PENSIONS: Defend local government pensions The government is currently consulting on plans to allow universities and colleges in England to opt out of offering the local government pension scheme (LGPS) to new non-teaching staff. The proposal would: create a two-tier workforce with new starters offered inferior pensions; disproportionately affect women and the lower paid; threaten […]
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Pay Consultation Result
Once again, thanks to all our members who voted in the pay consultation. We asked you to either accept the “final” pay offer of 1.8% with slightly more for lower grades, or reject it, with the recommendation that you reject the offer. 82% of our branch members who voted, voted to reject the offer. 18% […]
We should have the results, both from this University and nationally by the end of this week and we’ll let you know what happens next as soon as we know.
If you work directly for the University and we have your email address on our system, you should have received an email from “Jon at UNISON”. This gives you a personal link to be able to vote to accept or reject the offer, which is 1.8% or slightly more for grades 1 to 3. Please […]
If you’re a member (if not, why not?), you should receive a ballot paper to your home address very soon. Please don’t ignore it. It’s your opportunity to decide who you would like to run the union on a national basis for the next two years. Of the full National Executive Committee of 67 people, we can […]
We had another great turnout, excellent speakers from the Bakers’ Union at Wetherspoons and some very good discussions on the way forward. For those of you who couldn’t make it, papers distributed at the meeting are here: Annual General Meeting Papers 2019
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Voluntary Severance
As a trade union, assisting people to leave their jobs is not, ideally, what we’d be doing, but we aim to provide help and assistance to all our members, whatever the circumstances. If you are going through the process, here is a rough guide to it and what we can do to help you. […]
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Annual General Meeting 2019
All members are invited to this year’s AGM, which will take place on Wednesday 6th March at 12.30pm, Cockcroft Hall, Moulsecoomb. A free buffet lunch will be available from 12pm. We’re always very happy with the number of people who can make this, so please come along if you can. Please complete our survey if […]
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Higher Education Conference 2019
UNISON’s annual conference of higher education branches and members took place in Nottingham in January. Our branch was represented by Dan Simmonds and Sian Williams as delegates, with Alan Dilley there as a visitor and Sarah Pickett and Ivan Bonsell attending as regional reps. The conference is the decision making body for the union, as […]
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Higher Education Conference 2019
Our branch sent delegates and visitors to this year’s higher education conference in Nottingham last week. You can read UNISON’s official version of what was discussed on the national website here: Conference sets ambitious pay policy for 2019 and here ‘You do fabulous work; you deserve decent pay’ but for a more complete and honest […]