Pay and Working Conditions Demands to be submitted to the University Management as part of negotiations
Update on the pay claim 2018/2019 – demands to be submitted to the university management as part of negotiations


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…
Members Meeting on Thu 24th October – 8:30am Nuffield G13 & 12:30pm Arts LR3 Representatives from the Committee have been engaging in talks with University Senior Management with the support if ACAS. We would look forward to discussing the outcomes of these conversations and other developments with all of our members at the meetings next…
UNISON University of Birmingham branch passes motion calling for a national boycott of the University’s wholly-owned subsidiary company, the Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre (EPH) until the University ends outsourcing on campus and brings all Hotel staff back in-house. Members voted unanimously in favour of the motion presented below, committing the branch to a…
These two days will include protests in Birmingham – keep an eye on our updates for more information. Also, if you’ve organised protests in Birmingham yourself, we’d appreciate your advice/support. The motion passed at our members’ meeting on the 22nd of August reads: Strike action and pay, equality and working conditions dispute …
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,…
There are still places on this year’s Seminar which will be held at UNISON Croyde Bay on 27-29 September. However you only have till 3 September to apply. For further information and registration form please see click on this link https://www.unison.org.uk/get-help/services-support/there-for-you/support-there-for-you/ or contact m.newell@unison.co.uk