Our campus trade unions have a strong and proud history of leading the fight against oppression in all forms. UCU and Unison are appalled at the current rise of anti-trans rhetoric, rulings and behaviour that has made life insecure and unsafe for our trans and non-binary comrades. Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual […]
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UNSION’s General Secretary Election is live. All members who joined before the end of July will get a vote and you have until 25 November to make yours count, by returning your ballot paper in the post.As you can see from the candidates’ statements, our branch nominated Andrea Egan. We think she is the […]
It is, of course, of major concern that far-right groups were able to persuade so many people to demonstrate in London last Saturday. Many of our members will be frightened about the threat of violence and intolerance that the movement represents, particularly those with Black and Asian heritage, or LBGT+ people. Whilst this was the […]
Trade union activists have been warning for many years that the system of funding higher education is unsustainable and subject to major problems if one or more of the multiple funding streams dries up. Had the £9,000 tuition fee, astronomical when first introduced, been pegged to some level of inflation, we’d be in a very […]
UNISON National Executive Council is made up of 68 people from across the union. It runs the union in between conferences and it’s important that members are democratically elected every two years by as many members as possible, so that the NEC has the widest democratic mandate to take the union in the direction members […]
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VULTURE CAPITALISM: Grace Blakeley & Siân Berry Wednesday, 11 September 2024 19:30 21:30 Brighthelm CentreNorth Road, BrightonBN1 1YD VULTURE CAPITALISM: Grace Blakeley & Siân Berry — Brighthink
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 […]
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.
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 […]