Statements & passed motions
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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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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…
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Statement regarding the UK Supreme Court Ruling
This post is to acknowledge that UNISON University of Bristol Branch is aware of the recent UK Supreme Court Ruling (Please see this link for the PDF: UK Supreme Court Ruling) and are in conversation with the University of Bristol’s EDI team to establish what support the University can offer for trans and non-binary staff and students going forward.…
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NEC Elections 2025: branch nominations
UNISON’s National Executive Council runs our union and determines the kind of union we are and can become. It is made up of 68 UNISON members just like you! NEC elections this year are hugely important to determine whether UNISON succeeds and wins for you at work and on pay. UNISON UoB branch nominations Young Members’ Seats –…
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Motion passed: Austerity Demo resolution
This branch notes: This branch believes: This branch resolves:
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Motion passed: Join Stand up to Racism Trade Union Network
Motion: Join Stand up to Racism Trade Union Network & support actions and events on 22 March as part of the World Against Racism & Fascism international day of protest for UN Anti Racism Day Date of presentation: Branch AGM 12th March 2025 Proposed by: Surinder Kaur/Eleni Vagia (Nominated Joint-International Officers) David Esteban Rodriguez (Nominated…
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Motion passed: Defend Higher Education Funding
Proposed by: Nathan Street (Co-Branch Secretary) This branch notes that: This branch believes that: This branch resolves to call on the Unison Higher Education leadership to:
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Motion passed: HE funding campaign
This branch notes and applauds the policy on Higher Education funding passed at HE conference 2024 (13. Fund Our Universities Properly; 14. A New Start for Higher Education). That motion calls on the service group to inform members about the state of higher education finances, to campaign for adequate funding and more grants, to reaffirm…
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UWE/UOB UNISON statement on Gaza
We, the joint trade union branches of UNISON at the University of the West of England (UWE) and the University of Bristol (UOB) call on the universities of Bristol to publicly support a ceasefire in Gaza. Israel’s attacks on Gaza since October 7th 2023 have killed over 11,000 civilians including more than 4,000 children and has…