Letter – University of Birmingham branch

Member comments on VC Eastwood’s lack of response to the challenge letter

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 unisonbhamuni0

A member comments on the VC’s decision to ignore our call for him to respond to our low paid member’s letter which we delivered on the 1st of August and have yet to receive a response: ‘To be quite honest I’m actually insulted that my employer, the vice chancellor, has not responded to the letter, […]

Confessions of a cleaner (2018) – fictional account of a day in the life of a university cleaner, based on real events

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 unisonbhamuni0

Confessions of a cleaner A fictional account of a day in the life of a university cleaner, based on real events I get up around 3.30am, shower, grab something to eat and then scurry for my first bus due 4.45am. I’m quite lucky because others don’t live where buses run late so they have the added expense of […]

Hundreds support a letter written by a member of support staff at the University of Birmingham, challenging Senior Management to live off low pay for a month

July 9, 2019October 23, 2019 unisonbhamuni

Read the letter here: uobunison.org.uk/challenge List of supporters: https://uobunison.org.uk/supporters-of-the-challenge Hundreds of higher education staff, students, and alumni have endorsed a letter challenging University of Birmingham senior managers to live off the salary of a typical member of support staff for a month. Other signatories include Birmingham MP Preet Gill and local councillors. The list can be […]