Welcome to a seminar on the new agreements on teaching and working hours for teachers, doctoral students and researchers!

At the seminar, we will talk about the new agreements for doctoral students and researchers as well as changes in the teachers' working hours agreement. The seminar is organized by Saco-S at Uppsala University and SULF/Uppsala and will be held in Swedish on May 31, 2023 (Häggsalen) and in English on June 9, 2023 (on Zoom). More information about the seminar on the new agreements.

The Saco-S Association at UU is at the moment looking for representatives to the board of the Center for Gender Research and the Faculty of Languages' Board. More information about representation and how to register your interest.

In this year's first newsletter, you can read about anonymity, getting involved in our board, the new working hours agreements, Easter leave and vacation as well as our annual meeting and seminar on remote work.

The Saco-S association invites all members of an independent Saco-S union at UU to a seminar on remote work and our annual meeting on April 18 at 15:15 o'clock. The seminar and the annual meeting will be both on site and via Zoom. More information about the seminar and the annual meeting.

We are now looking for a person to represent Saco-S in the Gender mainstreaming reference group (JiUU) at the university. To be able to become a representative, you have to be a member of an independent Saco-S union and you also have to have an employment at Uppsala University. The reference group meets 2 times per semester and forms a forum for strategic discussions based on the "Gender Mainstreaming Plan 2023-2025". More information on being a representative in JiUU.

We are inviting everyone who is a member of an independent Saco-S union and active at the Ångström Laboratory to the constitutive meeting for a new local-local Saco-S board at Ångström. The meeting takes place on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 12:15-14:00 in Beurlingrummet (10238).

In the last newsletter for 2022, you can read about the 2022 salary negotiations being finished and what is happening now, that we are looking for people for union appointments and our staffing over the holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Saco-S at Uppsala University!

In the autumn's first newsletter, you can read about the new doctoral student salaries, getting involved in the union, our new board members as well as salary review and inflation.

On October 5 at 12.00-13.00 o'clock we invite you to an extra annual meeting on Zoom to elect more members to the board! Everyone who is a member of an independent Saco-S union and an employee at Uppsala University is very welcome to participate and vote!

We are at the moment looking for people to represent Saco-S in three different boards within the University. To be able to become a representative, it is required that you are a member of a Saco-S union, that you are employed at Uppsala University and that you can understand and communicate in Swedish without much difficulty. The appointment consists of, among other things, reading through documents prior to the meeting (discussing important issues and positions with us), participating in the meeting and then reporting to the Saco-S Board on what has been said. We are looking for representatives for the following three boards: the Disciplinary Domain Board of Medicine and Pharmacy Sciences, the Faculty Board of Educational Sciences and the Department of Education's board. The last day for registration is September 2, 2022.

In the last newsletter for this semester, you can read about IP guidelines, how to apply to Saco-S's board, what to do if you have to work during the vacation, the salary review 2022 and our staffing this summer. Happy Midsummer!

In the newsletter for May 2022, you can read about the university's proposal for new IP guidelines, standard vacation, salary review 2022, work task plans and union representatives.

On April 25 at 15.15, SULF together with the Saco-S Association at UU arranges a web seminar on work task plans in English. All employees at Uppsala University are very welcome to attend!

In the membership newsletter for March 2022, you can read about the war in Ukraine, sexual harassment, updated collective agreements, our new board and more.

On November 23 at 16:00 o'clock, it's time for the Saco-S Association's annual meeting. At the annual meeting, we vote on the chairperson, vice chairperson and board members. We then also review the proposal for the Association's annual report and address the propositions and motions that have been submitted. All members at Uppsala University are welcome!

We are at the moment looking for people to represent Saco-S in three different instances within the University. To be able to become a representative, it is required that you are a member of a Saco-S union, that you are employed at Uppsala University and that you can understand and communicate in Swedish without much difficulty. The appointment consists of, among other things, reading through documents prior to the meeting (discussing important issues and positions with us), participating in the meeting and then reporting to the Saco-S Board on what has been said. We are looking for representatives for the following three instances: Gender Mainstreaming Reference Group (JiUU), Equal Opportunities Advisory Board and Disciplinary Domain Board of Medicine and Pharmacy Sciences. The last day for registration is October 7, 2021.

Now the 2020 year's salary survey report is finally up on our website! The purpose of the salary surveys carried out at Uppsala University is to map and, from a gender equality perspective, analyse all relevant information regarding salary setting and other terms of employment that applies in the workplace. Certain salary differences that are discovered in this survey are taken into account in future salary reviews, in order to, for example, rectify salary differences that are assessed to be due to gender.

In the latest membership newsletter, you can read about negotiation on teachers' working hours agreements, the salary review 2021, vacation and that we are closed for four weeks this summer.

We are looking for two people for different appointments. One will work with work task plans and the other will work with safety representative issues. The appointments have a scope of 10-20 % each and are primarily until 2022-06-30. More information about the union assignments that you can apply for. Welcome with your application to saco@uu.se!

The salary statistics has now been updated with the new salary levels after the salary review 2020.

The salary review for 2020 is finally completed! Please note that we have confidentiality regarding the salary review, it is your manager who is responsible for telling and explaining your new salary. The salary statistics will be updated with the new salary levels as soon as the processing of the April salaries is done. Read more about the salary review here.

In the latest membership newsletter, you can read about that the salary review 2020 now is completed, about an upcoming seminar on service plans and that we would like your input on issues regarding Covid-19.

The doctoral salary ladder for 2020 is finally here! It is valid from October 1, 2020 and will hopefully be paid with the March salary.

The Saco-S Association is now back after the holidays and this Tuesday we had this year's first Board meeting. In the meeting records, you can read about some of the things that the Board is working on at the moment.

In the latest newsletter, you can read about the Saco-S Association's new Board, equal opportunities work, salary negotiations, new email address and that we are closed over the holidays.

At the annual meeting on November 25, the Saco-S Association's Board for the new business year was elected. We wish a warm welcome to members Sara Bladby and Jakob Piehl and also to substitute Alexandra Abde!

The Saco-S Association at Uppsala University has developed goals and strategies for equal opportunities. The proposal is up for decision at the annual meeting on November 25th.

The nominating committee has now published its proposal for the coming business year's board for the Saco-S Association. A decision on the board will be made at the annual meeting on November 25th.

The proposal for the activity report 2020 has now been published, a decision on whether it will be accepted is made at the Saco-S Association's annual meeting on November 25. The activity report shows what the Association has done the past business year.

In the latest newsletter, you can read about why the salary review's schedule is not yet decided on and that the deadline for the negotiation form has been extended. The letter also includes an invitation to the annual meeting, all members are welcome!

Read in the latest meeting records about what the Saco-S Association's Board discussed at Tuesday's Board meeting.