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 different situation. The reality is…
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NEC Elections 2025 – please use your vote!
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 have chosen. Voting will be…
2025 Members’ Survey
If you’ve not yet completed our members’ survey, please do. The link is here.
Members may be interested in this event, taking place tonight….
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
Please consider supporting Katie raising funds for Jon
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…
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.
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…
“Death of a Nursery”
Members who’ve been here for more than a few years may remember our campaign to save the childcare provision at the University. With the Brighton Centre for Contemporary Arts due to close, and other “non-core business” activity being scaled back, you may be interested in this article, written by someone who long-standing members may know. Death Of A Nursery –…
Fossil Free Careers Campaign
University of Brighton Unison is backing the Fossil Free Careers campaign after a motion was passed at the Annual General Meetings in March 2023. The campaign calls on the University of Brighton Careers and Employability team to stop actively promoting careers in the oil, gas, and mining industries. This means no longer inviting these companies to attend careers fairs, to…
Annual General Meetings 6, 7, 8 & 10 March
Please don’t forget our AGMs are taking place this week. All the information you need on our dedicated AGM page.