Category: Industrial Action
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Explainer: Redundancy meetings
As people are called to meetings about possible redundancies, we feel it is important not to attend alone. Everyone has the right to ask someone to accompany them to meetings. UCU branch committee members will do our best to attend as many meetings as we can (where members request this support). But, given the current…
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How to talk to students about the redundancies
At UCU, we feel that informing students about the changes at the University is important. This helps to support students through uncertain times and helps to raise awareness and support as we oppose the job losses. The proposed changes will have an impact on the students and it helps for them to understand that this…
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UCU Derby’s response to the University’s redundancy plans
On the 15th and 16th of October, the University of Derby communicated its plan to make over 250 members of staff redundant, with over 550 members of staff involved in the process. The University has set out its case in the press and has now contacted staff and students. Stop the cuts UCU Derby strongly opposes…
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Restructuring and further redundancies: The union responds
The redundancies of professorial and associate professional staff are currently going to appeal. But, before the initial process of redundancies is completed, the University has moved to restructure the colleges and announced a further swathe of redundancies. This time the redundancies are likely to affect administrative and management staff. The union is now engaged in…
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Academic boycott of Goldsmiths, University of London
From Monday 3 June, UCU has called on all members, trade unionists, and supporters to undertake an academic boycott of Goldsmiths which includes the following: We are also calling on UCU members and supporters to show solidarity with Goldsmiths by:
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It’s your time
Analysis by UCU has revealed that staff in the UK’s colleges and universities are doing the equivalent of at least two days unpaid work every week. The UCU report lays bare the extent of the workload crisis gripping post-16 education: read on our research more here
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