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Our congratulations to Patrick Clark, Steward and Branch Committee member, proud dad to Malachy Peter Clark-Murphy. Malachy was born at 01:11 on 26th February. Patrick comments: “He weighed 8 lbs 5 oz at birth and is the best behaved baby in the world.”

UNISON Branch Secretary Tom Barker leaves us this week and on behalf of all of the Branch Committee I wanted to pay tribute to his energy and commitment to the union, thank him for all his efforts on behalf of our members, and wish him well for the future. (Tom is joining a practice in …

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Although no further strike days are likely to be announced by UCU our colleagues in that union have announced that they may proceed to a marking boycott in April if the pay dispute remains unresolved. For more details see http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/poll/2014/feb/17/university-unions-marking-boycott-pay-dispute. When UNISON Higher Education Executive decides the way forward we will publish details here, on …

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Thompsons solicitors, specialists in trade union matters, are holding a series of surgeries in the region offering free legal advice on personal injury matters. This could include slips, trips, and falls as well as other accidents at work or elsewhere. The venues are Brighton, Guildford, and Reading However you may be able to access legal …

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Please see http://alexwmurray.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/thats-why-we-support-our-staff/

Our Winter 2014 newsletter was mailed to members on 28th January. Click on the image (left) to view a PDF version of the newsletter or use the following link: UNISONmatters-Winter2014

In a news release dated today UNISON have announced plans for a third day of action in the continuing pay dispute. This is due to occur on 6th February. http://www.unison.org.uk/news/higher-education-workers-to-walk-out-for-third-day-over-pay

At our Annual General Meeting held on 14th January we were delighted to be able to fill most of our Branch Committee seats. As you can see from the list on the right of this page we have both a new Chairperson and new Branch Secretaries, both vital roles…. However we really need a new …

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The Branch Annual General Meeting took place today and we’ll be posting minutes here as soon as possible (and mailing these to members). In the meantime the blog homepage has been updated to show the changes to the Branch Committee.

Taking place in Eastbourne on 21-23 March 2014 this course looks at a range of issues that may be of interest to women members including Women’s suffrage Feminist theories Women and the trade union movement To find out more please see the following documents (flyer and letter of invitation). Women’s History Course Flyer 2014 Women’s …

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