Bristol UCU and UCU four nations wide will be on strike Wednesday, 1st February, the first of 18 days of strike action in February and March 2022. UCU members are not at work next Wednesday. Further strike days have been announced on 9th, 10th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 27th and 28th February. Strike days […]
Month: January 2023
1) First 2023 Strike Day Announced – Wednesday, 1st Feb. We are taking 18 days of strike action in February and March. The first day of strike action is Wednesday 1st February. Universities still refuse to make meaningful offers to restore pensions, to increase pay, to reduce our workloads, to improve job security, and to close gender and […]
1) Industrial Action This Year Happy 2023. Tomorrow’s UCU Higher Education Committee (HEC) will take important decisions on forthcoming industrial action in our UCU Rising dispute [link], for example, on whether to take indefinite strike action starting next month or to take a number of escalating, targeted strike days; on whether to start our Marking and […]
1) Merry Christmas and Much To Do: Message from the Branch President Firstly, Merry Christmas and here’s to a Happy New Year. As a branch rep for so many overworked, poorly treated and underpaid University of Bristol UCU members, one is acutely aware of the vital importance of leave, any leave. I hope that this […]