Branch officers were advised by UCU officials on the afternoon of Thursday 8 December that members should now report strike action using Employee Self Service (ESS). For more information on this see the email to all members from branch president … Read more
Staff who teach are now starting to receive emails from Heads of School about the recovery of lost learning, so here are some reminders and some advice about what to do when you receive an email asking you to report … Read more
In addition to strike action, action short of a strike starts Wednesday 23 November and will consist of, until further notice: Everything you need to know about taking action short of a strike (links to UCU national website) Taking action … Read more
You will have received emails from UCU general secretary Jo Grady in relation to working to contract – please do follow the advice and instruction in them, bearing in mind that our strategy is to build pressure and escalate action. … Read more
For guidance on working to contact and action short of a strike (ASOS) see the national UCU HE frequently asked questions (See post 17 November Industrial action – answers to initial questions) Branch guidance from the last period of action … Read more
From all-members email 25 November 2021 Hi everyone This email is about pickets, what we are doing and how people can join in. (and then some other pre-strike stuff) We will be maintaining our usual practice of picketing as many … Read more
Who are UCU and why are you striking? UCU is a trade union of over 13,000 academics, researchers, tutors, administrators, IT staff, librarians and postgraduate research students in universities, colleges, prisons, adult education & training organisations across the UK. As … Read more
If you teach you may want to use these these slides to give students a quick overview of about UCU, the dispute and the industrial action. PowerPoint format Text only format Text only format A quick guide to UCU 4 … Read more
Branch president Chloe Wallace answers some initial questions about the planned industrial action. This post is from an email sent to branch members 17 November 2021. Dear Members You will have received yesterday afternoon notification from Jo Grady that we … Read more
UCU is balloting over strike action on USS pensions and on pay, casualisation, workloads and equality (‘four fights’). Branch president Chloe Wallace is asking members to check your account details ready for a postal ballot at home, and to prepare … Read more