Category: Newsflash

1) Vote Yes, Vote Now – Your Pension Under Attack Happy New Year. And we start where we left off. Last chance to save your pension. VOTE YES to strike action. VOTE YES to action short of a strike: https://www.ucu.org.uk/strikeforuss If you haven’t already, please vote in the USS strike ballot. The ballot closes and […]

As we near the Xmas vacation, and Bristol UCU nears a high of 1,200 members, your Newsflash team reviews 2017 by taking a look through our archive. January – March The first month of the year saw Bristol UCU decide to back a boycott of the NSS, supporting our students’ union in their campaign to […]

1) Vote Now, Vote Yes Your ballot papers should be with you. If you have not received them, order a replacement: https://tinyurl.com/UCUreplacementUSS2018 — 2) Employers’ DC Proposals: Not Seen Worse USS overhaul could leave staff £200,000 worse off in retirement. See our actuary’s comparison: https://tinyurl.com/UCUdbVsdcUSS2018 University UK’s position, backed by University of Bristol management, ‘will […]

Dear Colleagues We are writing to you as members of Senate but also as a member of UCU. No doubt you are aware that UUK are proposing to end our defined benefits pension scheme by reducing the threshold from £55,000 to zero so that all contributions are put into the defined contribution section. UUK put […]

Dear Hugh You will have received a letter this week from Sally Hunt, our General Secretary. As you will be aware Universities UK (UUK) tabled their proposal to end our defined benefits scheme on 13 November and have said that they will not continue to negotiate beyond 18 December. This is a ridiculously short time-scale […]

1) Vote Now, Vote Yes Ballot papers are arriving this week. Make your vote count. Vote now, vote yes. UCU needs a 50% turnout of its members voting yes. Not voting is a no vote. — 2) University of Bristol – With The USS Hawks The Universities UK (UUK) ‘front’ – the position on USS […]

1) USS Industrial Action Ballot – Coming Soon! The ballot for industrial action opens next week, running until 19th January 2018. You will be receiving ballot papers – to your nominated address – shortly. The decision to hold the ballot comes on the back of events last week. UCU had asked UUK to reach an […]

1) Finance Services and Professional Services Restructurings Campus trade unions have found themselves faced with a large number of restructurings within Professional Services. These include, among others, Timetabling and Examinations, Finance Services, Student Wellbeing Service and IT Services. The restructurings in Timetabling and Exams, and in Finance Services have now finalised their internal selection of […]

1) General Meeting, Today, 13:00-14:00, Arts Complex LT3, Woodland Road Agenda i. Minutes of the last meeting 15 March 2017 [pdf] ii. USS Update Do you care about your pension? Bristol UCU have discussed the university’s approach to USS with the Chief Financial Officer. UCU nationally is meeting soon to discuss pension strategy. Branch officers […]

1) GM. 8th Nov. @1pm Reminder: first general branch meeting of the academic year. Wednesday, 8th November, 1pm-2pm, LT3, Arts Complex, Woodland Road. On the agenda: Pensions, Promotion and Progression, Commission for Effective Industrial Action. Full agenda to be sent out shortly. — 2) Book of Commemoration – Celia Hollingworth A book of commemoration for […]