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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.
Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st February strikes are called off
We’ll have more details later in the week, but after talks at ACAS, all five unions have agreed to suspend planned industrial action. Please see our email.
Reports from UNISON’s Higher Education Conference
Leonie Moore and Lee Christien were recently delegates to our annual Higher Education conference. Here are their reports: UNISON 2023 Higher Education Service Group Conference Reports
Initial pay offer for 2023-24, 4% – 7%
As you may have seen, we’ve been made an opening offer of between 4% and 7% for August 2023, with a proportion of this payable in February 2023. The higher 7% is targeted at the lowest grade with 4% at those currently earning the most. This contrasts with UNISON’s pay claim, which is for £4,000 or a rise in line…