See our flyer here
All members
of UoL staff will be asked whether they wish to accept the proposals that the
University is proposing following negotiations with the employer around
information and consultation (ICE) arrangement for all employees of the
University. Your ICE reps worked hard to pull together proposals and put
forward arguments that meant we got the best deal for all UoL staff. UCU
and UNISON recommends that you support the proposal by voting YES.
We will be
able to act as a conduit for all members of staff who wish to be a part of the
information and consultation process. Would you like to know more about the
University’s financial situation? Would you like to see changes to the flexible
working policy? There will be regular open meetings as well as and an online
forum where all staff can submit questions and receive a response. We are
looking forward to our new role as an opportunity to continue to hold the
University to account and ensure that everyone can be involved in the process.
UCU and UNISON welcome the
opportunity to enhance our ability to represent all staff and are delighted
that the University has agreed to our proposals to set up an online forum and
hold regular open meetings with all staff.
If you are a
union member it obviously makes sense to vote YES, but if you are not,
here’s what UCU and UNSION has already done for you on your
behalf recently.
1. Increasing in London Weighting, which will be fully implemented by 2018 at
£3,500
2. Increasing in leave for L01-L06 from 25 and 27 days, with a further push to
make it equal for all staff in the future.
3. Locally representing staff on the following general issues
a. Health and Safety
b. Information and Consultation, which we already undertake
c. Restructuring and redundancy
d. Staff policies (e.g. compassionate leave policy, leave carry over policy)
4. Negotiating nationally on pay and pension issues. This is a purely national
issue. We do not negotiate the annual uplift locally
5. Supporting HEE employees on UoL contracts during a major department
restructure, negotiating successfully with senior managers to avoid compulsory
redundancies
Our work on
the above issues have benefitted you, whether or not you are a member of the
union. It is true that members of the union do get more enhanced support from
the unions in the form of trained representatives, such as Angela, Sam and
myself - and get a say of the decision making process within the unions
locally, regionally and nationally.
However that
does not detract from the fact that we treat all members of staff equally when
discussing collective matters with the University. The new arrangements simply
formalise and facilitate our existing role.
So, we ask
you to support us and vote YES on Monday 17th.
