Organising the local Branch to ensure the Party increases its visibility and membership. Establishing a strong campaigning model and ensuring all party members play an active role in the Party. Ensuring the Party is active and vibrant in the local community and members work as teams to grow its reputation.

Elected onto the regional TUC Executive Committee

The Alliance for Finance prides itself on being non-bureaucratic, and is largely a non-profit making organisation, run and operated by our member organisations - mainly trade unions from the finance sector.The Alliance for Finance plays a number of roles in partnership with our member organisations representing the interests of all our member organisation's members within the UK financial services industry.Our member organisations represent over 200,000 people working in the UK… Show more The Alliance for Finance prides itself on being non-bureaucratic, and is largely a non-profit making organisation, run and operated by our member organisations - mainly trade unions from the finance sector.The Alliance for Finance plays a number of roles in partnership with our member organisations representing the interests of all our member organisation's members within the UK financial services industry.Our member organisations represent over 200,000 people working in the UK financial services industry and combined under the auspices of the Alliance for Finance, together we are a more powerful and influential lobbying organisation. The Alliance holds regular activities to lobby government, employers, regulators and other bodies, which all our member organisations and affiliates can become involved in. Show less

I joined the Skipton Group in October 2003 at the HML Glasgow Office and I have been involved with SURGE for over 6 years now.I started as the only union representative in the old HML Glasgow office, where I was also a consultant for the Credit Management Department. I then had the opportunity to take up a secondment role in Skipton in 2005 within Credit Management, which was initially for 6-months, but eventually became permanent. I still kept my role within SURGE (or SKISA as it was… Show more I joined the Skipton Group in October 2003 at the HML Glasgow Office and I have been involved with SURGE for over 6 years now.I started as the only union representative in the old HML Glasgow office, where I was also a consultant for the Credit Management Department. I then had the opportunity to take up a secondment role in Skipton in 2005 within Credit Management, which was initially for 6-months, but eventually became permanent. I still kept my role within SURGE (or SKISA as it was known then) and eventually became Vice-Chair in 2007 and then Chair in 2008. After months of negotiations the Group finally agreed to SURGE having one full time position within the business and I took this role on at the beginning of 2010. When I took over as Chair/General Secretary my main objective was to establish SURGE as a fully functional, independent and strong union across all corners of the Skipton Group. Establishing a strong union internally was my other main objective, to ensure SURGE is recognised as a progressive trade union amongst similar unions. This is achieved by implementing a strong infra-structure, clear and concise commitments to members, committee representatives and the employer we represent.Since the start of my full time role I have faced many challenges due to the current financial climate, which has instilled a high level of experience and knowledge and a determination to continue to grow in my role. Show less