UOB
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£100 donated to Gloucestershire phlebotomists strike fund
At its latest meeting, the UoB UNISON committee voted to donate £100 to the Gloucestershire phlebotomists strike fund and express its solidarity with the workers on strike. For years, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been paying Band 2 wages for Band 3 work, meaning these highly skilled clinical staff have been paid £12.08 an…
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Over £450 raised on Workplace Day of Action for Palestine
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
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
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
Wednesday 14th May 2025 13:00 – 15:00 Outside the School for Policy Studies, 8 Priory Road
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Tuesday 13th May: Learn at Work Week – Lunch and Learn
Come and learn more about your Union! Tuesday 13th May 2025 13:10-13:50 43 Woodland Road Room G.10 Members and non-members welcome! Please bring your own lunch – drinks and treats will be provided.
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UOB UNISON Branch Meeting: 20 May 2025 at 13:00
Branch meetings are your chance to stay up to date with branch activity and to raise issues with other branch members. Meetings are held online on Microsoft Teams. You should receive a (private) invitation in your calendar about a week before the meeting. A Microsoft Teams link will also be shared via email prior to…
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All Staff Newsletter Supreme Court judgement statement – Our Response and Call to Action
Dear members, We wanted to reach out to share how appalled we are with the ‘statement’ provided by the University on the Supreme Court judgement statement regarding trans women in the All Staff Newsletter of 1st May. We are channeling our anger in the first instance by replying to the internal comms mailbox and telling…