The next UOB UNISON branch meeting will be held on:
Tuesday 20th May at 1 p.m.
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Over £450 raised on Workplace Day of Action for Palestine
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Another bake sale success! A massive thank you to everyone who supported and donated 🕊️ During workplace day of action for Palestine, Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine Bristol Royal Infirmary & University of Bristol Staff with Palestine raised £452 for 3 charities close to our hearts as healthcare and higher education workers – ❤️ Salma’s family…
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Over £400 raised by Trans Aid bake sale
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We had an excellent turn out at the Bake Sale fundraising for Trans Aid Bristol today! It was excellent to meet so many members of the University community who were showing their support for Trans colleagues, students and friends. The total donation for Trans Aid Bristol is £472.33, including a generous donation of £50 from…
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Help Lobby your MP about the Higher Education funding crisis
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We’re looking for members across the city and the surrounding localities to help lobby their MPs over the state of higher education funding. This is part of a coordinated advocacy campaign UNISON are undertaking across the country to help stand up for our jobs and save higher education funding. The campaign involves: 1. Writing to…
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UOB UNISON X/Twitter account will no longer be actively updated
Many organisations have begun moving away from the X/Twitter platform in response to Elon Musk’s involvement with the Trump administration, and an increase in extremist views: https://tech.co/news/companies-that-have-left-x-twitter https://www.thenews.coop/why-are-so-many-co-ops-leaving-x-formerly-twitter/ https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-universities-join-retreat-elon-musks-x-citing-misinformation-platform-2025-01-08 As a branch, we have opted to stop posting updates on X/Twitter, but will leave our account active (for now) as a record of branch activity.…
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Motion passed: Support the Birmingham Bin Workers strike
350 Unite union workers have been on strike for nearly two months. Birmingham Labour council is slashing a safety-critical role and has said it will issue compulsory redundancy notices. Over 150 workers stand to lose from £2000 to £6000 a year and are striking to defend jobs from Birmingham Council’s cuts. This branch believes that…
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Wednesday 14th May: Bake Sale – a fundraiser for Trans Aid Bristol
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Wednesday 14th May 2025 13:00 – 15:00 Outside the School for Policy Studies, 8 Priory Road