Equality stories
HEC discussion focused on negotiations on pay campaigns and pensions. Whilst confidentiality prevents much discussion, it is possible to say the following.
Pay
On pay the 0% non-offer in 2020-21 has been repeatedly rejected by UCU members in electronic ballots …
Note on terminology: this article will use the term trans throughout as an umbrella term referring to a range of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer and gender non-conforming identities (as many trans-led organisations such as Gendered Intelligence do). We will use other …
The LGBT+ conference took place on Saturday 5th December, via Microsoft Teams. It was attended by around 50 colleagues, and we heard from four guest speakers across two panels. Five new members were nominated and elected to the LGBT+ …
Vote to Reject the ‘offer’: Four Fights are more important than ever
Members are being asked to vote on the employers’ derisory ‘offer’ on pay and inequalities. It is important that we vote to reject their non-offer.
We live in …
With mass demonstrations across the globe in response to the killings of George Floyd, and in America the largest uprisings experienced since the 1960s. We meet to discuss the inspiring Black Lives Matter movement and how we can forge solidarity
Speakers to follow.
This is part of a series of webinars during the crisis hosted by UCU Left.
You can view past webinars here.
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Can we resolve the Gender Pay Gap (and the race, disability and LGBT+ Pay Gaps)?
The UCU website notes that ‘although equal pay legislation has been in place for over 40 years, the gender pay gap in Britain remains …
Following a serious debate about strategy, delegates at Wednesday’s HE Sector Conference voted to relaunch a hard-hitting national pay campaign, focusing …
