FAQs on UCU National Disputes – USS and Four Fights
Alongside GUCU’s ballot for local action against redundancies, we are also being ballot over 2 national disputes. Here is more information: What is UCU demanding from employers on the USS …
GUCU Working Groups
These groups have been established and are open to all members to help develop, progress and organise key areas of union work. They meeting regularly – to get involved get …
GUCU Motion: Equalities and Coronavirus Policy at Goldsmiths
Passed at GUCU AGM July 1st, 2020 This branch notes that Goldsmiths has introduced a number of key policies to ‘control staff costs’ since the advent of the coronavirus pandemic …
GUCU Equalities Update June 15, 2020
GUCU Equalities Update June 15, 2020 By refusing to extend contracts or to agree furlough requests it is clear that Goldsmiths Senior management is determined that casualised staff on FTC, …
GUCU Statement of support for Evan Ifekoya
GUCU stands in full solidarity with Evan Ifekoya’s decision to withdraw their labour from the Department of Art at Goldsmiths. Evan’s statement ‘Withdrawing my labour’ that was publicly shared on …
GREG Statement – Black Lives Matter 2020
Walk With Us The aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a now-former police officer in the United States, echoes the riots and unrest following the killing …
Covid-19 and Equalities Campaign
Endorsed at GUCU branch meeting 18.05.2020 Goldsmiths claims to aspire to lead the sector in its commitment to equality and to embed considerations of equality and diversity into all its …
Full statement by Goldsmiths UCU on the “closure” of Evolving Goldsmiths
The Warden announced, in an email to all staff on 22 April, the “closure” of the Evolving Goldsmiths programme and the development of a “recovery plan” to face up to the …
GUCU Pilot Study on Workload and Stress
GUCU has just completed a survey amongst its members about working conditions at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over 300 members completed the survey and we have provided here some of …
Complicated, Inflexible and Messy – Lecturer on the experience of SEAtS at UAL
I have prior experience with the system. SEAtS was introduced during the second year of my post as lecturer at LCC, UAL. I was initially pleased about the proposition of …