Please bring in non-perishable items for our foodbank collection.
As previously detailed – members meetings will take place tomorrow as follows: 08:30 – Learning Centre UG07 12:30 – Old Gym LG12 We will be providing an update and a motion in the meeting itself rather than in advance to ensure it reflects the latest developments in negotiations – please do come to the meeting so…
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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,…
We had the 2nd Pay Talks meeting with the University on 13/09/2018, and they have: – rejected our demand for the institution to become a Living Wage Accredited Employer, leaving many staff on poverty wages – rejected our 7.5% pay claim and offered us 2% instead (which is below inflation!) – been unwilling to commit…
State of Higher Education – please read the news below – all of them published just last week. Part of the list was compiled by @UUKSpin 1. University of Reading (£££ blackhole) https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/feb/09/reading-university-in-crisis-amid-questions-over-121m-land-sales 2. Swansea University (problematic Kuwait deal) https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/swansea-university-600m-joint-venture-15798126 3. Cardiff Metropolitan University (VC/DVC vanished on ‘sick leave’) https://the-eye.wales/sick-with-fear/ 4. De Montfort University (conflict…
The petition can be found here: https://www.change.org/p/david-eastwood-and-richard-metcalfe-end-outsourcing-at-the-university-of-birmingham-and-bring-edgbaston-park-hotel-staff-in-house In the video below, Mike Moore (joint branch secretary) provides context regarding the working conditions at the Edgbaston Park Hotel. More detailed information: In July 2018, The University of Birmingham opened The Edgbaston Park Hotel, a subsidiary company owned entirely by the University*. Although the Hotel say that…
