UCU members at the University of Bradford have voted for 10 days of strike action to oppose cuts. University of Bradford UCU has called a strike rally for the first day of strike action on beginning on 30 June.

Please consider showing solidarity by attending Bradford UCU rally on the first day of strike action on Monday 30 June 11.30-12.30, outside the front of the University, Great Horton Road, Bradford, BD7 1DP. If you would like to be part of a delegation and take the Leeds UCU banner, please get in touch with ucu@leeds.ac.uk.

About the dispute

The University of Bradford is planning to close courses in Chemistry and Film and Television Studies and impose cuts of £16m. This will entail substantial job losses – perhaps up to 300 – for both academic and professional services staff. Staff are being put in redundancy pools and the threat of compulsory redundancy is very real.

UCU has served notice on the employer of 10 days of strike action, on 30 June, and then 7, 8, 10, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 July. In the industrial action ballot 67% of those voting supported strike action, on the branches highest ever turnout.