Bristol UCU1) Pickets/Demonstration Tomorrow See you all tomorrow for our Friday picket lines from 08:30 [link]. Fancy dress is encouraged. Feel free to bring musical instruments along, too. 2) Ballot Replacement Form Not got your UCU ballot papers? Today before 5pm is your last chance to reorder: https://yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/Four-Fights-and-USS-re-ballots-replacement-request-form-March-April-2022 3) University of Bristol/Bristol UCU Joint Statement on USS 4. UCU Teachout today, […]
1) Reminder: Bristol UCU General Meeting, *Today*, 14:00–15:00, via Microsoft Teams To join the General Meeting today@2pm, click on the Teams link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTU2MmE5NGMtNTI0ZS00YjY3LWIwZjEtYTc0NDVkMWJmODY0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22b2e47f30-cd7d-4a4e-a5da-b18cf1a4151b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f0fcbaa9-697b-4e7d-ab4e-df011d4063a0%22%7d Agenda, motions, minutes, available from: https://www.ucubristol.org.uk/files/2022/03/allpapers-16march2022.pdf 2) Strike Action and Get The Vote Out Monday, 28th March is the first of 5 scheduled days of strike action that week for Bristol UCU and other branches […]
1) Return to Work As we return to work following our 10-days of strike action, members may wish to note the following: We are under no duty to report Action Short of a Strike (ASOS). A duty to report arises only if partial performance (see below). Members are under no obligation to report on whether […]
1) Bristol UCU Strike Action and National Student Strike Today is our final day of scheduled strike action as well as the National Union of Students ‘Student Strike’ [link]. We look forward to seeing as many staff and students as possible on our UCU picket lines from 8:30am, and joining us for our rally and march […]
1) Thank You Thanks to University of Bristol students, staff and supporters for making our first day of strike action such a success. It was great to see so many of you on the picket lines today across campus. Today was the first day of our strike action, the first in a week of strike […]
1) UCU Industrial Action: 10 Days Starting 14 February Bristol UCU along with 68 other branches at universities across the UK are taking 10 days of strike action starting on Monday, 14th February. The strike days are in three waves: Week 1: Monday, 14 February – Friday 18 February Week 2: Monday, 21 February –Tuesday, […]
1) Claiming Strike Pay: Local Branch Hardship Fund and National Fighting Fund Colleagues who took industrial action in December can claim strike pay from the National Fighting Fund and our Local Branch Hardship Fund. The National UCU Fighting Fund will provide strike pay for the 2nd and 3rd days of strike action. Details of how to claim […]
1) Reminder: Bristol UCU Branch General Meeting, Today, 13:00-14:00, via Microsoft Teams To join:https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YWVlMzRlNWQtMTQ0Yi00ZWEwLWE5OGQtYjM4YmFiZDM2NWZm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22b2e47f30-cd7d-4a4e-a5da-b18cf1a4151b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2284bed226-036c-4d6a-8636-53c81afae48a%22%7d Agenda: Higher Education disputes – USS and the Four Fights COVID – UoB Institutional response AOB 2) Local Hardship Fund Claims Our branch Local Hardship Fund will cover the first day of strike action taken by non-HPT/TSA members, and all lost contact delivery hours […]
1) Thank You Thanks to everyone who participated in our 3-days of strike action last week. It was great to see so many members, students and staff on picket lines, in teach-outs and on demonstrations. 2) Local Hardship Fund and UCU Fighting Fund Thank you, too, to those who have donated to our Local Hardship […]
Please note that a comprehensive all-member email will be sent on Monday, 29th November with further and final details as regards the below and other important information. 1) Bristol UCU Picket Lines, Wednesday, 1st December We will be picketing from 08:30 Wednesday morning next week. School and Department picket locations and details as regards Thursday and Friday […]