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
There are serious questions to ask about whether university senior management has misrepresented the planned cuts to our pensions. This post was an email sent to members on 16 November 2021 on behalf of the committee by the committee’s lead … Read more
Following members’ vote for industrial action, three strike days have been called for December 2021: Wednesday 1 December Thursday 2 December Friday 3 December More on the UCU national website at https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11872/Universities-to-be-hit-with-three-days-of-strikes-in-December More details to follow. This page was last … Read more
The motion was agreed at the general meeting Tuesday 9 November 2021 A. Leeds Uni UCU notes The excellent votes for action in ballots. The new strategy proposed by the General Secretary in her address and email on Friday 5 … Read more
Good morning members Many of you will already be aware of the outcome of the ballot on the USS dispute, which arrived in our inboxes at about 7pm last night. This branch has yet again smashed the anti-union 50% legal … Read more
Three reasons to vote YES, YES in the UCU ballots: ● Twelve years of below inflation pay offers have given us a 20% pay cut ● This year’s pay offer is just 1.5%, but inflation is at 4.5% ● You … Read more
Notice of statutory consultation by employers in relation to Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Email to all members from branch pensions officer Mark Taylor-Batty, 28 October 2021 This morning many of you will have received the formal written notice of a … Read more
One of our ‘Four Fights’ is about inequality. We are calling on Higher Education employers to address the scandal of the gender, ethnic, and disability pay gaps. While salaries at the top of universities continue to grow, and there … Read more