1) Day of Local Strike Action – Friday, 17th June, University of Bristol Open Day Join your fellow Bristol UCU members on our local strike action on Friday, 17th June, a University of Bristol Open Day: https://www.facebook.com/events/197668157295838/ The main picket will be by the zebra crossing, opposite the Hawthorns from 8.30 […]
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1) Lecture Capture The results of the ‘Should We Retain “No Questions Asked” Lecture Capture Opt Out?’ e-ballot are in. 79.6% respondents said yes, keep the no questions asked opt out. 159 members replied. For a snapshot of members’ comments: https://bristolucu.wordpress.com/2016/05/17/should-the-university-of-bristol-retain-no-questions-asked-lecture-capture-opt-out/ — 2) What’s Bristol UCU Been Doing in 2015/16? Want to know what Bristol […]
Dear Colleagues An update on this branch’s plans for next week’s strike action. Preparation and Publicity If you’d like to help create the placards then we will be available in the UCU Office, 1d Priory Rd from 2.15 pm to 5.30 pm on Tuesday 24 May – let ucu-office@bristol.ac.uk know if you can come. Do […]
1) Pay Ballot Please vote! A returned ballot paper equals a stronger union. Not received your ballot? Please complete this form asap: https://www.ucu.org.uk/no-HE-ballot-paper Social Media. Go to UCU’s Facebook page; share our campaign material with colleagues. Add a Twibbon to your social media profile picture to let everyone know you’ve voted. Encourage colleagues to vote. […]
1) Pay Ballot: Vote Early, Vote Now You should have received your ballot paper. UCU is recommending you vote yes, for strike action and for action short of a strike. Voting for both forms of action gives our negotiators the strongest possible mandate in our present pay negotiations. If you haven’t received your ballot paper […]
Agenda 1) Minutes of the previous AGM 15th May 2015 2) UCU Pay Campaign and Industrial Action 3) President’s Report 4) Discussion of Congress Motions (PDF slide) and Bristol UCU Amendment to Model Local Branch Rules (Quorum) 5) Treasurer’s Report – 2014/2015 Accounts 6) Election of Officers and Local Association Committee members for 2016-2017 7) AOB
1) Don’t Forget To Vote The UCU ballot on pay opens tomorrow. Please vote. We need as high a turnout as possible. Voting for both forms of industrial action is key. We must give our negotiators the strongest possible mandate. If you have not received a ballot paper by Wednesday next week, you should notify […]
1) Our Claim UCU met with the employers, the Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), on 22 March. The meeting was to discuss UCEA’s response to our joint Higher Education trade union pay claim. To refresh, our claim, submitted on Friday, 11th March was: A 5% pay increase for all university staff on the national […]
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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 16th March
1) The Prevent Duty at Bristol Thanks to everyone who signed the letter to the Board of Trustees: http://tinyurl.com/UoBPreventBoT — 2) 2016/17 Pay Campaign UCU’s Higher Education Committee (HEC) has endorsed the proposed pay campaign timeline. Unless we receive an offer worth consulting members about by 19th May, then we will enter industrial action from […]
Letter sent to Board of Trustees: The Prevent Duty at the UoB – Open Letter to the UoB Members of the Board of Trustees[with SIGNATURES]