Pensions Dispute – Act now to save your pension
Your pension next! By now you will have heard that the USS fund is at least £7bn in deficit. The employers and the pensions regulator are going to use this …
Anti-Casualisation Day of Action
***7th of May UCU Anti-Casualisation day of action today*** The branch is supporting the day of action today, with a stall outside the library and a campaign meeting from 2pm …
The pay deal is a pay cut
Members will have been sent an electronic voting paper in relation to the pay offer. The offer is for a 2% rise next year (2014/5) which leaves us with nothing more than the …
Marking Boycott Starts 28th April!
UCU’s marking boycott is due to start on 28 April. This is the latest part of our national dispute with the employers in response to their 1% pay offer which …
Two Hour Strike, Monday 10th February: Picket Lines and Virtual Picketing
Our next two-hour strike action, part of our ongoing dispute over pay, will take place between 9 and 11am on Monday 10th February. We will have picket lines outside the …
Why We Are Striking Today
Employers are still only offering a 1% pay rise, amounting to a massive decrease in real terms for Higher Education Staff pay. In spite of this, across the country wardens …
Reports from today’s debate and last week’s rally
At the end of the second of our weekly two-hour strikes, a quick report on the activity we’ve engaged in: Last week our rally outside the Richard Hoggart Building drew …
Tuesday 28th Jan: 2 Hour Strike, 2-4pm
The second of our series of two hour strikes will take place tomorrow – Tuesday the 28th of January – from 2pm until 4pm. We will be hosting an open discussion on …