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


Our 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 Support Staff pay spine & allocates a budget for it; Negotiates with all unions on the joint unions’ report on working conditions at…
Update regarding the branch members’ meeting on 18/09/2018 At yesterday’s branch meeting the emergency motion on pay (see below) passed with overwhelming support from those attending. I’ve recorded a video to explain why we recommended rejection of the University’s pay offer and why we feel the time is right for the University to invest in all…
As previously detailed – members meetings will take place tomorrow as follows: 08:30 – Learning Centre UG07 12:30 – Old Gym LG12 We will be providing an update and a motion in the meeting itself rather than in advance to ensure it reflects the latest developments in negotiations – please do come to the meeting so…
Ann Widdecombe holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Birmingham. Will the University/ VC David Eastwood revoke her degree, in light of her homophobic comments? You can read more about the outrage she has caused recently when she claimed that “science may produce an answer” to homosexuality. Is the University of Birmingham still willing to…
There are still places on this year’s Seminar which will be held at UNISON Croyde Bay on 27-29 September. However you only have till 3 September to apply. For further information and registration form please see click on this link https://www.unison.org.uk/get-help/services-support/there-for-you/support-there-for-you/ or contact m.newell@unison.co.uk
Following our email sent to the University of Birmingham on the 12th of October (link), we sent a letter to the University to raise trade union concerns with regards to the new campus in Dubai. The letter builds on a motion that UNISON passed at a members’ meeting earlier in the year [which can be…