Bristol UCU1) Exceptional Recognition Payment UCU, along with the other campus unions Unite and Unite, while welcoming the Exceptional Recognition Payment (campus unions have been calling for an all-staff bonus for several years), note with dismay the terms of Payment. See our Bristol UCU statement: https://bristolucu.wordpress.com/2022/06/24/bristol-ucu-statement-exceptional-recognition-payment-june-2022/ In short, campus unions: call on all staff, regardless of contract type, […]
1) Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 8th June 2022, 13:00-14:00: Teams Link, Agenda & Papers To join the branch AGM on Wednesday, 8th June, click on the Teams link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjhlNjZhZWQtOTU0MC00NzE1LTlkZmMtZTQxMTA1ZTNjMzVi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22b2e47f30-cd7d-4a4e-a5da-b18cf1a4151b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22808b1cd4-a148-40b5-9088-03701d876c24%22%7d Agenda: Minutes of the Previous Annual General Meeting (AGM), 9 June 2021 Treasurer’s Report and Statement of Income and Expenditure Election of Branch Officers and […]
1) Changes to Academic Progression Procedure, May 2022 Pathways 1, 2 and 3 colleagues (some of whom were on fixed-term contracts ending this academic year) may have received a letter or email entitled ‘Changes to the Academic Progression Procedure’. We are keen to hear from any academic colleagues on these changes. Please email ucu-office@bristol.ac.uk with your comments. […]
1) Pathway Two: Concerns and Solutions Pathway Two (PW2, research only) staff, employed grant from grant, short-term contract to short-term contract, are one of the most precariously employed groups in the University. This issue was to the fore on recent picket lines (‘Bristol University staff say insecure contracts put them at ‘risk of homelessness’, Bristol Live, […]
1) UCU Marking and Assessment Boycott This Term Bristol UCU will not be participating in any further industrial action including a marking and assessment boycott this 21/22 academic year. Action short of a strike also came to an end as of yesterday. For other branches with a mandate for action, UCU’s marking and assessment boycott […]
1) Reminder: Bristol UCU E-Survey: UCU Special USS HE Sector Conference, Today Last chance to vote. Click on link below:https://bristolucu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/bristol-ucu-e-survey-ucu-special-uss-he-sector-conference Voting closes today at 10:40. 2) Calling Notice: Bristol UCU Annual General Meeting & Election of Branch Officers and Exec Members, Wednesday 8 June, 13:00–14:00 Our Bristol UCU 2022 AGM will be on Wednesday, 8th […]
1) Reminder: Bristol UCU E-Survey: UCU Special 4F HE Sector Conference, Wednesday, 20th April Please complete this Bristol UCU E-Survey, by clicking on the link below, so as to inform your Bristol UCU delegates before next week’s Special HE Sector Conference on the Four Fights dispute: https://bristolucu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/bristol-ucu-e-survey-ucu-special-4f-he-sector-conference Bristol UCU does not currently have a mandate for […]
1) Reminder: UCU Reballot – Vote Today Today, Wednesday 6th April is your last ‘safe’ chance to return your ballot papers by the ballot closure date of Friday, 8th April. Any ballot posted after today may not arrive in time to be counted.If you haven’t, post your papers today. Our twin USS and 4F disputes are at […]
1) 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 […]