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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 28th June 2018

1) Local Hardship Fund – Change of Eligibility We are now welcoming applications from academic and professional services staff on Grade J, for example, lecturing staff on profile b, Pathway 2 Senior Research Associates and Pathway 3 Senior Teaching Associates. Bristol UCU’s Executive has agreed to the proposal that the branch now opens up our […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 20th June 2018

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 […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 13th June 2018

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 […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 6th May 2018

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 […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 23rd May 2018

1) May Pay This month’s payslip is the first from which pay withdrawn for strike action will be taken (for non-HPT staff).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 […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 2nd May 2018

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 […]

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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 25th April 2018: May 1st, Easter 2019, Gender Pay Gap, #wearetheUniversity 11th June, Celia Hollingworth Memorial

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: https://bristoltradesunioncouncil.wordpress.com/2018/04/12/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 extraordinaire. On the same […]

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2018/19 term dates – Easter 2019

Dear Guy, Claire, Robin and Paula, We have received feedback from yesterday’s Senate, and held meetings today of the UCU Executive and Reps and of the Joint Trade Union officers. We understand from Senators that you remain unwilling to relook at and revise term dates for 2018/19, but are willing to look at mitigation. It […]

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Bristol UCU Newsflash, 18th April: 2018/19 Term Dates – Easter 2019, Length of the Teaching Day, USS & Next Steps, Pay Claim, HPT? Grade I or below? – Local Hardship Fund

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 […]

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Motion – University of Bristol UCU Priorities Regarding the Current USS Negotiations between UCU and UUK

This branch notes: We agreed a joint statement with the University of Bristol on 15th March. The joint statement stated that ‘the University is willing to consider an improved offer for staff within the bounds of affordability’, that the University would reconsider ‘the accrual rate and inflation cap as well as employer and employee contributions’ […]