Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 12th April 2017

1) Pay

In response to our UCU headline claim for a pay increase of RPI + 3% on all spine points, UCEA has improved their offer: 1.5%.

For further information about national negotiations: http://tinyurl.com/HE20178march17

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2) Motions – UCU Congress 2017

We have selected 5 motions (from the 100 plus motions) submitted to UCU Congress this year [link] for Bristol UCU members to vote on:

https://bristolucu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/ucucongressmotions2017

Please let us know your view on these 5 by Friday, 28th April.

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3) National Roundup

• Academics challenge Warwick University over workers’ rights reform [link]
• Staff at University of Brighton to strike over job losses and demotions [link]
• Strike ballot at Manchester Metropolitan University [link]