1. CALD Industrial Action Update
In the days leading up to strike action starting in CALD on 9 July, university management started negotiating seriously about mitigations to their announced compulsory redundancies. During these negotiations, members were on strike for four days. On 15 July members accepted an agreement with management that offered a genuine mitigation effort where the key component was an enhanced Voluntary Redundancy scheme. In return, UCU have withdrawn all announced strike dates. That mitigation effort is currently being implemented. We maintain our industrial action mandate in CALD, but hope that mitigation will be successful in avoiding compulsory redundancies.
Thank you to those of you who donated to the CALD strike fund! This money will be used to compensate for the four days of strike action taken.
We will of course update you further on how the situation develops. We should also all thank members in CALD for standing up against the university using compulsory redundancies as a first, rather than a last, resort.
2. Bristol UCU Survey – Living and working at UoB with chronic condition and/or disabilities
Following on from the in-person and online forums, we would like to offer another opportunity to share your voice regarding living and working at UoB with a chronic condition and/or disabilities.
This survey [link] seeks to explore the perspectives and experiences of staff and PGRs at UoB (Union and non-Union members). Please note that this survey is completely anonymous, and we do not ask any questions that would make you identifiable. The deadline for the completion of the survey is Monday 8th September 2025. The anonymised data will be shared with other branch officers, with colleagues from across the University and senior managers.
If you have any questions, please contact emilie.poletto@bristol.ac.uk.