Countdown to VC David Eastwood’s Incentive Bonus of £80,000


A Report from the Women’s Conference by Jodie and Alison [Summary: Alison and Jodie attended the Women’s Conference in Bournemouth this year. There were several key themes that emerged throughout the three days, among which were; Young Women and the difficulties they face ; Sexual Harassment at work and how to challenge it ; Low…
Today, the Provost of the University of Birmingham, Tim Jones, has sent an email to all staff at the University, to inform them about the dispute. Below you can see our reply (which we sent to him, the Head of HR Gillian McGrattan, and all our members), followed by his initial email. We hope Tim…
Make sure you have your say! We are seeking the views of all of our grade 2 to 5 members on a revised offer from the University. Please look out for your consultation email and vote as soon as you can! If you can’t vote by email, look out for text message voting from next…
We are in dispute with the University of Birmingham, and on Wed 15th May strike ballot papers will be sent out to all our support staff members. We are asking UoB management to do the right thing: end inequality & treat us fairly! UNISON members voted to demand that senior managers are paid no more…
UNISON are calling a day of Strike Action on Friday 28th of June 2019, after stunning result in our strike ballot. 79% of those who took part voted for strike action! We are asking all staff not to attend work and to come to our amazing picket lines instead! Students, please join us on the…
We had the 2nd Pay Talks meeting with the University on 13/09/2018, and they have: – rejected our demand for the institution to become a Living Wage Accredited Employer, leaving many staff on poverty wages – rejected our 7.5% pay claim and offered us 2% instead (which is below inflation!) – been unwilling to commit…