Bristol UCU1) 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 […]
1) UCU Strike Days: Wednesday 1st December to Friday, 3rd December Along with UCU branches across the UK, Bristol UCU will be taking 3 days of strike action from Wednesday 1 December to Friday 3 December over the employer-sanctioned cuts to our USS pensions, and the inaction of HE employers across the 4 nations to halt pay […]
1) A Bristol UCU Mandate for Strike Action; An Opportunity for Employers To End This Dispute Another day, another email. The salient facts. Bristol UCU has spoken. Members by commanding majorities have voted in favour of industrial action over USS and 4 Fights.Employers can act now. Revalue USS and scrap the unnecessary pension cuts. Thrash […]