Second campaign video: Give Cowboy Management the Hoof!
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Closing down the opposition Not content with making a lot of money from its new Sports Centre on campus (UB Sport, which cost £55million), The University of Birmingham bought Selly Oak’s local swimming pool (Tiverton Pool) in early 2018, and is now in process of turning it into a satellite gym (to be opened in…
Read the letter here: uobunison.org.uk/challenge List of supporters: https://uobunison.org.uk/supporters-of-the-challenge Hundreds of higher education staff, students, and alumni have endorsed a letter challenging University of Birmingham senior managers to live off the salary of a typical member of support staff for a month. Other signatories include Birmingham MP Preet Gill and local councillors. The list can be…
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…
UNISON strike action at the University of Birmingham – ‘Real Birmingham Heroes’ support staff are demanding better pay, equality, and improved working conditions UNISON branch’s demands are that the University: Gives an above RPI inflation pay increase to all support staff; Becomes a Living Wage Accredited employer; Eliminates the gender pay gap by 2020; Fixes the…
We have recently received messages from student workers who are happy for us to share their statements on working at the University of Birmingham: ‘I was told by Worklink that I wasn’t going to be paid today and there was absolutely nothing they could do about it (was owed £1,900), I went to Guild Advice…
Strike Action – Thu 3rd October Living Wage Accreditation | End the gender pay gap | Fair pay rise | Restructure the pay spines | Negotiate on the joint unions demands uobunison.org.uk/demands2018 Don’t go to work – join the pickets instead! We’ll be picketing all University entrances from 4.30am and 7.30am. Rally by the…