I am sharing the link in case anyone is able to donate – any amount is welcome. There is more information about Jon’s story and the link to donate here – Fundraiser by Katie Cunningham : Urgent fundraiser for Jon (gofundme.com) Some other friends have also organised some music nights so I’m sharing those links in case they are…
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Results of the 2023-24 Pay Re-ballot
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve once again beaten the 50%+ turnout threshold in our pay re-ballot. 75% of members who voted were in favour of strike action, on a 53% turnout. Thanks to everyone who made the effort, especially if you had to call to get hold of a replacement ballot paper. We’ll now use our mandate to continue…
UNISON Response to changes to Technical Staff titles and job descriptions
Here’s our initial response to the University’s proposed changes to the titles and job descriptions of technical members of staff Unison response to technical review (002) If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch, but please remember that if you’re affected by this, comments need to be submitted as soon as possible.
Annual General Meetings 2024
Happy New Year to you! All members are invited to fill in an attendance form for one of our AGMs in March. Please see the dedicated AGM page.
Pay Re-Ballot is now live – please make sure you vote!
As you’ll know, we took strike action on 2nd and 3rd October to pressurise the University and UCEA, the employers’ organisation to which the University is affiliated, to re-open negotiations over the 2023-24 pay round. Thanks to our pressure, we were given between 5% and 7% in August, depending on spinal point, but with inflation very high at the time…
New upload – Bill Acharjee’s report of UNISON Black Members’ Conference 2023
You can find it here: Equalities | University of Brighton UNISON Branch 2024’s Black Members’ Conference is in Brighton this year. 2024 National Black Members Conference | Events | UNISON National We have a delegation ready to attend, but if you’d like to attend some or all of it as a visitor, just let us know.
FAQs for Strike Action – 2nd and 3rd October
We’ve updated some of our FAQs. Please have a look, especially if you’ve not been on strike before. October 2023 Pay Strikes FAQs
Our proposed strike dates: Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd October
After our ballot, where 75% of members voting were in favour of taking action, UNISON has decided to call an England-wide strike across all university branches with a mandate. This is due to the inadequacy of the 2023-24 pay increase (5% to 8%, depending on grade, which is still well below inflation and therefore a real-terms pay cut). Of course,…
Please support Louise, running for CALM over the next year
Louise is running for the Campaign Against Living Miserably “CALM is leading a movement against suicide. Every week 125 people in the UK take their own lives. And 75% of all UK suicides are male. CALM exists to change this by offering life saving services, provoking conversation and bringing people together to reject living miserably. £8 is enough to fund one…