All UCU Salford members should have received email notification of the travel arrangements for the demo on 10th November. If you haven't received this email yet, please contact one of the Committee for more information.

Pensions Update Meeting - 1st November

Dear members,

Due to demand, Philippa has agreed to re-run the presentation Roger Brooks delivered on the proposed changes to the USS Pension scheme. This session will be delivered on 1st November 2010 at 12:30 and will be held in the Clifford Whitworth Conference Room. A light lunch will be provided, and the meeting will finish no later than 13:50.

Please be aware that this is not an EGM, and is simply an opportunity for those members who were unable to attend Roger’s presentation the first time around, or wish to discuss the pension issue further. No other items will be on the agenda. Philippa will highlight a number of areas where UCU considers the employers proposals to cause a greater detriment to pension prospects than members may realise.

Your committee will be in touch again shortly to advise on the date and time of the next EGM.

To all health educators in higher education

To all health educators in higher education

Health Educators’ Summit , Tuesday 30 November 2010, 1000 -1630, UCU headquarters, London.

UCU is organising the event in conjunction with the Royal College of Nurses , Royal College of Midwives, Chartered Institute of Physiotherapists and British Association of Occupational Therapists, with whom we have joint membership arrangements. Health educators working in higher education health faculties throughout the UK face a period of unprecedented turmoil and uncertainty as a result of healthcare workforce changes, NHS reforms including £20 billion in NHS cuts dressed up as ‘efficiency’ savings, and the looming prospect of huge higher education sector funding cuts.

The Summit is your opportunity to get the latest information and authoritative insights on the future delivery of healthcare and the potential implications for health professionals. Find out what the government’s NHS reforms could mean for your institution and how we can work together to defend health education provision in higher education.

Places are limited so register now by clicking on http://www.ucu.org.uk/healthsummit.

Contact me if you have any queries.

Barbara

Barbara Beckles

National Industrial Relations Official (HE)

UCU

University and College Union

Carlow Street

London NW1 7LH

020 7756 2553 (direct line)

020 7756 2501(fax)

07581 186517* (Blackberry) * out of office access

bbeckles@ucu.org.uk

Extraordinary General Meeting.

An extraordinary General Meeting will be held for all UCU members on Wednesday 8th September 2010 at 12.45pm until 2pm in the Clifford Whitworth Conference Room. A light lunch will be provided.

The meeting will discuss the Pensions issue and the Lauwerys Report.

EGM Location Confirmed

The location for the EGM on 21st June has been confirmed as Gilbert Room 1. (Gilbert rooms are the small building between Maxwell Well and the Salford museum - building 19 on the campus map.)

Extraordinary General Meeting of the Salford UCU Branch

Dear Members,

Extraordinary General Meeting of the Salford UCU Branch

A meeting will be held on Monday 21^st June at 12.30pm till 1.30pm. Venue to be confirmed. A light lunch will be provided.

An agenda has been emailed to all members, if you have not received one, please contact the comms officer on

comms-ucu@salford.ac.uk.

AGM Agenda

The agenda for next week's AGM has been emailed to all members today. If anyone has not received it, please contact comms-ucu@salford.ac.uk for a copy.

AGM Catering

Can all members planning on attending the AGM on 5th May, please ensure that they email comms-ucu@salford.ac.uk with their intention as soon as possible so we can ensure that we provide an adequate lunch.

UCUS Annual General Meeting Notice

Dear Members,

The UCU Salford Branch Annual General Meeting is to be held on Wednesday 5^th May 2010 at 12noon in the Clifford Whitworth Conference Room .The current President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Communications Officer and Equality Officer will seek re-election to their posts.

UCU Salford welcomes nominations from interested parties to these aforementioned posts as well as for Workplace Representatives, Health and Safety Reps (4), Green Rep, Learning Rep. and Pension Rep.

Nominations should be received in writing to me no later than 7 working days before the day of the AGM. Nominations must be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee and supported by the identifiable signatures of 2 members of the Branch.

The meeting will have guest speakers and lunch will be provided.

Anthony Hesketh,
UCU Salford Branch Secretary

National Negotiations News

Please see the following from Justine at Head Office:

Higher Education – 5 Unions 1 Demand: time to raise the pressure on the employers!

National negotiators for the five higher education unions are scheduled to meet the employers on Monday 19 April. This follows a recent meeting at which the employers offered a non consolidated 0.25% cash sum and refused to engage with the unions on our claim for an agreement on job security. The five unions were united in rejecting this offer and asked the employers to come back with a revised offer. With the sector riven by local disputes, it’s time to raise the pressure on UCEA by showing that the five unions are united in pressing our claim.

*WHAT YOU CAN DO:*

Branches: Materials are available at: http://www.ucu.org.uk/defendeducation

OR: http://defendhighereducation.org.uk/?p=76

You can also order copies by emailing jstephens@ucu.org.uk

Members: Sign the joint unions’ petition here: http://defendhighereducation.org.uk/?page_id=13

Further Education – send your support to branches in dispute

With Northumberland College about to be hit by strike action (Thursday 22 April) and 11 London colleges currently balloting for action with a twelfth, Bradford, about to ballot, colleagues in these branches need your support. Northumberland colleagues are set to take strike action in defence of 67 jobs and in resistance to attacks on terms and conditions across the college. The 11 balloting colleges are: Barnet College, City and Islington College, College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London, College of North West London, Greenwich Community College, Hackney Community College, Lambeth College, Lewisham College, Richmond Upon Thames College, Tower Hamlets College, Westminster Kingsway College. Please send messages of support to: jstephens@ucu.org.uk and we will pass them on to the relevant secretaries.

Best, Justine

Justine Stephens

Head of Campaigns

UCU

Carlow Street

London

NW1 7LH