The campus trade unions – UCU, Unite and Unison – are holding an open meeting for all staff to discuss the cost reduction strategy of the employer.

This meeting is open to all staff, union membership is not required, so please encourage your colleagues to attend.

It must not be understated that the cost reduction strategy will impact on all aspects of the university, all employees, and the fundamental future of the institution. 
All employees of The University of Bradford have a vested interest in the institution to ensure that whatever changes made are the best interests of the institution, its current and future employees, and students.  

If there ever was a time to be in a trade union, this is it. The employer is not engaging in meaningful consultation/negotiation on a range of matters (including workload arrangements and Bradford Academic) and is actively seeking to downsize whilst refusing to rule out compulsory redundancy.

We urge all members to talk to their colleagues about UCU fears. This is NOT scaremongering, rather it is a rational assessment based on announcements from management that are in the public domain, coupled with information gleaned from sources that UCU have reasonable confidence in.