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 […]
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1. UCU General Secretary Elections – Vote Now! Don’t miss your chance to have a say in the future of your union. Voting is open now until 23 May. The candidates are: Jo Grady Jo McNeill Matt Waddup You can find more details about the election and request a replacement ballot paper here. — 2. […]
Welcome to your special events edition of Newsflash. Read on for details of today’s AGM, Friday’s hustings for UCU’s GS elections, two events on Saturday, and a special session for members on pensions with UCU’s National Pension Official next Thursday 16th May. 1) Annual General Meeting, TODAY, 8th May, 13:00-14:00, Enderby Lecture Theatre, Physics Please […]
1) Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, 8th May, 13:00-14:00, Enderby Lecture Theatre, Physics All members are invited to attend our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday next week. The agenda and list of Branch Officer and Executive candidates was circulated on Wednesday last week. A copy can be found on the Bristol UCU website: https://tinyurl.com/ucuAGM8thMay2019 — 2) […]
AGM Notification and Nominations for Officer and Executive Committee Roles All members are invited to our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 8th May, 13:00-14:00, Arts Complex, LT3. We will be electing our Branch Officers and a ⅓ of our Executive Committee for 2019/20. Nominations for these positions are officially open. If you are interested in […]
1) USS Dispute Update At the General Meeting last week, branch reps gave an update – Powerpoint here [link]— on the current state of the USS dispute. The University of Bristol has submitted its response to the March UUK consultation on the USS 2018 valuation [link], with branch reps having a good deal of input […]
1) Bristol UCU General Meeting, Today, 13:00-14:00, Arts Complex, LR8 Items on the agenda include an update on the current USS pensions dispute, a report from branch negotiators on the current state of our Gender Pay Gap [link] and Anti-Casualisation [link] Claims and the election of UCU Annual Congress 2019 delegates. The four candidates for […]
1) This Thursday! One Year On From The USS Strikes, Royal Fort Gardens, 17:00 Join us tomorrow as we recapture the unifying spirit of last year’s USS strikes, one year on: https://www.facebook.com/events/544472726045050/ We’ll meet at Celia’s bench in the Royal Fort Gardens (just to the right behind the mirror sculpture as you approach it from […]
Last Day to Vote! Don’t Delay, Vote Today! The UCU Pay and Equality ballot closes this Friday 22nd February at noon, so today is the last day that you can post your vote and expect it to be counted. Whichever way you vote, please make sure your views are counted – help us to push […]
Date For Your Diary – Marking One Year Since the Strike Join us on Thursday 7th March as we take a short walk around some significant landmarks and remember important moments in the Great Strike, one year on. We’ll start at Celia’s bench in Royal Fort Gardens at 5pm, and finish at a pub nearby. […]