to protect, advise and support you
  • When something at work affects you, you are not alone, we are with you, we provide group and individual representation.
  • We are your collective voice, we raise your concerns with employers, with UNISON Regional and UNISON National Committees.
  • Represent you in your disciplinary hearings, grievance hearings and appeals.
  • Organise, build, campaign to fight against cuts to services, jobs, pay, terms and conditions.
  • Seek alternatives alongside you to reduce the risk of redundancy within your organisations
  • With your help deliver positive change to employers practice, policies/procedures.
  • Promote equality and inclusion in everything we do
  • Negotiate with and lobby your Councillors, MP’s, Employers
  • Provide training and mentoring to our UNISON Stewards and all our UNISON representatives
  • Build our union, recruit, organise, seek recognition agreements, raise UNISON’s profile within recognised employers
  • Promote our UNISON member learning and development

And so much more…the quickest way to contact your UNISON Branch is to email or call, please always leave your full name, membership number, workplace (for example, say what sector you work in, Private, Voluntary, Community, Local Government, district/parish Council, Care, School/Academy) and leave your email/phone number/contact information.

Email unison@oxfordshire.gov.uk or call 01865 815990.

What you can do…

Participate in your union, keep in touch, become a Workplace contact, a Steward, a Learning Rep or a Health and Safety Rep, get active in your Branch – we always need to know your views and what is going on in your workplaces.

Let us know any concerns you have. We need you to join alongside us and get active in your workplaces, you will receive great training and full support/mentoring from UNISON.

Email unison@oxfordshire.gov.uk or call 01865 815990.