Scotland

HONORARY LIFE MEMBER, EX-ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY ANDY HOGG: 30 APRIL 1961 - 9 MARCH 2025 For those of you who didn’t know Andy Hogg, he was the FTO in Scotland for more than a decade before his retirement, and a member of the SPOA NEC prior to the merger. He was the Trade Union Side secretary in between those roles, and a significant figure in the development of industria ...

The POA Scotland commissioned Unity Consulting Scotland to produce and analyze a survey of members and report on the findings.

It is with great sadness that I am writing to inform you of the passing of our Honorary Life Member, and former Assistant General Secretary late last night.

The Scottish POA conference was held at Peebles Hydro again this year, a venue that has been host to us now for four years and always achieves excellent standards as far as guests and delegates are concerned.

We are delighted to tell you that the charity raffle organised for this year’s Scottish conference, raised a fantastic total of £3,585. Your kind generosity far exceeded our expectations.

It’s a full-on role – from campaigning on behalf of members and ensuring their voices are heard, to reading policy documents and attending enquiries

Inhaling psychoactive substances may not appear to be career- or even life- threatening, but in some instances the effects can be dangerous. A solution is needed.

Following our SNC meeting I was asked to write to you all in relation to your local discussions around the 35-hour working week rostering proposals.   

It took a long time to reach agreement, but it was worth the wait...

The call for nominations for the 2 SNC posts due for election closed on Friday 23^rd February 2024, as per CIRC\08\2024. This period was for interested parties to put themselves forward as candidates for the respective posts.