Birmingham Heroes? The University constantly seeks to market itself by exploiting the work of its undeniably talented and hard-working members of academic staff. The actions of the University itself undermine the fantastic research happening here on campus. We’ve put together a series of posters highlighting this. The first one is attached – while academic…
On Thursday 30th May, Liam Byrne MP, will be on campus (12.30pm – 1.30pm, Murray Learning Centre, UG07) to talk about how to persuade the University to become a Real Living Wage employer. Liam made headlines recently when he turned down an honour from the University because of its ongoing refusal to formally accredit as…
Have you received your ballot paper yet? Ballot papers have been sent by post to your home address, and are marked with the logo of Electoral Reform Services, the independent organisation that’s running the strike ballot. All support staff members at the University should have received them by now. If you’ve not received a ballot…
We are pleased to have read an article explaining our campaign to UCU members, written by our sister branch on campus, Birmingham UCU. You can read it here: https://birminghamucu.org/2019/05/18/high-noon-for-david-eastwood-unison-uob-strike-ballot/ We also understand that an email has been sent to all UCU members on the University of Birmingham campus, in support of our fight for fair pay,…
Our demands are that the University: Gives an above RPI inflation pay increase to all support staff; Becomes a Living Wage Accredited employer; Eliminates the gender pay gap by 2020; Fixes the Support Staff pay spine & allocates a budget for it; Negotiates with all unions on the joint unions’ report on working conditions at…
Today, the Provost of the University of Birmingham, Tim Jones, has sent an email to all staff at the University, to inform them about the dispute. Below you can see our reply (which we sent to him, the Head of HR Gillian McGrattan, and all our members), followed by his initial email. We hope Tim…
We are in dispute with the University of Birmingham, and on Wed 15th May strike ballot papers will be sent out to all our support staff members. We are asking UoB management to do the right thing: end inequality & treat us fairly! UNISON members voted to demand that senior managers are paid no more…
Ballot papers will be sent out by post to support staff members’ home addresses on Wed 15th May. Vote ASAP! The Union is only as strong as the links between its members. Not a member yet? Join now! uobunison.org.uk
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,…
UNISON’s National Executive Council (NEC) elections are now underway – all UNISON members should have received a ballot paper to their home address, including candidate addresses and instructions on how to vote. We encourage all members to vote without delay – it’s really important to have your say in how the union is run. UNISON…
