The Abbey National Group Union
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| Abbey National Group Union | |
| Founded | 1944 |
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| Members | 8,063 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Affiliation | TUC, STUC |
| Key people | Linda Rolph, General Secretary |
| Office location | Tring, England |
| Website | www.angu.org.uk |
The Abbey National Group Union is a certified, independent trade union affiliated to the TUC representing workers within the bank Abbey National plc (trading as "Abbey"), a subsidiary of Banco Santander. Its aims are the supporting and representing its members in all aspects of their employment.
The current General Secretary is Linda Rolph, and it has its Head Office in Tring, Hertfordshire, with a current membership of 8,063. Of its total expenditure in 2005 of £631,230, £161,194 was spent on services to directly to members.
The union organises various levels of represntative, members holding 'lay positions' (ie unpaid, and additional to work duties). These are: Office representative; Area representative; Health & Safety representative; Lifelong Learning representative; and NEC representative.
The union was formerly known as the Abbey National Staff Association, changing its name in 2002. In the previous year concerns had been raised about whether the union was 'genuinely independent' of the Abbey National plc, however, following enquiries, the Certification Officer confiormed its status without the need for a formal review.[1]
