Please bring in non-perishable items for our foodbank collection.
While the UK government and official scientific advisors are not yet recommending gatherings and meetings are cancelled, Birmingham University UNISON have decided to follow a precautionary approach, not least because we recognise that a number of members would have felt particularly anxious about attending a meeting of 50+ people in the current climate. Under…
We are deeply concerned about the safety of staff and students on the Dubai campus. We wrote a letter to the university with a series of questions and reassurances that we need from them (the letter is available here https://uobunison.org.uk/letter-dubai-campus) but all we received was a vague response with a series of links to intranet pages. …
UNISON meal: Yesterday, branch committee and active members went out for a meal (photo attached). Next time, we would like to organise a social event where all branch members would be invited. If you have any ideas of what exactly we could do and where, please get in touch. We are considering organising a Karaoke…
Meeting on the 12th of December to vote on two Dubai Campus-related motions (5pm in 417 Muirhead Tower) At the next UNISON committee meeting, we will be voting on two motions regarding the Dubai Campus: a branch motion, and an emergency UNISON Higher Education Conference motion (the Conference will take place in early January). Please…
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
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…
