On Friday 11th October the Further Education Committee voted to ballot members over this year’s 0.7% pay offer with a recommendation to vote YES in the ballot for strike action.
The result of the branch consultations showed that a …
Solidarity Delivers Victory at University of Liverpool
On the 7 June this year the University of Liverpool broke off negotiations over a new harmonised contract for professional, administrative and specialist staff with the UCU and other campus unions. In an extraordinary move the University’s negotiators announced that …
NEC Report back – 28th June 2013
This was a half day meeting with HE and FE Committees in the afternoon.
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The General Secretary’s report.
This had been drawn up by senior members of staff in Sally Hunt’s continuing absence due to illness.
There was an extended …
Chesterfield College UCU – third day of strike action
UCU members at Chesterfield College took their third day of strike action today (Thursday June 20th) in the fight against compulsory redundancies at the college. Despite awful weather there was once again a great turnout on the picket lines from …
Congress 2013 Report Back
Delegates vote for national campaigns over education and pay.
UCU’s Annual Congress last week saw lively debates, a mood among delegates to build resistance to austerity and cuts, and a range of policies adopted which can ensure the union mobilises
Alternative Policy Statement on Union Finances
A POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOR THE UCU
The UCU is facing a crisis. Some say that this crisis is a financial crisis. In fact, it is a financial crisis that is being transformed into a political crisis as some
NEC report, 3rd May 2013
Compulsory redundancies for UCU staff back on the agenda. Member representation and union democracy cut.
Which trade union fights compulsory redundancies for its members but imposes them on its own staff? The UCU, of course!
At its meeting on the
Solidarity Tour for Halesowen dispute in South Yorkshire.
Monday 4th March was a day to be proud of UCU in South Yorkshire (and North Derbyshire!). I was privileged to drive Dave Muritu, the victimised Halesowen branch secretary, and Rhiannon Lockley, who has taken over from him as secretary, …
Anti Casualisation Day of Action, March 6th
Activists from Essex University UCU took part in the national day of action against casualised contracts by asking staff and students to show their support by being photographed with the slogan ‘Stamp Out Casual Contracts’. This went down really well, …