UNISON is disappointed with the decision to make a payment of 2%, backdated to 1st August. Obviously we always welcome genuine increases to wages (!) but as we’ve pointed out elsewhere on many occasions, 2.0% or even 2.6% for the lowest paid, when inflation is nearer 3.2%, represents a real terms pay cut. The fact […]
Author: Ivan Bonsell
You can find this, as well as at least a year’s worth of back issues, in the usual place, by following the Newsletter link. This month’s issue is mainly concerned with the national pay ballot.
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August 2018 Newsletter is done
This month: Updates on the pay dispute and more on the Staff Survey. You can find it in the Newsletters section at the top of the menu. As always, any comments, good or bad are welcome.
UNISON’s Higher Education Service Group Executive met yesterday to decide on the next steps for this year’s pay campaign. The consultative ballot of all branches returned an overwhelming vote in favour of rejecting the “final” offer of 2.0% or £450, which is consistent with the message received from our branch’s membership. Members will receive ballot […]
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2018-19 Consultative Pay Ballot Result
The results of our ballot of Brighton branch members on whether to accept or reject the “final offer” of 2.0% or £425 is follows: 84.2% voted to REJECT the offer. 15.2% voted to ACCEPT the offer. The turnout was 57.7%. Thanks to everyone who voted or persuaded others to vote. This is the highest turnout we have […]
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July 2018 newsletter is now available
UNISON Branch Newsletter – July 2018 This month’s newsletter is dominated by our consultative ballot on pay for all our members of University staff. Ballot papers and instructions on how to vote electronically will go out from next week. Please make sure you vote in this important ballot.
As promised, we’re balloting all our members on the employers’ final offer of 2% or £425. We think this is a below-inflation, real terms pay cut, and so we’re recommending that members vote to REJECT it. There’s further information in the July newsletter (out soon) and on UNISON’s national website. https://www.unison.org.uk/at-work/education-services/about/higher-education/higher-education-ballot/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PAY%20BULLETIN%203%20-%202018%2F2019&utm_source=Education&utm_content=click%20here. Ballot forms will go […]
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June 2018 Newsletter
UNISON Branch Newsletter – June 2018
UNISON’s national Service Group Executive met last week to discuss the employer’s final offer of 2.0% or £425 (whichever is greater) from August 2018. The group noted that the offer still represents a real-terms pay cut and does not come close to the pay claim of 7.5% (or £1,500 and £10/hour minimum wage). Given that […]