University of Brighton UNISON BranchWe’re giving the University notice of strike action over pay on Thursday 13th, Friday 14th and Monday 17th October. This is because we can’t accept the imposed increase in August, which is so far below the cost of living that it represents a real terms pay cut of between 9% and 4%. We’ll be organising […]
The Summer edition of the regional Black members’ newsletter can be found here: SERBMSummerNewsletter2022 Black members have also organised a training weekend, details here: Black-Members-Training-weekend-flyer-and-Application-form (8) Please get in touch if you’d be interested in attending.
This week, we launched our first ever stress survey, which is our attempt to collate information about how members of staff are feeling. As far as we’re concerned, the University is doing what it should be doing, that is monitoring and addressing the issue of work-related stress adequately, so our survey is an attempt to […]
A massive thank you to everyone who voted in our pay ballot. We achieved our highest ever turnout in a postal ballot with four out of five members who voted, voting in favour of taking strike action. This is a result of the 3% (plus more for grades 1 to 4) pay rise imposed this […]
With inflation now in double figures (12.3% RPI and 10.1% CPI), it’s clear that this is a major crisis for this government and the economic system that they’re trying to control. For universities, it’s also a major crisis, as if the effects of a decade of marketisation and tuition fee led competition had not already […]
If you missed our pay ballot rally last week, you can watch it here, featuring our very own Lizzie. Higher Education Pay – strike ballot online rally – YouTube We’re now mid-way through our ballot. All members working directly for the University should have received a ballot paper at home, so please make sure you […]
Pay strike ballot rally – online launch We are pleased to announce Christina McAnea, UNISON General Secretary and Jon Richards, UNISON Assistant General Secretary, as speakers at our online rally as part of the strike ballot launch for Higher Education pay. There’s also our very own Lizzie speaking, so please try to attend if you can. Date: Thursday […]
Trade union negotiators met with UCEA, the employers’ organisation on Thursday morning, in what was the final dispute meeting, after unions quite rightly rejected an offer of 3%, rising to 9% for the lowest paid. With RPI inflation now close to 12%, this final offer represents massive real terms pay cut and we can’t possibly […]
On 22nd July, thousands of UNISON members working at universities will be issued with ballot papers over the pay dispute for the pay rise due in August. Ballot papers will go to home addresses. With inflation at 12% or 9%, depending on which measure you use, anything less than these seemingly massive increases, will represent […]