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Bristol UCU Newsflash, 6th November 2019

1) Strike Dates Announced; Bristol UCU Prepares Thank you to everyone who voted in the two strike ballots. Bristol UCU’s Get The Vote Out Campaign was an overwhelming success – over 50% of Bristol UCU members voted in both USS and ‘4 Fights, One Voice’ ballots. With a clear majority of members – 77% and […]

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Bristol UCU Newsflash, 30th October 2019

1) Strike Ballot Results Imminent Our strike ballots on USS, rising job insecurity, the gender pay gap, workload and pay closes today. The results will likely be announced tomorrow. UCU’s Higher Education Committee then meets on Friday to decide UCU policy: subject to reaching the 50% threshold, will we be taking strike action in November? […]

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Bristol UCU Newsflash, 23rd October 2019

1) Get The Vote Out We are now in the last week of voting in our dual strike ballot. Today is the last chance to request a replacement ballot paper. If you need a replacement ballot, click on the link below and order by 12 noon: https://tinyurl.com/replacement-ballot-2019-UCU A colleague considering joining UCU? If they join […]

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Bristol UCU Newsflash, 9th October 2019

1) #YesYesYesYes – General Secretary & General Meeting, Tuesday, 15th October, 13:00-14:00, Enderby Room, Physics Building Our first University of Bristol UCU branch meeting of the year is Tuesday next week. The sole item of business: the current pension and pay twin industrial action ballot. UCU General Secretary Jo Grady will be our main speaker. […]

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Bristol UCU Newsflash, 2nd October 2019

Where are we with 3 branch negotiating priorities agreed earlier this year [link]? Branch negotiators believe that we have positive news to report. 1) Anti-Casualisation Claim The branch’s Anti-Casualisation Claim negotiations have made steady progress since it was submitted in October last year. We have seen the establishment of a joint University/UCU Special Interest Group to discuss the […]

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Your Bristol Newsflash, 25th September 2019

1) I’ve Voted, Have You? We’re now into the third week of our joint pay and pension ballot. If you’ve not voted, please don’t forget to asap. — 2) FAQs What does action short of a strike mean? Will UCU be paying strike pay? I am working on a visa – does this affect my […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 18th September 2019

1) Update – Gender Pay Gap Claim Negotiations Good news to report to members. Following an encouraging meeting with University leads, Bristol UCU negotiators are pleased to note that the University has responded positively to those areas of our Gender Pay Gap Claim on which we were keen to see meaningful progress. See the Bristol […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 10th July 2019

Bristol UCU Newsflash is about to take a Summer break, but before ‘Flash goes on leave, a brief reminder of where UCU matters currently stand and what’s on the branch agenda when ‘Flash’ returns in the Autumn. We are balloting members over pay and pensions from Monday, 9th September. School, Department and Professional Service reps […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 5th June 2019

1. Report from Congress UCU Congress, held over the recent Bank Holiday weekend, made a number of important decisions as regards pensions, pay, academic freedom, the representation of migrant members and many other important policy issues. It also welcomed the newly elected UCU General Secretary Jo Grady to her new role. The headline as regards […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 22nd May 2019

1. Congress This Weekend – Give Our Delegates A Steer UCU Congress is taking place in Harrogate over the coming weekend, 25th – 27th May. This is where delegates debate and vote on motions which, if passed, become UCU policy. If you haven’t already done so, please give our delegates a steer by completing this […]