Trade Union Membership Information

The University recognises the following Trade Unions to negotiate on behalf of members of staff:

• UCU (University and College Union) -  Academic and academic-related staff (administrators, managers, technical and professional services 
  

  UCU contact Information :

  To join : https://www.ucu.org.uk/join

  For general queries ucustaff@aber.ac.uk

• UNISON - All grades of Professional Services staff.
• UNITE - All grades of Professional Services and support staff, including: Technicians (all departments); DSA Tutors & Mentors; Information Systems Staff and Engineers; Arts Centre Staff; Security, Porters, Estates, Residences, Farms and Veterinary Staff

The relevant trade union to your post:

• Negotiates the terms that apply to you in Aberystwyth and is responsible for agreeing, amongst other things, annual pay claims with employers nationally. It is in the interests of all staff that they support and participate in these processes by joining their recognised trade union.

• Join your union today. They provide support for you on an individual basis when you encounter a workplace problem such as harassment, grievance, redundancy, changes to contract etc.
• Do not wait for a problem to arise as trade unions cannot and do not provide support for issues that start before someone becomes a member.
• Offers a range of specially negotiated supplementary benefits and services. These will save you money and ensure that you derive maximum benefit from your union subscriptions. You can begin taking advantage of these immediately.