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 […]
Emergency Statement on Trump’s War on Venezuela, sign the statement at this link: https://tinyurl.com/3e3vky8b UWE UNISON condemns President Trump’s acts of military aggression in Venezuela. We support Venezuela’s sovereignty and believe that Venezuelans should decide the fate of Venezuela through democratic and peaceful means without US or other external interference. The US can frame their […]
UWE UNISON branch is closed over the Christmas break, starting from 20th December. During this period, below are the contact details for union support via our national comrades at UNISON Direct on 0800 0857 857 Or Email: customerservices@unisonprotect.com Phone: 0343 178 1231 December 24th: 7am – 2pm December 25th: Closed December 26th: Closed December 27th: Closed […]
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 […]
Green Unison Week starts today! This week offers an opportunity for members to bring green issues and ideas to the forefront, and for the union to champion improvements in this area. This week also provides a stepping stone towards 2026 Unison Year of Green Activity, which starts in January.
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 […]
Changes to Conflict & Grievance Procedures What’s happening? We are at an early stage in discussion looking at UWE proposals to replace our current complaints procedures with a process based on the TCM Resolution Framework™. It is a significant shift in how workplace issues are handled. If introduced, it would replace the university’s existing grievance […]
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 […]
UWE UNISON would like to send a warm expression of solidarity to our trans comrades in the UK in light of the supreme court ruling on the definition of women. UNISON is an organisation that knows that trans women are women and trans men are men and that the rights of trans and cis people […]