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                 About 
                  the TeamThe Bargaining and Campaigns Team brings together UNISON Scotland 
                  staff who provide specialist support services to the organisation - these include bargaining, equalities, legal, 
                  communications and policy.
 Our mission is to:  
                 
                  Provide high quality advice and support to members, branches 
                    and staff Support, develop and promote UNISON Scotland's key bargaining 
                    and policy objectives Organise the transfer of knowledge within UNISON Scotland 
                    quickly and efficiently Produce accurate and relevant information in a comprehensible 
                  format  Our main functions are: 
                 
                  Legal advice and assistance including liaison with Thompsons ScotlandEqualities including support to all self organised groupsCommunications including media relations, publications, web and social mediaOrganise and promote UNISON campaignsBargaining support including briefings, drafting claims etcPolicy support including briefings, research, policy development etcGovernment affairs functions including promoting UNISON policy to all political partiesParliamentary monitoring including legislation, consultation responses, evidence etcUNISON Labour Link, Labour Party liaison and organisationManage information centre, publications etcEnvironmental scanning, identify cross cutting issues etcStaff and activist training on the above                 The Bargaining and Campaigns Team Leader is Dave Watson who can 
                  be contacted at d.watson@unison.co.uk.                 
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