Last month, we finally received a response to our queries regarding the issues that members who work in the Hotel have raised with us, and regarding our request for unions to be recognised by the University’s wholly-owned subsidiary company, the Edgbaston Hotel. We are deeply concerned for the wellbeing of staff who are employed by…
This week, the Trade Unions on campus (UNISON, UCU, UNITE and GMB) have submitted a report to the University management negotiators, ahead of our first joint University – Unions meeting which will take place on Tuesday the 6th of November. The report includes our cover letter, as well as information regarding the pay claim, terms…
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Just before the start of the weekend, we are pleased to be able to send you a very positive and optimistic email to celebrate the work done by UNISON members on other campuses! Justice for Cleaners – outstanding success against outsourcing at Goldsmiths University. Cleaners will be brought back in-house, as a result of campaigning…
At the Unison University of Birmingham Branch meeting on the 30th of January 2018, more than 100 members voted unanimously to conduct an indicative ballot for strike action and action short of strike. The indicative ballot has just started and will last until mid-March. We need your support to stop the university management (in particular David…
We are very concerned about the university’s plan to force conference park and hotel staff to move to a private company that. UNISON believe the changes will mean: Lower wages, sick pay, reduced or no overtime rates and bank holiday pay for new starters creating a 2 tier work force (this is what HR and…
The Reason given by the University for this is: to provide ‘an opportunity to vary the terms and conditions or working practices to create a more flexible and cost competitive workforce’ This Branch notes The University is building a new Hotel in addition to the existing conference park and which will increase capacity from 67…
The slides from the last AGM (2018) are available here: UNISON AGM – 13th March Importantly, we passed a motion calling for senior management to be paid no more than 10 times the lowest paid member of staff at the university. The motion reads: Motion on Senior Staff Pay and the Living Wage Motion passed…
Over 100 members attended the first branch meeting in January 2018. The branch voted on motions on pay and on the Dubai campus, as well as an emergency motion on plans to forcibly transfer all conference park staff to a private company. You can download the full motions below: Emergency Motion on Conference Park and Hotel…
The branch Annual General Meeting will take place on 13 March 2018, in Arts Lecture Room 1 (125). A buffet lunch will be served from 12.30pm, with the main part of the AGM starting at 1pm. This is your chance to elect your officers and have your say in how the branch is run. You…
