New ways for members to get legal help

During the COVID-19 crisis, UNISON has changed its processes to make it easier for members to get legal support at no extra cost, as part of their union membership Employment advice Members with issues relating directly to their work should still go direct to their...
HE employers make final pay offer

HE employers make final pay offer

Higher education employers made a final offer in response to the joint unions’ pay claim at the final negotiating meeting yesterday. Come to the members meeting to find out more!

UWE UNISON Black Members update from August & looking forward

UWE UNISON Black Members update from August & looking forward

Last month I had a discussion with UWE officers responsible for organisational learning and development. A recommendation put to them was based on identifying implicit bias through an online test, this would result in identifying training needs and then providing...
UWE Unison Black Members July update

UWE Unison Black Members July update

As UWE Unison’s Black members officer, one of the things I do is attend the staff BME forum, and recently I became one of it’s coordinators. At the last gathering we disussed a number of issues and topics: • Various racist and related inappropriate...
UWE Unison Black Members May update

UWE Unison Black Members May update

As this year’s elected UWE Unison’s Black Members officer, I’m attending the self-organised staff group meetings held by the ‘BME Forum’. This is a good opportunity to speak with me and for me to hear the views and concerns of UWE Black members. Please also feel free...