1) Bristol UCU After The Ballot ‘…the main practical question was, in so far as there is a single branch focus, how best to frame and focus branch business in the short to medium term. As branch negotiators and reps, what are we doing going forward sans the focus of national industrial action? Newsflash, for example, […]
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1) Still Time to Vote If you haven’t returned your UCU pay and conditions ballot paper, you still can. Pop it in the post and it’ll be counted, fingers crossed, before the ballot closes on Friday. 2) Whither the Pay and Conditions Dispute?: Bristol UCU Strategy Session on the Future of the Pay & Conditions Dispute, […]
1) The Last Week: Have You Voted in the Pay and Conditions Ballot? The last ‘safe’ date to return your ballot by post is Tuesday next week. If you haven’t received your ballot papers yet, you have until Sunday to get a replacement using the online form [link]. To give UCU a mandate to take strike […]
1) Have You Voted Yet? Not posted your ballot paper? Return your pay and conditions industrial action ballot today. https://www.ucu.org.uk/rising 2) UCU General Meeting, Wednesday, 18th October, 13:00-14:00, Microsoft Teams We have our first branch GM Wednesday next week. To join, click on the Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjI2NzRlOGMtNjU2OS00NjIyLTlkZjUtYjcyMGRiZTIzOWRk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22b2e47f30-cd7d-4a4e-a5da-b18cf1a4151b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2213b13f87-fa76-4f29-9904-f9f645bd8649%22%7d Agenda: 3) USS Pensions: ‘A historic victory for […]
1) Getting Your Vote Out: UCU Pay and Conditions Ballot By now, you should have received your Pay and Conditions Ballot Paper in the post (at your preferred post address). If you haven’t, order a replacement by clicking the link below: https://yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/ucuRISING-ballotupdate Your School/Professional Services/Dept Rep will be in touch shortly reminding you to vote. […]
1) Donate Today — Supporting UCU MAB-ing Members Our Bristol UCU MAB Salary Scheme Crowdfunder is still open and still accepting donations. If you have not donated, donate today and/or share with friends, colleagues and supporters asking for a donation: https://gofund.me/ed058bc5 Bristol UCU MAB Salary Share Scheme, organized by Bristol UCU Please donate today to […]
1) End of the MAB & Bristol UCU September Strike Action MAB Arrangement Welcome to the first Newsflash of the new 23-24 academic year. Last week we, UCU, withdrew our national marking and assessment boycott, announced 5 further days of strike action, and this week on Monday, we launched our ‘Get The Vote Out’ strike ballot ‘from […]
1) University of Bristol/Bristol UCU MAB Arrangement As shared on Monday with UCU members, University of Bristol and University of Bristol UCU branch have reached an arrangement on the operation of the marking and assessment boycott at Bristol and the treatment of staff currently participating in the boycott. What does this statement mean for staff […]
1) Bristol UCU Graduation Demo Next Week & University of Bristol UNISON Graduation Strike Action University of Bristol UNISON are taking strike action next week, Graduation Ceremonies week, 31st July-3rd August. Bristol UCU will be joining them on their picket lines to publicize our Marking and Assessment Boycott, UoB’s Dodgy Degrees, and our joint pay […]
1) Next Steps: Our Boycott As the threat of pay deductions becomes a reality, and with the prospect of our MAB continuing over the Summer, members are asking: what is the point of MAB-ing now? Fundamentally it hasn’t changed from the first day of the boycott on 20th April. In not marking, and preventing the […]