Demand: Restructure the Pay Spine and allocate a budget for it, with no strings attached
One of the key demands of our dispute is: Restructure the Pay Spine and allocate a budget for it, with no strings attached

You may have seen the latest “UoB Briefing” update from Prof. Tim Jones in which he attempts to justify the University’s inadequate pay offer and details why the University is once again imposing a pay deal before negotiations are finished. In response, we’d like to highlight that: The University has once again refused…
Are you worried about back to school costs? UNISON There for You: School Uniform Grant Programme 2018 The There for You school uniform grant programme is open, and the deadline for submitting your application is Friday 20th July 2018. What are UNISON There for You School Uniform Grants? In addition to our normal range…
Jordi Lopez-Botey (caseworker and campaigner for IWGB London) will be our Guest Speaker at the AGM (Wed 13th Feb 1-3pm in LR1 Arts, with free lunch from 12.30pm outside the room). You are entitled to 2 hours of paid time off to attend – please do come! As Jordi will be on campus the entire…
Context of the 2018/2019 dispute on fair pay, equality and improved working conditions: Every year, trade unions on campus hold talks with the University Senior Management on the pay and working conditions of staff for the following year. In the past years, support staff trade unions (UNISON, UNITE and GMB) have held their pay talks…
Please bring in non-perishable items for our foodbank collection. The main collection point will be the general office in the Ashley Building (room G13). You can take a photo of yourself and Santa (see the photo below) in exchange for a foodbank donation!
After a delay to allow more clarity to develop about the impact of coronavirus on University finances, we will shortly be starting our annual pay negotiations with University senior management. The pay claim for this year has been drafted by the committee and will be presented to members on Tuesday the 3rd November for any…