Date & Time: Thursday 12^th September, 13:00

Venue: D5 Hugh Owen

Purpose: Initial views and questions from UCU members arising from the ALL STAFF meetings with the VC on Wednesday 11^th September.

UCU representatives will participate in a ‘Joint Working Group’ (a regular meeting of trade unions and members of senior management team) that is scheduled for Friday 13^th September.

This EGM on 12^th September is to gather immediate thoughts and views of members from any announcements coming from the VC’s meetings. This will inform the representatives contribution to the senior management team.

Further Emergency or General Meetings may follow in following weeks as things develop.

Open University UCU have pulled together a survey they are making available to all members to complete. The results will be shared with UCU members and used to provide data to underpin how UCU nationally responds to current events.

It’s a bit convoluted (trying to cover past and present experience in same questions) but you don’t need to answer all the questions. You will need to include an email address to complete it.

Aberystwyth branch members can complete it at the link here: OU UCU survey

The survey is open until mid-September.

The full Joint Unions claim on pay and conditions was published last week. The headlines are:

• an increase on all pay points of at least RPI + 2% or a flat rate of at least £2,500 (whichever is greater) and a commitment to restore lost pay.
• Equivalent rises to London Weighting and any other allowances
• A new minimum pay rate of £15 an hour.
• All institutions to become Foundation Living Wage employers and pay points below the FLW to be deleted.
• UCEA should commit to a comprehensive reform of the pay spine

The full claim is quite readable, provides a rationale for the headlines and includes a number of additional claims – e.g. To establish the Scottish sub-committee of New JNCHES.

Link below:

2024 Joint Union claim

There’s a lot going on! We want to give Aberystwyth UCU members a sense of things, and to ask for your help.

How are Aber UCU involved in representing the branch locally?

Faced with rumours and plans what can you do?