Branch Officers 2023/24
Branch officers are elected every year at the aggregate Annual General Meetings which were held during February and March 2023.
Branch Chair: Andy Argyle
Branch Secretary: Wendy Nichols
Assistant Secretary: Helen Gray
Vice-Chair: vacant
Treasurer: Sandra Langthorne
Communications Officer: Rachel Horsman
Health & Safety Officer: Simon Purcell
International Officer: Izabela Sawicka
LGBT+ Officer: Vicky Darbyshire
Labour Link Officer: Wendy Nichols
Branch Women’s Officer: Sasha Johnson
Learning Representative: Andrew Vaughan
Retired Members’ Secretary: Annie Thompson
The following branch officer posts are vacant. If you are interested in any of these roles please contact the branch office for more information.
Welfare Officer, Equalities Officer, Education Co-ordinator, Black Members’ Officer, Young Members Officer
We also have seats on the branch committee reserved for area representatives. Each area has a number of seats based on the number of members in each area. The number of seats is shown in brackets. There are vacancies for area representatives, so if you are interested please contact the branch office.
- Hambleton/Richmond (7) – Helen Gray, Simon Purcell
- Scarborough/Ryedale (8) – Neil Morrish
- Selby/York (5) – Sophie King, Andrew Vaughan, Rachel Horsman, Andy Argyle
- Harrogate (5) – all vacant
- Craven (3) – all vacant
- Independent/Voluntary sector (1) – vacant
You might also have workplace UNISON Stewards and Health & Safety reps where you work.




