Bristol UCUTeach-Outs A number of teach-outs have been organised for tomorrow, Thursday 22 February in Woodlands Church, Belgrave Road, from 12:30–14:30. Sessions include: Lyric on a battlefield: Women, Work and Protest To Be Free is To Participate: The Spirit of 68 Fifty Years On “A history without you”: Levelling the Hilltop University History, trade unions and […]
1) EGM Today@13:30 To set up our Local Hardship Fund, we need to approve an enabling motion at an Emergency General Meeting, TODAY, at 13:30, Victoria Rooms G16: Motion – Bristol UCU Local Hardship Fund [pdf] We will also discuss the terms and conditions of the fund: Terms and Conditions – University of Bristol UCU […]
1) Ready for the Off Our first day of strike action is Thursday, 22nd February. Action short of a strike also starts on that day. Key times are: 08:00: Picket lines staffed 10:30: Rally, Senate House 11:00-11:30: March to Wills Memorial Building 11:30-12:00: Rally, Wills Memorial Building 12:00: Teach-Outs, Location TBC Schools, Departments and Divisions […]
Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 31st January 2018 1) Dates for the Diary With the announcement of our ‘escalating wave of strikes over a four-week period’, the first strike dates for our diary are: Thursday, 22nd February and Friday, 23rd February A number of UCU members in Schools and Departments are organising their picket lines and planning events such as alternative lectures […]
1) Reminder: TODAY, General Meeting, 13:00-14:00, Arts Complex LT3, Woodland Road On the agenda: USS Update, Gender Pay Claim and support our NHS: https://tinyurl.com/BrizUCUgmJan24th The Gender Pay Claim item has an accompanying motion: https://tinyurl.com/BrisUCUmotionGM24th There is also a motion supporting the People’s Assembly demonstration on 3rd February: https://tinyurl.com/BrisUCUmotionGM24thNHS ***STOP PRESS*** Employers refuse to budge. No […]
1) General Meeting, 13:00-14:00, Wednesday, 24th January, Arts Complex LT3, Woodland Road Bristol UCU has its first GM of the New Year next week: https://www.ucubristol.org.uk/bristol-ucu-general-meeting-wednesday-24th-january-2018-1-2-arts-complex-lt3-woodland-road/ On the agenda we have two items of business: USS and Gender Pay Claim. — 2) USS The ballot result is announced on Monday 22nd January. UCU’s Higher Education Committee […]
Agenda 1) 8 November 2017 General Meeting Minutes 2) USS Update – USS Ballot Result/USS JNC and next steps 3) Gender Pay Claim – formal motion Branch Officers will present a motion to members, asking members to support a formal claim to address the gender pay gap. 4) AOB – Motion to support NHS
1) Vote Yes, Vote Now – Your Pension Under Attack Happy New Year. And we start where we left off. Last chance to save your pension. VOTE YES to strike action. VOTE YES to action short of a strike: https://www.ucu.org.uk/strikeforuss If you haven’t already, please vote in the USS strike ballot. The ballot closes and […]
As we near the Xmas vacation, and Bristol UCU nears a high of 1,200 members, your Newsflash team reviews 2017 by taking a look through our archive. January – March The first month of the year saw Bristol UCU decide to back a boycott of the NSS, supporting our students’ union in their campaign to […]
1) Vote Now, Vote Yes Your ballot papers should be with you. If you have not received them, order a replacement: https://tinyurl.com/UCUreplacementUSS2018 — 2) Employers’ DC Proposals: Not Seen Worse USS overhaul could leave staff £200,000 worse off in retirement. See our actuary’s comparison: https://tinyurl.com/UCUdbVsdcUSS2018 University UK’s position, backed by University of Bristol management, ‘will […]