Solidarity with London Met staff and students

Last week saw an excellent 400 strong lobby and demonstration in support of London Met staff and students in the campaign to protect students, courses and jobs.

They are asking all branches to organise lunchtime solidarity protests outside colleges and …

UCU Left conference

Defending Post-16 Education in an Era of Austerity

A conference of resistance, Saturday 22 September, Goldsmiths University.

Speakers include: John McDonnell MP, Melanie Cooke Action for ESOL & Kings college UCU, Owen Jones author of chavs, Zita Holbourne PCS NEC

Report of NEC meeting, Friday 6th July

The new National Executive met on 6th July for the first time since our Congress some weeks ago.

Members may recall that at Congress and at the HE and FE sector conferences there were large majorities or often unanimous decisions …

Defending Post-16 Education in an Era of Austerity

A conference of resistance, Saturday 22 September, Central London.

Speakers include: John McDonnell MP, Melanie Cooke Action for ESOL & Kings college UCU, Owen Jones author of chavs, Zita Holbourne PCS NEC and co-chair of BARAC, Professor Andrew Mcgettigan, Alex

Report back from UCU Congress 2012

This report is available as a PDF to distribute in branches here.

Last weekends Congress and sector conferences reflected a growing sense of anger and frustration in the colleges and universities at the assault on education, education workers and …

Why we must defend union democracy

Delegates to this year’s Congress will be asked to decide on proposals to change the way members are represented on the National Executive and the way that key decisions are made in the union. You will also be asked to

#M10 Strike Reports

Please send any strike reports or photos to uculeftweb@gmail.com

Nottingham

In Nottingham, we had a very successful strike with our colleagues from PCS, Unite, Aslef and others today.  In terms of how the strike was observed by members of UCU,

Building for strike action on M10.

UCU members in FE and post-92 HE institutions will be out on strike on 10thMay, alongside PCS and UNITE (Health and Ministry of Defence) in support of the campaign to defend public sector pensions.  This will be an …