Foodbank collection in Ashley Building
Please bring in non-perishable items for our foodbank collection.


Please bring in non-perishable items for our foodbank collection.


Listening to Liam Byrne talk today on why all staff deserve to be paid a living wage I was struck by the fact that Birmingham was once called “…the best governed city in the world” – acknowledged by many as somewhere that not only fulfilled its civic duty but exceeded it. It also reminded me…
Following our email sent to the University of Birmingham on the 12th of October (link), we sent a letter to the University to raise trade union concerns with regards to the new campus in Dubai. The letter builds on a motion that UNISON passed at a members’ meeting earlier in the year [which can be…
The slides from the last AGM (2018) are available here: UNISON AGM – 13th March Importantly, we passed a motion calling for senior management to be paid no more than 10 times the lowest paid member of staff at the university. The motion reads: Motion on Senior Staff Pay and the Living Wage Motion passed…
Just before the start of the weekend, we are pleased to be able to send you a very positive and optimistic email to celebrate the work done by UNISON members on other campuses! Justice for Cleaners – outstanding success against outsourcing at Goldsmiths University. Cleaners will be brought back in-house, as a result of campaigning…
We would like to update you on the things that are coming up later in the month. Pay talks – 11th Oct Our 3rd meeting with the university on pay will take place on the 11th of October, when we will find out whether their offer has improved. At the last branch members’ meeting, we passed a motion…
HAS – Redundancies & anti-social contracts (2013) Redundancies and pay cuts at midnight 114 HAS staff facing Redundancy, Pay Cuts or anti social contracts See the flyer and sign the online petition. The University have recently announced, at a a few hours notice, proposals affecting over 114 staff in HAS. Proposals have included redundancies, removing shift…