Here are some of our amazing branch reps:
Name: Angela Blackburn
UNISON Position: Branch Secretary
Service/Faculty/School: UNISON Office
Location on Campus: EC Stoner
Contact (email): a.blackburn@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Grievances and disciplinaries
- Specialist area cases
- Women’s and equality matters
Talk to me about…
Anything! I’m always happy to chat and help if I can. I may pass a member on to a ‘specialist’ within our branch, if that’s the best option for them, but I’m willing to talk to any of our members about anything.
Name: James Thompson
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and Deputy Branch Secretary
Service/Faculty/School: Careers / POLIS
Location on Campus: Social Sciences Building
Contact (email): j.d.thompson@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Changes to job descriptions
- Promotions / grading issues
Talk to me about…
- Anything to do with any aspect of working at the University
- The purpose of unions and the role they play at the University
- Getting more involved in UNISON
Click here to see the the latest updates on our Deputy Branch Secretary’s Blog page.
Name: Holly Schofield
UNISON Position: Workplace Representative
Service/Faculty/School: Clinical Trials Research Unit/ Faculty of Medicine and Health/ School of Medicine
Location on Campus: Worsley Building
Contact (email): h.schofield@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- I was an Equality & Inclusion Rep for the School of Medicine for 3 years, so have good knowledge of equality issues.
- Active and empathetic listener – I have several years of counselling skills training
- Interest in mental health and wellbeing at work and have undertaken projects in my department to improve awareness.
Talk to me about…
Anything! I’m new to this and keen to learn, if I don’t know the answer, I’ll help you find it. But particularly equality, inclusion, mental health and wellbeing.
Name: Jenny Mchale
UNISON Position: Workplace Representative
Service/Faculty/School: SES
Location on Campus: Room 12.72 E.C. Stoner, Leeds
Contact (email): j.mchale@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Parental rights and discrimination
- Sickness/Absence management
- Health and Safety
Talk to me about…
- Support for family leave/maternity/paternity leave
- Representation in sickness absence process
Name: Mark Adcock
UNISON Position: Branch Treasurer / Workplace Rep / Learning Rep / Elected Service Group Executive Member
Service/Faculty/School: Library
Location on Campus: Brotherton Library (West Building)
Contact (email): m.a.adcock@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Sector-wide policies
- Trade Union Act
- Mental Health
- Branch Finances
- Attending Conferences as a member
Talk to me about…
- Becoming a rep yourself and what you can get out of it
- Matters of equity and fairness in the workplace
- Pay and industrial action
Click here to see the the latest updates on Mark’s Blog page.
Name: Katie Moore
UNISON Position: Workplace Representative and Women’s Officer
Service/Faculty/School: SES, Process Improvement Team
Location on Campus: Worsley Building
Contact (email): k.l.moore@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- The Gender Pay Gap
- Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence
- Discrimination relating to Pregnancy, Maternity, Sex
- Return to work
Talk to me about…
- Personal development, confidence, coaching.
- Women’s Self Organised Groups – how to get involved and get active.
- The issues affecting you, and what we might do to help.
- Anything good for the soul! My hobbies are cats, running and roller skating.
Click here to see the the latest updates on our Women’s Officer’s Blog page.
Name: Lisa Bowler
UNISON Position: Membership Officer and Workplace Representative
Service/Faculty/School: Facilities Directorate
Location on Campus: Facilities Directorate
Contact (email): L.J.Bowler@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Membership
- Becoming more involved in trade union activity
- Flexible working
- HR Policies & procedures
Talk to me about…
Any issue within or outside of the workplace!
Click here to see the the latest updates on our Membership Officer’s Blog page.
Name: Lucinda Walker
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and (joint) Equality & Inclusion Officer
Service/Faculty/School: Educational Engagement
Location on Campus: Blenheim Terrace
Contact (email): l.c.walker@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- I moved from UWE Bristol to the University of Leeds over 6 years ago and have been a Workplace Rep for 5 years. I’ve worked in NIHR, LUBS, Fine Art and am currently based in Educational Engagement.
- I am the (joint) Equality and Inclusion Officer, have represented members from all over the university, sit as Chair of the Branch Comms Working Group and taken part in a number of Branch campaigns.
- I’m a great believer of the necessity of lifelong learning, and the power of collective action to bring about change.
Click here to see the the latest updates on our Equalities Officers’ Blog page.
Name: Vicky McEnroe
UNISON Position: Workplace Representative and Education Officer
Service/Faculty/School: Residences
Location on Campus: Devonshire Hall
Contact (email): v.l.mcenroe@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Education
- Personal Development
- Mental health awareness
Talk to me about…
- Adult education and personal development.
- The Branch Learning Fund – why you should access it and what it can offer!
Click here to see the the latest updates on our Education Officers’ Blog page.
Name: Chris Money
Unison Position: Welfare Officer and Workplace Representative
Service/Faculty/School: Facilities Directorate
Location on Campus: School of English
Contact (email): c.money@leeds.ac.uk
Area(s) of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Welfare
- Pay and payments
- Employment law
- UNISON There For You charity member
Talk to me about…
- Charity work and helping people – two things I am passionate about; each year I play a big role in our successful Christmas branch raffles for homeless charities and foodbanks.
- Helping people in debt and making sure I give them the right information and signpost them to the right people / places.
Click here to see the the latest updates on our Welfare Officers’ Blog page.
Name: Nick Creighton
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and Branch Health & Safety Officer
Service/Faculty/School: Purchasing, Central Services
Location on Campus: Lifton Place
Contact (email): n.m.creighton@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Health & Safety:
- H&S rules and regulations
- H&S law
- Welfare regulations
- Mental Health and general staff support:
- Staff sickness
- OH referrals
- Counselling
Talk to me about…
Mental health – I think it’s important to break down the social stigma around mental health and show employers that it isn’t to do with capability. I’m also happy to help members with any issues re. returning to work and, of course, health and safety.
Click here to see the the latest updates on our Health & Safety Officer’s Blog page.
Name: Colin Avison
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and Health & Safety Rep
Service/Faculty/School: Medicine and Health
Location on Campus: School of Medicine
Contact (email): c.avison@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Health & Safety
- Return to work (for staff on extended sick leave)
Talk to me about…
Mental health and wellbeing – it can affect someone’s life so dramatically. I can signpost you to the right support, help you through it and get you back to work. If you’re having problems, please come to us before it becomes unbearable so that we can signpost and support you!
Name: Nick Allen
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and Branch Chair
Service/Faculty/School: SES – Student Operations
Location on Campus: Marjorie and Arnold Ziff building
Contact (email): n.allen@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- University negotiating policies
- Employment law
- Individual casework
- Liaising with Regional Office
Talk to me about…
Anything!
And I will also tell you why everyone should be in a trade union.
Name: Caitlin Kelly
Unison Position: Workplace Rep
School/Service/Faculty: Central Services Finance
Location: EC Stoner Building
Contact: C.Kelly@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest
- Carers rights
- Mental health support
- Conflict resolution
- Maternity leave issues
- Supporting younger members in the workplace
Talk to me about…
Anything that is affecting you at work or at home!
Name: Cassie Burn
UNISON Position: Workplace Rep and LGBT+ SOG Organiser
Service/Faculty/School: ITSS
Location on Campus: EC Stoner
Contact (email): c.burn@leeds.ac.uk
Area/s of Specialist Knowledge or Interest:
- Queer and trans rights
- IT skills
- Mental health and neuro divergence
- Apprenticeships
Talk to me about…
Intersectional equality and inclusion. But I’m also happy to chat about other things like computer games and romance novels!
