Pensions Campaign

UNISON has campaigned hard to protect Local Government Pensions since members came out in their thousands on a day of action in March 2006. In 2006, Aberdeenshire branch ran a consultation with all members on the new negotiating position. Since then there has been a great deal of negotiating at Scottish level to design and agree a new Local Government Pensions Scheme (LGPS) which protects the pension interests of all UNISON members in Scotland.

UNISON members voted overwhelmingly to accept the new LGPS in 2008. However with a Tory LibDem Government in power, our pensions have been under threat again. Legislation at UK level has been applied to scotland ending our final salary pension scheme.

However, in Scotland our negotiators have managed to negotiate a decent Career Average (CARE) scheme. See the links on the right to follow the progress.

Keep up to date with new developments on your pension scheme on the UNISON Scotland website by clicking here.

Get details at the links below or contact aberdeenshire@unison.co.uk or phone the Aberdeen Office on 01224 620624

• Pensions for dummies - read the jargon busting guide to your pension
• Pensions Campaign 2013
• Pensions Campaign 2012
• Pensions Day of Action Nov 2011
• Pensions Mass Meeting 14th July 2011
• Pensions update July 2011
• Pensions update March 11
• Pensions update Feb 11
• Pensions update April 08
• Pensions update Feb 2008 - Ballot on Pensions scheme
• Further Pensions Update Nov 2007
• Pensions update Nov 2007
• Report of Special Local Government Conference on pensions in England and Wales March 2007
• Pensions Update Feb 2007
• Pensions Update Dec 2006
• Pensions Update Nov 2006
• Members consultation
• UNISON Scotland Pensions News
• UNISON UK Pensions News and a host of pensions information
• Photo Gallery - Aberdeenshire Pensions Strike 28 March 2006

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