Category: Newsflash

1) Gender Pay Claim Bristol UCU reps and University reps had our second formal meeting about the Gender Pay Claim on Thursday last week. We are pleased to report that things are beginning to move in the right direction. For example, it was agreed that we would receive a response to our Bristol UCU draft […]

1) National Strike Ballot – Consultative Pay Ballot Result The results of the recent consultative e-ballot are in: UCU HE members have voted to reject the employers’ final below inflation and employers’ inaction regarding gender pay and casual contracts. In the consultative e-ballot, UCU members indicated their support for industrial action. Members will now be […]

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 […]

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 […]

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1) May Pay This month’s payslip is the first from which pay withdrawn for strike action will be taken (for non-HPT staff).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

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 […]