UFS was a
trade union representing workers, principally in finance, in the
United Kingdom.
The union was established in 1988 with its headquarters in
Cheltenham
Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...
,
Gloucestershire.
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About us
It was a non-profit-making organisation, and was not affiliated to the
Trades Union Congress or to any political party,
although it was part of the
Alliance for Finance
The Alliance for Finance is a trade union federation in the United Kingdom.
The Alliance for Finance was founded in 1996 on the initiative of the Barclays Group Staff Union to encourage more joint campaigning and solidarity between the many trade ...
.
UFS members came from many different employment sectors and the union had partnership agreements with some of the UK's major employers, including
Zurich Financial Services,
Capita Group
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It is the largest business process outsourcing and professional services company in the United K ...
(Life & Pensions),
IBM and
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Awards
* Conspicuous Service Cross (disambiguation)
** Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)
** Conspicuous Service Cross (New York)
** Conspicuous Service Cross (United Kingdom)
Science and industry
* Cancer ...
.
History
An Eagle Star Staff Union merged into the
Banking, Insurance and Finance Union (BIFU) in 1981, becoming its Eagle Star Insurance Company Section. In 1988, it split from BIFU, again becoming an independent Eagle Star Staff Union, under the leadership of local organiser Alan Wood. It is from this date that the UFS dated his formation.
Following the takeover of Eagle Star by Zurich Financial Services in 1998, ESSU changed its name to the Union of Finance Staff. It later shortened its name to UFS. At the start of 2017, UFS merged into
Community.
National Executive Committee
As a union, UFS was a democratic organisation that is organised into geographic regions, and is controlled by a National Executive Committee (NEC) which was elected by UFS members from different regions.
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UFS Structure
NEC members were not employed by UFS except the position of General Secretary, which, as well as being an employed position, was also an elected NEC seat.
The General Secretary of UFS from 1998 was Alan Wood.
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UFS Staff
References
Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom
Financial services companies established in 1988
Trade unions established in 1988
Organisations based in Cheltenham
Trade unions disestablished in 2017
Financial services companies disestablished in 2017
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