Birmingham University UNISON are engaged in campaigning and negotiating on a number of issues for staff. Please see some of our current campaigns below and you can also browse our previous campaigns archive for issues we have campaigned on in the past, or download our recent newsletters. June 2015 Pay claim 2015 We have submitted a Joint Pay…
UNISON are calling a day of Strike Action on Friday 28th of June 2019, after stunning result in our strike ballot. 79% of those who took part voted for strike action! We are asking all staff not to attend work and to come to our amazing picket lines instead! Students, please join us on the…
University of Birmingham UNISON Press release Support staff at University of Birmingham UNISON are due to take further strike action on Monday and Tuesday next week in their long-running industrial dispute with the University over fair pay, equality, and improved working conditions. The strike action follows an intervention by 7 of the city’s 9 MPs…
The UNISON and UCU branch committees note the recent occupation of the Guild of Students by the “Birmingham Students Assembly”. The occupation was a response to actions taken by the National Union of Students (NUS) related to a letter to it from over 70 elected student officers and almost 120 student groups, from more than…
The University’s accounts for the past 3-4 years has included a reference to an £80,000 bonus for the VC David Eastwood, payable in 2019-2020. We’ve started a countdown on our website to help him remember when it’s due… 14days 04hours 12minutes 16seconds… Meanwhile, the University is refusing to give us a pay rise above inflation,…
Dear members, You were told that the University’s offer was 1.2% better than the national offer. For example, Tim Jones said on 30th August 2019 that: ‘We understand that staff earning the lowest salaries can be most affected by rises in the costs of living and cuts in government services. This is why we put…
