The branch has sent it’s additional documentation for the CATE Technical Re-Organisation to UWE management! Our feedback is based on the contribution of staff across CATE, both members and non-members, from individual meetings, written submissions and team meetings. We appreciate the collaboration with UWE UCU Reps, its members and wider academics who recognise the negative […]
Thanks to all members and staff that have submitted feedback to UWE UNISON on the CATE Tech Re-Org so far. The interim report from the union has been submitted and consists of two documents in the files below. One file is a summary report of themes that have come in as submissions to the union […]
Dear members, The consultation period for all staff on the CATE restructure and associated job descriptions begins on Tuesday, 27 January. Management has informed UNISON that around 40-45% of current staff will be directly matched to roles, and additional Grade G posts will be created. It was also confirmed yesterday this is not a cost‑neutral […]
Dear members, An update on the technicians Family of Roles dispute. Despite our best efforts to resolve this matter collaboratively, UWE’s most senior management have formally refused to engage in Stage 3 of the Disputes Procedure, which involves independent, third-party mediation through the body ACAS. In their correspondence, management stated: “we do not believe that the […]
General Secretary Election 2025: who our branch is backing! The general secretary is the most senior role in the union. They represent UNISON when talking to the media, other unions, employers and to Parliament. UNISON has to elect its general secretary every five years. As the largest trade union in the UK, who runs UNISON […]
The Avon Pension Fund which most administrative, technical and professional staff are in with their contracts at UWE, is consulting a small sample of members this year, on whether to continue investing in the military, arms and defence sectors As trade union members and staff in general committed to workers’ rights, social justice, and a […]
Below is a response from UWE UNISON after today’s email from management… Hi Tod, We’ve now had some time to consider the grievance outcome as a branch. It remains a fundamental disagreement that appropriate consultation took place with recognised trade unions (amongst other points). Resolving this hasn’t been helped by the significant delays into responding […]
On the 12th of March we posted UWE to report on findings of the technician’s collective grievance. It is now over six months since our grievance was presented to UWE and we still have not received a formal written response. Repeated prompting from the union has apparently fallen on deaf ears. The meeting we had […]
On Friday of this week (14th of March), UWE is to feedback to the union its findings in response to the technician’s grievance which was submitted back in September 2024 and UWE UNISON met with managers to discuss the Collective Grievance on 21/11/2024. You may recall the issues were around the Family of Roles. We […]
It’s been a busy start to the new year, straight into the University Transformation Project and the Christmas break seems like a very long time ago! We wanted to let you know about the work we are currently engaged with in this new year. As the university continues its transformation project we are hard at […]