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Goldsmiths’ UNISON Christmas Social
Come and join colleagues for our annual winter get together in RHB 300a. You will have the chance to meet colleagues from across the campus alongside your branch committee. We will be providing lunch, drinks and the chance to take part in the raffle and win a festive...
HE Pay ballot results
Dear Members, The higher education pay ballot closed on 30 October 2019. The results are that a majority of members voted in favour of strike action. Unfortunately, the turnout in the ballot did not reach the legally required threshold of 50% that is needed to take...
Black History Month Lunch
We wanted to send out a huge thanks to everyone who came along to our lunch and film screening, marking Black History Month. The film was about the experience and impact of the Windrush generation which is especially poignant considering that our National Delegate...
Black History Month lunch
We've sent out an email inviting our Goldsmiths UNISON Black member to our lunch and film screening of 'The Experience & Impact of the Windrush generation' on 30th October. If you haven't got the invite don't panic just send us a quick email and we'll send you the...
Bringing Security in-house update
After many months of negotiations with our union and Goldsmiths senior management; It’s great news to hear that security will be brought in house and our branch would like to thank all the staff and students who lent their support to the campaign. We will continue to...
HE pay ballot
Pay for staff in universities and colleges has gone down relative to inflation over the last ten years yet income to universities has increased. UNISON is running a national ballot of our HE members and asking you to vote YES for strike action to demand an...
Goldsmiths Anti-Racist Action
UNISON congratulates the massive achievements of the occupiers supported by many students and staff to tackle the scourge of racism and set in train a transformative list of actions and proposals. We know this is just the start and we will continue to support all...
National Delegate Conference (NDC) 2019
This year we sent 3 of our reps - Sarah (Membership Officer and SR Steward), Jacqueline (Branch Treasurer, Black Members Rep and TAP Steward), plus Dan (Communications Officer and LGBT+ Rep) to NDC. This is a brief snapshot of the conference from Dan. Dan's conference...
HE pay consultation
UNISON’s pay claim UNISON pushed hard for a decent pay rise for our members in higher education. Along with the other HE unions, our pay claim was for: a rise of RPI plus 3%, or a minimum increase of £3,349 £10 per hour minimum rate of pay All universities to become...
UCL UNISON Bring Them In Campaign
UCL UNISON branch launched a campaign to bring all outsourced workers back in house in December 2018. After months of campaigning UCL are starting to take notice, however pressure is needed for them to take the campaign seriously. This is why UCL UNISON have started...
Update on transferring the security provision back in-house
We’re really pleased to be able to say that we're making progress with our discussions to bring the security guards in-house and have managed to secure a local recognition agreement with CIS. Goldsmiths’ UNISON branch remains committed to opposing privatisation at...
Branch AGM ’19
We've got plenty of thanks to give today. Firstly, your branch committee would like to thank all of our members for attending today's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Secondly, we'd like to thank Suzanne (who stood down as our branch secretary) for all of her hard work...
Come to this fab LGBTQ Staff Network fundraiser Film Screening
Please come to this LGBTQ Staff Network event! It's a fundraiser for UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG). Goldsmiths’ LGBTQ Staff Network presents ‘Mr Gay Syria’ - Film Screening and Q&A with Leila Zadeh, Executive Director of UKLGIG. Date and Time:...
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today, we memorialise and remember those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. Over the last decade, more than one person per month has died due to transgender-based hate or prejudice, regardless of any other factors in their lives. This trend...
Goldsmiths UNISON Black History Month Social
Please come and celebrate Black History Month with this social organised for UNISON's Black Members SOG (Self Organised Group) and colleagues. The screening of "Betty Davis- they say I'm different" will be followed by Lunch and is entirely free for unison black...