The membership has voted 95% in favour of the Branch Committee’s recommendation to reject the University’s initial pay offer. This recommendation is based on the pay offer being too low (1.25%) and the UCU’s demand for a universal pay uplift – not individual, performance-based progression on a pay scale.
The Negotiating Team is bringing this message to the University Executive and will update the membership.
The Executive Team has presented the UCU with a pay offer, which was sent as an email from the President 30 May 2022. It is the Branch Committee’s recommendation that the current pay offer should be rejected. We believe that it does not begin to address the issues raised in our pay claim, especially the extent to which our pay has been devalued over the past 5 years in comparison to the rest of the HE sector. (For more on the UCU’s position, click here)
We have a third negotiating meeting on June 7th. We would like to hear your response to this initial pay offer.
Please complete the poll using the above link, before Monday 9pm, so we can bring your views to the Executive Team.
If you have any questions, concerns or would like to get more involved please contact us.
Richmond The American University in London 2022-2023 Pay Claim
The Branch has submitted a pay claim as the members have urged. It is the first pay claim that the Committee will negotiate, however, as part of our Joint Recognition Agreement, it is a process we expect to engage in annually with the Senior Management team going forward.
We researched income pressures that faculty are facing, consulted with our Regional UCU Officer, and considered Richmond faculty’s pay in the broader HE context. Based on all this information (see appendix and Pay Factsheet), we are asking for the following:
For more information, including the Pay Claim, see: https://richmond.web.ucu.org.uk/richmond-2022-2023-pay-claim/
Welcome to the website of the Richmond UCU Branch.
We represent all faculty at the Richmond, The American International University in London. Having received official recognition by the university in February 2021 as the faculty’s bargaining unit, we are here to:
As a trade union, we seek to ensure the fair treatment of our members with regard to pay, contracts and conditions, pensions, equality and diversity, health and safety, career development, governance, and casualisation.
There is strength in unity. We encourage all members to be active in the Branch.
Contact us at: richmonducubranch@richmond.ac.uk