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

ByBranch Committee June 11, 2018April 13, 2019

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Initial reaction to VC’s email on “transition” to September
ByBranch Committee July 16, 2021September 2, 2021

While it’s a bit of a relief that Monday will not see radical changes to safety arrangements at the University, there were a couple of issues in the Vice Chancellor’s recent announcement on the University’s plans for the transition period to the start of the new academic year. Firstly and possibly most urgently there is…

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UNISON members have overwhelmingly rejected the University’s pay offer!
ByBranch Committee November 7, 2018

We are delighted to announce that the turnout for the indicative ballot is 54.5%, with 87.9% voting ‘YES’. Members have overwhelmingly rejected the University’s offer and the turnout gives us the option of a strike ballot if we don’t get an improved pay offer along with action on job security, casualisation, workload and equality. We would like to…

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School Uniform Grant Programme 2018 – the deadline for submitting your application is 20th July 2018
ByBranch Committee July 2, 2018

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…

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Media reports on our strike action days (2nd & 3rd September)
ByBranch Committee September 12, 2019September 12, 2019

BBC West Midlands interviewed branch secretary Mike Moore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ZLOGrRhHM&t=3s ———– Birmingham Mail article: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/university-birmingham-staff-strike-two-16850516 ‘University of Birmingham staff to strike for two days – what you need to know Unison union members at the University began two days strike action with a rally in Victoria Square protesting for better pay and work conditions. Unison members said…

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2023 Strike | Branch meetings | Campaigns | News | Pay and the real living wage

Strike action confirmed: Why we are striking on 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 September
ByBranch Committee September 17, 2023November 3, 2023

Updated 26 September to take account of this update from Birmingham UCU. At meetings on Thursday 14 September, members overwhelmingly backed the committee’s plan for strike action in the first week of term. This means that we are calling on all support staff to join us in taking strike action on: Thursday 21 and Friday 22 September…

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Living Wage Event on campus (Thursday 30th May) with Liam Byrne MP | Don’t break the union, vote in the strike ballot now!
ByBranch Committee May 28, 2019May 28, 2019

On Thursday 30th May, Liam Byrne MP, will be on campus (12.30pm – 1.30pm, Murray Learning Centre, UG07) to talk about how to persuade the University to become a Real Living Wage employer. Liam made headlines recently when he turned down an honour from the University because of its ongoing refusal to formally accredit as…

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