Highlands and Islands Fair Work Programme 2022-23

The Highlands and Islands Fair Work Leadership and Equality Programme for 2022-23 was delivered on a cross-union basis with Scottish Artists Union and EIS leading on its development and delivery. The key aim of this work was to support BAME workers across Highlands and Islands through inclusive learning.

2023 Highlands and Islands Learning Conference

Scottish Union Learning’s 2023 Highlands and Islands Learning Conference was held on Friday 2^nd June, in the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness. The title of the Learning Conference was Regroup, Rebuild and Renew!

GamCare Information Session

On Thursday 25^th May, Scottish Union Learning held a joint educational/ information session webinar with GamCare, a charity which aims to provide information and resources on harmful gambling, as well as offer support to those affected by problem gambling, whether as the individual themselves or an affected other.

Demand for this information session came directly from union members who raised concerns regarding problem gambling, or had direct experience of being impacted by problem gambling.

Participants learned about the psychology and neuroscience of gambling, the ways in which gambling presents itself differently across different demographics, the resources and spaces which are available to support those affected by problem gambling, and also self-help tools that gamblers themselves can use to reduce their problem gambling.

This was the first session Scottish Union Learning organised with GamCare, and SUL and GamCare will endeavour to work together to explore how union reps can use their specific skills to support members through these issues.

Campaigner wins trade union Organising Award

Edinburgh based academic Sue Sierra wins STUC Organising Award

One of Scotland’s leading Universities and College Union (UCU) campaigners has been recognised for her tireless organising work in Edinburgh.

Sue Sierra, a Maths Professor at the University of Edinburgh, received the Organising Award at the STUC Annual Congress this week in Dundee. The award praised Sue’s transformational impact on her branch, highlighting her commitment to organising her fellow workers.

Sue joined the branch committee as the branch organising officer in 2019/2020 following participation in a previous strike, and she has had a transformational impact on the branch’s organising capacity.