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7 Birmingham MPs have written again to our VC David Eastwood, urging him to seek living wage accreditation, end outsourcing, and pay staff fairly

7 Birmingham MPs have written again to our VC David Eastwood, urging him to seek living wage accreditation, end outsourcing by bringing Edgbaston Park Hotel staff in-house, and address our pay demands. We thank Preet GIll MP, Jack Dromey MP, Liam Byrne MP, Richard Burden MP, Steve McCabe MP, Jess Phillips MP, Roger Godsiff MP for their continued…

Congratulations to our Birmingham UCU friends on reaching an amazing result for both ballots
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Congratulations to our Birmingham UCU friends on reaching an amazing result for both ballots

We are extremely delighted that our sister branch, Birmingham UCU, has reached the threshold for both ballots that took place between the beginning of September and the end of October. The turnout for the pay/ casualisation/ equality/ workloads ballot was 58%, with 77% of members voting yes for strike action. The turnout for the pensions…

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BBC WM Reports: October Payday leaves staff and students in uncertainty over pay, with some not being paid at all [New Core]

Today is the October payday at the University of Birmingham – yet another unpredictable one. Once again, staff and student workers have not been paid correctly or at all. The problems with payments (and New Core) are escalating. UoB introduced NC in June and since then,  Hundreds of student workers have not been paid at all,…

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Update – Support staff were told that the University’s offer was 1.2% better than the national offer. This is not true

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…

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Boycott Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre (sign the pledge/ pass the motion)

Website: boycotteph.org.uk This is the start of the campaign to Boycott The University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre (and its 4 other buildings) until all outsourced workers are brought in-house at the University, so that everyone on campus benefits from union recognition and the same terms and conditions. UNISON and UCU branches…

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October Updates

Members Meeting on Thu 24th October – 8:30am Nuffield G13 & 12:30pm Arts LR3 Representatives from the Committee have been engaging in talks with University Senior Management with the support if ACAS. We would look forward to discussing the outcomes of these conversations and other developments with all of our members at the meetings next…

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[Press Release] 6th day of Strike Action, 3rd October 2019

UNISON University of Birmingham Press release Support staff at the University of Birmingham are set to take their sixth day of strike action on Thursday the 3rd of October, in a long-running dispute with the University over pay, equality and working conditions. The latest strike day follows the failure of ACAS talks to resolve the…

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September payday.. The New Core mayhem continues. Senior management need to be accountable for this mess

We would like to thank University of Birmingham Student Workers’ group for the fantastic work they have done over the past month, in collecting case studies, writing demands, and working closely with us on the issues that are faced by casual student workers. UBSW’s statement on Friday can be found here. They have also been…