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Member Meeting 17/02/2022

Our next members meeting will be this Thursday at 12:30. If you’re on our membership list you will have received an email from us with a link to join the meeting by Teams. Top of our agenda will be proposed changes to UoDSS. If you can’t make the meeting and have questions you’d like toContinue reading “Member Meeting 17/02/2022”

Post-Holiday Solidarity!

So you’ve made it through the most wonderful time of the year! Well done! Now as the next year starts, just a quick reminder to send solidarity and keep an eye on other branches of Unite fighting the good fight this year. Cambridge University Unite think Outsourcing SUCKS! (and so do we!). Cambridge University haveContinue reading “Post-Holiday Solidarity!”

Member meeting 08/12/2021

It was great to see members turn out to our latest online meeting . For those who couldn’t make it, we sent round a brief summary of the discussion. On the slate this month were: Pensions (UoDSS and USS),the JNCHES pay offer,and what the Unite Exec have been up to in the last few weeks. Continue reading “Member meeting 08/12/2021”

The Singing Umbrella

During our recent strike action to protect our UoDSS pension scheme we were so happy to find out more about our members. Including their taste in music! One of our members brought along a really lovely bluetooth speaker, but the weather threatened its integrity. Luckily another member was able to locate a waterproof speaker –Continue reading “The Singing Umbrella”

In Place of Strife: CAKE!

During our recent strike action to protect our pension scheme (UoDSS), one of the things which kept members going on the picket line was a constant supply of cake. Unfortunately we can report that publishers have turned down all drafts of a recipe book. However, we have gathered together most of the recipes which canContinue reading “In Place of Strife: CAKE!”

UoDSS Strike Action Suspended 08/11/21

The UoDSS Pension Scheme for Grades 1-6 (the lowest paid staff) had been threatened with closure and replacement with an inferior Defined Contribution Scheme. Discussions with Senior Management proved fruitful and strike action was suspendend on 08/11/2021. 1/9 Some great news! Following constructive discussions with University Management we have agreed a way forward for moreContinue reading “UoDSS Strike Action Suspended 08/11/21”