UoB Is Not a Happy Place! Leafleting with UCU at the University’s Annual Meeting (March 2018)








Birmingham Heroes? The University constantly seeks to market itself by exploiting the work of its undeniably talented and hard-working members of academic staff. The actions of the University itself undermine the fantastic research happening here on campus. We’ve put together a series of posters highlighting this. The first one is attached – while academic…
Picket lines disrupt, which is a good thing. The disruption caused by staff on picket lines proves both the value of staff who are absent and their unity and strength of feeling in what they are striking about. In UoB Unison’s dispute, picket lines make our campaign for better terms and conditions visible to the…
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…
Cost of living is the term usually used to describe the way the prices of essentials, such as food and energy, stacks up against the amount we have coming in. Particularly when applied to the current situation, such as by saying a “cost of living crisis”, it can seem completely inadequate. What we are actually facing…
We need to bring attention to our campaigns from outside the campus, and as such as many of us as possible need to spread the word about the campaigns on: · Concerns regarding the Dubai campus (listed in this letter) · Pay and Living Wage Accreditation · Working conditions (here is the report…
Summary of the July strike days: We had a fantastic time during the two days of strike action. A new samba band emerged on the pickets, many supporters travelled from afar to be with us and show support, many brought food for the strikers, and children had the opportunity to learn about what solidarity…