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Advice for “shielding” staff and others with underlying health conditions (6th Aug)
Reposting advice from our Facebook page Government advice throughout the pandemic has been fast changing and sometimes contradictory. Late last week the government indicated that new local restrictions will be put in place across a large area in the North of England, and further loosening of lockdown restrictions have been paused. While the government maintains that…
Staff at the University of Birmingham are doing their best to keep the institution going.. but David Eastwood and the University’s senior management have consistently let us down.
Consequence: We’ll be striking on Fri 28th of June! Do not go to work – join us on the picket lines instead! The full version of the video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkBwC2-qg0g
Let us know if you wish to attend! UNISON national network events, seminars, and conferences
Please take a minute to have a look at the upcoming UNISON network meetings, seminars, and conferences (nationally) – you can find them listed on our website: https://uobunison.org.uk/events/list Network meetings (August): for members disabled LGBT members, Deaf members, disabled women, and disabled Black members (separate events for each group); National members meetings (September): for Black…
UNISON’s committee has taken the very difficult decision that tomorrow’s AGM should be postponed.
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…
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Pay Up Now – Branch members’ meeting to discuss the pay talks strategy
As part of this year’s pay negotiations with the University, we collectively voted to demand the following: · A basic increase on all spinal points of 7.5% or £1,500, whichever is greater. · The University to immediately become a Living Wage Accredited Employer. · Subsequent to this year’s pay talks: § Talks should be held…
![Feedback from members on our first day of strike action. Don’t miss out – join our next two days of strike (16th and 17th July)!](https://i0.wp.com/uobunison.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/strike-feedback-june1.png?fit=768%2C292&ssl=1)
Feedback from members on our first day of strike action. Don’t miss out – join our next two days of strike (16th and 17th July)!
You might also want to read our Strike Action mythbusters: https://uobunison.org.uk/strike-action-mythbusting