Black Members Invitation to a Summer Gathering

Dear Black UWE UNISON Members I hope this message finds you well.   My name is Rheannah Hall, and I’m your new UWE UNISON Black Members Officer here at UWE. I’m really looking forward to getting to know you, hearing your views, and supporting you in this space.   To begin this journey, I’d love […]

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CATE & CHSS: UWE fail to respond to UNISON grievance

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 […]

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UWE to report on findings of the technician’s collective grievance

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 […]

UWE UNISON Work Related Stress Survey

UWE UNISON Work Related Stress Survey: Taking care of your mental health Are you experiencing stress in the workplace? We at UWE UNISON recognise how big of an issue workplace stress is to the mental and physical health of workers. We want to hear from our members about how stress may be affecting them at work […]

Reasonable adjustments

UWE UNISON understands how vital reasonable adjustments are in feeling comfort and dignity in the workplace. We are always ready to help our members get information and access to the reasonable adjustments they need to work.

Update from UWE UNISON

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 […]

Transformation next steps

The university has shared a webpage on the next stage of the current phase of its transformation project: https://tinyurl.com/ypmes4k9 If you’re a trade union member affected by the individual consultation where redundancy is a risk, please contact your local Steward for support or the local branch via the generic email (uwe[at]unison.ac.uk) if you wish.

post it notes for resolutions

Welcome 2025

The most successful resolutions are those that are specific and realistic, with manageable steps that can be tracked for progress and that help us to show support to ourselves and others. A good example would be to join a trade union or get more involved if you’re already a member.  If you are part of a union, […]

2024 Christmas closure and UNISON direct phone assistance

UWE UNISON 2024-2025

UWE UNISON branch is closed over the Christmas break, but 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: 9:00am – 12:30pm December 25th: Closed December 26th: Closed December 31st: 9:00am – 12:30pm January 1st: Closed   The […]

Welcome to the union reps team in Bower Ashton

Please welcome incoming UWE UNISON Workplace Stewards Peg Squires and Chris Briggs for Bower Ashton-City campus. Additionally, also at Bower Ashton, the new Health & Safety representative is James Ashwell. A short introduction to them all is below… UWE UNISON branch Executive are very excited to see our representative numbers grow and much needed in […]