23 days ago, we sent a letter to the directors of Finance and HR (see below) and requested clarifications and reassurances that student workers and staff will not be affected yet again by incorrect, overly taxed or delayed payments (as has been the case over the past 6 months). We have yet to receive a…
End of dispute Last week members voted to accept the University’s offer and brought the dispute to a close (which will lead to every staff member having a pay rise of between 43-45p/hour). To read the branch press release, please visit this page: https://uobunison.org.uk/end-of-dispute. The decision was a difficult one – while strike action has…
In the past month, four truly frightening articles have been published in the Student online magazine The Tab and The Guardian about the University of Birmingham’s lack of response, empathy and support for survivors of sexual assault. We are shocked and disappointed by the news and we urge the University to review its policies and…
On Friday afternoon last week (right before the start of UCU’s 8 consecutive days of strike action), Provost Tim Jones sent an email to all staff and Pro-VC Kathleen Armour sent an email to all students. The emails portrayed UCU’s plans to picket university buildings as ‘unlawful’ (Jones) and ‘not allowed’ (Armour). Jones’ email reads: ‘The…
Monday 25th November For immediate release Following a protracted campaign involving six days of strike action on key dates including graduation and open days, UNISON members at the University of Birmingham have voted to accept an improved offer from the University and bring their dispute to a close. The offer equates to 4.85% for band…
UCU members at 60 Universities in the UK will be going on strike for 8 consecutive days between Mon 25th November and Wednesday 4th of December. Our colleagues in the Birmingham UCU branch have had a fantastic turnout for both ballots: the turnout for the pay/ casualisation/ equality/ workloads ballot was 58%, with 77% of…
STRIKE DAYS ANNOUNCEMENT The next UNISON strike dates are due to be Thursday 28th November, Friday 29th November and Monday the 2nd December. Birmingham UCU branch will be on strike for 8 consecutive days, between Mon 25th November and Wed 4th December. We note that any member of staff who does not wish to cross…
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…
To read all our articles on New Core, please click here: https://uobunison.org.uk/category/new-core Issues with new Core, identified over the past few months: We worry that there might be many staff and students workers who don’t even know that their pay has been wrongly deducted. They might not have checked their online payslip (you have to…
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…
