Agenda Minutes of Last Meeting [link] Report – Branch Delegates, Higher Education Sector Conference, 7th November, Manchester Gender Pay Claim [link] & Campaign Anti-Casualisation Claim [link] & Campaign AOB
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Bristol UCU Newsflash, 18th July: Election – University of Bristol UCU Branch Delegate, UCU Democracy Commision
UCU Congress 2018 agreed to elect a Democracy Commision ‘to review the democratic structures of the union and to bring recommendations to a special one-day Congress next year’. The University of Bristol UCU branch is entitled to put forward one member for election to the Commision. Bristol UCU members are invited to nominate themselves as […]
Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 25th April 2018: May 1st, Easter 2019, Gender Pay Gap, #wearetheUniversity 11th June, Celia Hollingworth Memorial
1) May 1st – Bristol TUC March and Bristol UCU Lunch Assembling at Castle Park at 12:00, trade unionists across Bristol will be marching on International Workers’ Day. For more details: May Day March & Rally 2018 Lucy Langley-Palmer will be speaking at the Rally at 13:00 – Branch Equalities Officer and Bristol People’s Assembly MC […]
2018/19 term dates – Easter 2019
Dear Guy, Claire, Robin and Paula, We have received feedback from yesterday’s Senate, and held meetings today of the UCU Executive and Reps and of the Joint Trade Union officers. We understand from Senators that you remain unwilling to relook at and revise term dates for 2018/19, but are willing to look at mitigation. It […]
Bristol UCU Newsflash, 18th April: 2018/19 Term Dates – Easter 2019, Length of the Teaching Day, USS & Next Steps, Pay Claim, HPT? Grade I or below? – Local Hardship Fund
Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 18th April 2018 1) 2018/19 Term Dates – Easter 2019 Worrying news was brought to UCU Branch Reps attention last week regarding the complete overlap of Teaching Block 2 with school holidays at Easter next year. This prompted our members’ survey last week which now has over 400 responses. The responses […]
Back to Work, but Not As We Know it – Message from Your Branch President
Dear all I hope everyone has had a relaxing weekend, and that you have not been preparing for classes or doing any kind of catching up – apart from reading UCU emails, of course. I’d like to stress two points. Firstly, we are back to work tomorrow but we are continuing with Action Short of […]
Bristol Strike Special UCU Newsflash, 6th March
Your Bristol Strike Special UCU Newsflash, 6th March 2018 1) Tomorrow’s Strike Action, Wednesday, 7th March – UCAS Post-Offer Visit Day First, great to see so many people yesterday. Made the front page of the BBC website (well, the ‘Family and Education’ page). Some inspiring speeches at the rally and a great march down to […]
Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 31st January 2018
Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 31st January 2018 1) Dates for the Diary With the announcement of our ‘escalating wave of strikes over a four-week period’, the first strike dates for our diary are: Thursday, 22nd February and Friday, 23rd February A number of UCU members in Schools and Departments are organising their picket lines and planning events such as alternative lectures […]
Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 20th July 2016
1) Bristol UCU Members – 1,000+! Bristol UCU now has over 1,000 members! That’s up from 912 in January and 980 in April. — 2) Brexit & Bristol: What Does Brexit Mean For Bristol UCU Members? Thanks to everyone who came to our meeting Thursday, 7th July, to discuss the outcome of the EU referendum. […]
Bristol UCU Strike, 25th and 26th May
Dear Colleagues An update on this branch’s plans for next week’s strike action. Preparation and Publicity If you’d like to help create the placards then we will be available in the UCU Office, 1d Priory Rd from 2.15 pm to 5.30 pm on Tuesday 24 May – let ucu-office@bristol.ac.uk know if you can come. Do […]