Author: Tristram Hooley
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UCU week of action against workplace racism
This week UCU Derby is supporting the UCU’s week of action against workplace racism. This year’s week of action is organised to coincide with the UN Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The UCU offers members a range of resources to help them to tackle racism and raise awareness around these issues. We would like…
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Free online wills for UCU members
Being a member of the UCU offers you a wide range of benefits in addition to the collective negotiation around wages and conditions and representation in the workplace. Slater and Gordon offer UCU members a web-based facility to make their Will online through a legal document production website; please note that online registration is required.…
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Get tax relief for your union membership fees
Did you know that you might be entitled to some tax back for the fees that you have been paying to the UCU? UCU members can claim up to 67% tax relief on the annual subscription paid to UCU. Members have 4 years to claim tax relief for professional fees and subscriptions. Members need to…
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Reclaim Higher Education
On the 28th February the UCU is launching its new campaign to Reclaim Higher Education. The ravages of marketisation have torn up the higher education sector as we know it and has created a system which is bad for students, staff, universities, and taxpayers alike. It’s time to reclaim higher education for the interests of…
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Ceasefire NOW!
UCU Derby will be supporting tomorrow’s day of action calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. We reiterate the demands for an immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and the lifting of the siege of Gaza. We call on all UCU members to… We call on all…
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Meeting: The crisis in Gaza
We would like to encourage members to attend the East Midlands region UCU online event: The Crisis in Gaza With our special guest, the Israeli-born historian Professor Ilan Pappé, and Palestinian speakers in the UCU union. 1pm, Wednesday 13 December. Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpcumpqzorHtLeTjF95Lb14c1-8iGjBNF-
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Have your say
All UCU members should have received an email entitled ‘Have your say: UCU Rising strategy consultation’. You should check the spam/junk folder in case the email has ended up there. The email contains the unique link to take part in the consultation. The consultation closes on Monday 20 November at 12 noon. So it is important…
