Here’s my attempt to show the effect of the February/March 2023 pay uplift and what has been imposed for August 2023. UNISON has not accepted this, and we’ll ballot later in the year over strike action, but this should explain what’s been offered by UCEA. Figures are not official and could be subject to errors (entirely my own) and rounding…
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.
Thursday 16th February – Come and join us on a march for better pay
Thursday 16th is the first of four days of strike action – our long weekend. We’ll be picketing each site from 8am and on Thursday, we’re meeting from 11.30am at Brighton train station to march down to Victoria Gardens at 12 noon, for a rally with UCU and other trade unionists from Brighton. Please try to join us if you…
UNISON Strike Action – Thursday 16th, Friday 17th, Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st
Our “long weekend” of strike action starts on Thursday with four days. We’re serious about a resolution to the imposition of a massive real-terms pay cut from August last year and we can’t continue to accept the reduction to our wages this implies. We know the University of Brighton is in a poor financial situation, but this is national campaign…
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
Black Members’ Conference, January 2023
Bill Acharjee, our joint Black Members’ Officer, attended UNISON’s national conference for Black Members. Here’s his report. ACHARJEE, B – National Black Members Conference 2023 (Report) If you’d like to know more or get involved in our branch’s or our region’s Black members’ group, please just let us know.
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…
Strike Action over Pay – 24/25/30 November
You will know this already, but we’re planning strike action again on 24th, 25th and 30th November. This time, we’ll be striking alongside UCU at virtually every university and about 20 UNISON branches with a strike mandate. The Vice-Chancellor’s recent email recognised that the planned industrial action “stems from genuine concerns about the cost of living”. It is also about…
UCU Ballot Result points to joined up strike action over pay
If you’re going to have to take strike action to stop your pay sliding down and down, then you might as well make sure you win the strike. UCU’s national ballot result over pay and working conditions is a victory for all UNISON members, because it was necessary for UCU members to be able to take national strike action. They…