Unionisation timetable

1. June 2007

   PDA Union membership invited.

2. November 2007

   Elections to PDA Union executive organised.

3. December 2007

   Nominations deadline.

4. January 2008

   Elections held.

5. February 2008

   Elections results.

6. Spring 2008

   Executive meetings.

7. April 2008

   PDA annual conference.

8. January 2009

   Independent union listing application. (Rights to seek collective representation of PDA members with employers).

June 2007 onwards

PDA members receive periodic notification of the plans to launch the PDA Union and are invited to join.

November 2007

PDA members receive formal notification of the unionisation timetable and are invited to stand for elections. Election nomination forms are available from the election scrutineers.

21st December 2007

Deadline for election nominations.

14th January 2008

4 week election process commences

15th February 2008

Election results announced

February – April 2008

First executive meetings held

27th April 2008

Newly elected Executive addresses the members at the Annual PDA Conference

January 2009

Once a year has gone by the PDA Union will qualify for significantly enhanced rights, these will include consultative and negotiating rights with pharmacist employers and the PDA Union will be able to take issues of concern to employees and locums directly to employers in a formal manner. In reality, we fully anticipate that many employers will agree to discuss matters with the PDA far earlier as they will realise that this will be the most pragmatic and realistic way forward.