UNISON National Delegates Conference Held in Brighton June 2018. Ioana, Michael and Alison attended this annual 4 day conference that establishes policy and debate the issues affecting members. Michael and Alison shared the delegate role and Ioana was an observer. The programme was extremely full and the debate was, at times, lively. Among the three…
Please take a minute to have a look at the upcoming UNISON network meetings, seminars, and conferences (nationally) – you can find them listed on our website: https://uobunison.org.uk/events/list Network meetings (August): for members disabled LGBT members, Deaf members, disabled women, and disabled Black members (separate events for each group); National members meetings (September): for Black…
Made in Dagenham – film screening & free pizza! Friday the 17th of August, from 4.30pm in Vaughan Jeffrys Lecture Theatre, Education Building Please register for free here Non-members are more than welcome to attend too, as the lecture theatre has more than 300 seats! The lecture theatre is accessible to wheelchair users, and it…
Are you worried about back to school costs? UNISON There for You: School Uniform Grant Programme 2018 The There for You school uniform grant programme is open, and the deadline for submitting your application is Friday 20th July 2018. What are UNISON There for You School Uniform Grants? In addition to our normal range…
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…
Did you know every time you sign up a friend to UNISON you get £10 voucher which you can spend in loads of shops in Birmingham? Your friend gets a voucher too. Just write your name on top of their membership application form. Download the application form here.
UNISON and UCU members leafleted the last University Open Day in October, giving out a positive message about support staff and calling for a decent pay rise. We all had a great time and had lots of nice compliments and feedback from potential applicants and their families. You can download the leaflet and postcard we…
