1) Don’t Delay, Vote Today – HE Pay and Equality Ballot If you have not voted in the UCU consultative ballot on our latest pay and equality offer, please check your inbox and vote today! Ballot closes a week today. If you need a replacement e-ballot, please use this link: https://yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/HE-pay-and-equality-consultation-2018 Please note that UCU […]
Category: Newsflash
1) #wearetheUniversity Thanks to everyone who came to #wearetheUniversity on Monday. UCU Past President Joanna de Groot kicked things off, celebrating UCU’s ‘turnaround’ year, our great UK-wide USS campaign and Bristol UCU’s strike action and local initiatives, for example, our Gender Pay Gap claim. The half-day conference was split into four sessions. In ‘Staff Mental […]
1) Pay Ballot UCU members will be emailed a ballot today, with the recommendation to reject the final pay offer from our employers. The ballot includes the option to accept or reject the employers’ final offer, as well as asking if members are prepared to take strike action in the event of reject. The consultative […]
1) May Pay This month’s payslip is the first from which pay withdrawn for strike action will be taken (for non-HPT staff). Please check your payslip carefully. Note that deductions will be phased over a three-month period in May, June and July, and will be withheld in equal amounts; for example if you have taken […]
1) Reminder: Annual General Meeting, Wednesday Next Week Bristol UCU has its AGM next week, Wednesday, 9th May, 13:00-14:00, Arts Complex LT3, Woodland Road. Sally Hunt, UCU General Secretary, is our guest speaker. We will also be electing Branch Officers and Branch Executive members, as well as approving the annual accounts. For a copy of […]
1) May 1st – Bristol TUC March and Bristol UCU Lunch Assembling at Castle Park at 12:00, trade unionists across Bristol will be marching on International Workers’ Day. For more details: May Day March & Rally 2018 Lucy Langley-Palmer will be speaking at the Rally at 13:00 – Branch Equalities Officer and Bristol People’s Assembly MC […]
Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 18th April 2018 1) 2018/19 Term Dates – Easter 2019 Worrying news was brought to UCU Branch Reps attention last week regarding the complete overlap of Teaching Block 2 with school holidays at Easter next year. This prompted our members’ survey last week which now has over 400 responses. The responses […]
1) Tonight’s Social and Members’ Meeting Don’t forget that we have Hamilton House booked for this evening from 5.00 – 9.30 for a social. We have got a band to entertain us. Please note: we have a members’ meeting at 5.30 at the same venue. — 2) Joint Statement – University of Bristol and Bristol […]
Your Bristol UCU Strike Special Newsflash, 15th March 2018 1) Tonight’s Social and Members’ Meeting Don’t forget that we have Hamilton House booked for this evening from 5.00 – 9.30 for a social. We have got a band to entertain us. Please note: we have a members’ meeting at 5.30 at the same venue. — […]
1) Tomorrow’s Strike Action, Wednesday, 7th March – UCAS Post-Offer Visit Day First, great to see so many people yesterday. Made the front page of the BBC website (well, the ‘Family and Education’ page). Some inspiring speeches at the rally and a great march down to Wills Memorial Building (and then Great George Street): it […]