UoBristol Anti-Precarity Network (BAPN)

📣South West Region Anti-Cas & Equalities in Education Event. Sat 1st Feb, 10-2📣 #HamiltonHouse Stokes Croft, Bristol.  Speeches, panel, & workshops. All welcome. UCU member expenses reimbursed. Further details, & register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-west-r… @UCUSOUTHWEST @UoBAPN

“Endemic” #casualisation is “a choice, not a necessity”, says @ucu: union ranks institutions on efforts to better support precarious workforce, and finds most failing to get to grips with the issue bit.ly/3SImh4g

📣Anti-Casualisation, PGRs, P2s, & TSR contracts Drop-In Event - @Bristol_UCU & UoB📣 Weds 25th Oct 2023 1-2pm. - TSR contract and process Q&A with HR. - ‘Know Your Rights’ session - PGR and P2 reps update *Check calendar for Teams invite or DM for link*

Just 2.5 hours left to register for UCU's annual meeting for casualised staff! 👇👇👇 #ucuRISING

Workshops at this year's annual meeting will include one on effective strike action and improved employment security for research staff – would be great to see you there! #ucuRISING

🚨 Calling all casualised members! 9 days left to register for our annual meeting! You can self register or be delegated from your UCU branch. Meet casualised members, discuss our struggles, elect next year's Anticas Committee! #ucuRISING ucu.org.uk/cascontractsme…

💥 @Bristol_UCU Picket Lines, Thurs, 24th November from 8:30💥 ⚡️Main Picket Line: 5 Tyndall Avenue⚡️      Assemble for joint UCU/@BristolUnison rally for 12:00 outside Victoria Rooms. For a list of campus picket lines on Thurs: bristolucu.wordpress.com/2022/11/16/bri… #ucuRISING #UCUstrike

📣 Reminder BAPN Monthly Meeting Tuesday 22nd November 12-1pm 📣 Our regular opportunity for information gathering, updates, solidarity and support for precarious staff at University of Bristol Online (Teams). Email @Jeff4Labour for invitation and further information

📣 Reminder BAPN Monthly Meeting Today 25th October 12-1pm 📣 Our regular opportunity for information gathering, updates, solidarity and support for precarious staff at University of Bristol Online (Teams). Email @Jeff4Labour for invitation and further information

Great event last night!! Looking forward to seeing what actions we can take this year as a PGR collective! @UCUPostgrads @Bristol_UCU

📣 REMINDER: UoB UCU PGR Event ‘PGRs Demand Better’ Today Weds 19th Oct 📣 4-6 pm PGR Hub 2.22. Senate House. Tyndall Ave Come join our @Bristol_UCUPGRs & hear from PGR activists across UoB about their campaigns. Next steps discussion and free pizza & drinks.

All Bristol Uni PGRs welcome! @Bristol_UCU @UoBAPN @LJCoolH @Conor_F_Macis @Jeff4Labour @kitfotheringham @Dr_JamieMelrose

Is this anything other than sickening exploitation? We can’t let them treat us like this #ucuRISING

Speakers: - Lydia Richards on “life-changing contract changes” at the OU - Vicky Blake, on #UCURising importance for casualised staff + Reports from FE branches on strike & upcoming training info Check BAPN email for Zoom link 2/2 #EnoughlsEnough #UCU #EndPrecarityNow ✊

📣 Online anticasualisation event for the SW Region this Weds 1-2pm 📣 *South West Region Anti-casualisation Network: inaugural meeting* Please come along and support the regional fight against precarity. We have a number of great speakers and agenda items ✊ 1/2

Academic nomads: an international research study on the “academic precariat” Our survey should take only 10 minutes to complete: lnkd.in/eKeFhrAb @Write4Research @wiasnofficial @CUPUWorkers @DisPrecWork @WHENequality @PrecariousFac @MiddlesexUni linkedin.com/posts/anne-wil…

NEW: We're increasing our minimum student stipend by 10% from 1 October 2022. Full details: ukri.org/news/ukri-incr…

PLEASE SIGN; This is an open letter to the University of Bristol asking for additional financial support for PGRs, along with increased transparency in the conversations around the cost of living crisis. Your support is greatly appreciated. bit.ly/BristolPGRLett…