Bristol UCU1) Branch Negotiators’ Update At our Joint Consultative and Negotiating Committee (JCNC) last week, the University’s senior team signalled that they wished to discuss pay at the University of Bristol, as part of the institutional response to the COVID-19 emergency. Campus union negotiators – UCU, Unite, Unison – have not agreed to any proposals on pay […]
1) Branch Reps Update – Next Week To say things are happening thick and fast presently is an understatement. For example, branch negotiators have been dealing with pressing issues around furloughing, redeployment and the fallout of the current recruitment protocol. In advance of our Annual General Meeting in 3 weeks’ time, we will endeavour to […]
1) Call For Nominations – Branch Officers and Executive Committee Members We have our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 20th May, 1pm-2pm. Online hosting details tbc. On the agenda: the election of the Branch President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership/Recruitment Secretary, Anti-Casualisation Officer and Equality Officer for 2020-2021, as well as Members of Exec for […]
This is an uncertain and stressful period for us all. Branch reps are currently engaged with and negotiating on a range of pressing issues (see below) with managers, members and UCU Regional/UK officials. Members are encouraged to contact ucu-office@bristol.ac.uk and/or speak to their School/Department/Divisional reps with any concerns they have. For more on strike pay deductions, fixed-term […]
1) Message From The Branch President Dear Colleagues, It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for the branch (!). Like many others, I’m in the second week of family isolation with two small children after our three-year old developed a cough (he’s now on the mend, and seriously noisy). In recent days, branch officers have […]
1) 14 Days of Strikes As announced on Monday [link], Bristol UCU and 73 other branches of UCU are taking a further 14 days of staggered industrial action from Thursday, 20th February. This follows the decision of UCU’s Higher Education Committee last Thursday. Employers were notified on Monday. Bristol UCU Exec and Reps meet later […]
1) Landmark Deal at University of Bristol to Tackle Gender Pay Gap Suzy Cheeke, Bristol UCU Vice President, and Judith Squires, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, signed the ‘University of Bristol Collective Agreement to Address the Gender Pay Gap’ yesterday. This agreement is the culmination of 18 months of negotiations and is a first for UK HE. 2) Claiming […]
1) Branch Meeting, TODAY, 13:00-14:00, LT3, Arts Complex Two items of University of Bristol UCU branch business on the agenda [link]: A motion to approve our University of Bristol/Bristol UCU Collective Agreement to Address the Gender Pay Gap [link], and a presentation/discussion of the Agreement. Our next phase of industrial actions and the current proposal […]
January-March The year started with the UK-wide re-ballotting of members over pay and equality: ‘Don’t Delay, Vote Today!’. We approved our branch priorities for 2019: negotiating our Gender Pay Gap and Anti-Casualisation Claims; implementing our Workload Principles, and negotiating the Promotion and Progression Review. In March, Newsflash highlighted the current state of the USS dispute, […]
1) Strike Day One – 25th November 2019 Our first day of strike action is Monday, 25th November. We are planning to picket buildings from 7:30am, assembling for a campus rally at 10am, followed by a march. Details to be confirmed. Bristol Staff-Solidarity Group are also hosting a Strike Planning Meeting today at 18:30: https://www.facebook.com/events/1150577198481027/?active_tab=discussion […]