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UCL UCU
UCL University & College Union
UCU is the trade union representing university staff across the Higher Education sector
  • UNEASE Campaign Website Launch – Get Involved!
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    UNEASE Campaign Website Launch – Get Involved!

    Byadmin January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

    UCL Engineering is the latest faculty to be put through an EASE restructure consultation. As the campus trade unions are continuing to fiercely oppose any compulsory redundancies or downgrading of staff, UCU is heading for a consultative industrial action ballot as this dispute escalates. We have launched a dedicated campaign website: https://unease.ucl-ucu.org.uk/. Our demands are simple:…

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  • Calling notice for General Meeting, Thursday 29th January at 1pm
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    Calling notice for General Meeting, Thursday 29th January at 1pm

    Byadmin January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

    This is a formal calling notice for a General Meeting of UCL UCU taking place 1-2pm on Thursday 29th January 2026. All members are invited to join the meeting online via zoom, please check your inbox for registration details. Members are invited to submit motions for debate on any topic. Guidance on writing a motion can be found on this page, or members…

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  • Solidarity with Sheffield UCU – Open Meeting Monday 12 January, 3:30pm
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    Solidarity with Sheffield UCU – Open Meeting Monday 12 January, 3:30pm

    Byadmin January 1, 2026January 12, 2026

    Our colleagues at the University of Sheffield find themselves in a bitter dispute with their university management which has implications for all of us. They have called a public meeting for union members to which you are invited. No to the Lock Out! Solidarity with Sheffield UCU!Open Meeting for UCU membersMonday 12 January, 3:30pm(UCL UCU…

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  • Ho Ho Ho!
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    Ho Ho Ho!

    Byadmin December 9, 2025

    UCU and UNISON were out and about on Monday 8th December, distributing mince pies and chocolates across the Bloomsbury campus whilst bringing tidings of job losses and downgradings for  Professional Services staff through “EASE” restructuring, which is part of UCL’s ‘service simplification‘ project. As well as the main entrance on Gower Street, their festive trolley visited…

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  • Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss industrial action, including the national ballot and EASE dispute [Wed 3rd Dec, 1pm]
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    Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss industrial action, including the national ballot and EASE dispute [Wed 3rd Dec, 1pm]

    Byadmin November 27, 2025November 27, 2025

    This is a formal calling notice for an Extraordinary General Meeting of UCL UCU which is taking place online via zoom on Wednesday 3rd December at 1pm.   This meeting has been timetabled to discuss the results of the national Industrial Action Ballot and next steps. We will also take the opportunity to discuss next steps in…

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  • URGENT – defend jobs, workloads and the autonomy of departments at UCL
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    URGENT – defend jobs, workloads and the autonomy of departments at UCL

    Byadmin November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

    Yesterday a well-attended emergency meeting of UCL UCU agreed to declare a trade dispute with our employer about the threats to jobs, academic freedom and workloads arising from EASE, part of the UCL “Service Simplification” Programme. To build an effective campaign to save jobs, prevent increasing workloads and halt further centralisation away from departments, our…

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  • Emergency General Meeting about EASE, Monday 24th November at 1pm
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    Emergency General Meeting about EASE, Monday 24th November at 1pm

    Byadmin November 18, 2025

    This is a formal calling notice for an Emergency General Meeting of UCL UCU taking place online via zoom on  Monday 24th November 2025 at 1pm to discuss the latest developments in the EASE restructuring project. Members have been sent a registration link for this meeting. This meeting has been called to discuss next steps in…

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  • Check your postbag for a pink envelope from UCU, and vote!
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    Check your postbag for a pink envelope from UCU, and vote!

    Byadmin October 27, 2025

    If you can do one thing for your union, please do the following. Your committee is asking you to vote YES and YES in this ballot.  If you cannot find your envelope, it may have been sent to your office address. From Monday you will be able to ask for a new ballot paper from this…

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  • We Are The University industrial action ballot
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    We Are The University industrial action ballot

    Byadmin October 23, 2025November 27, 2025

    In UK higher education, UCU is conducting an industrial action ballot involving 137 universities/higher education institutions (corresponding to 145 UCU branches). The ballot opened on Monday 20th October and closes at 5pm on Friday 28 November 2025. Have you received your ballot paper? It’s in a bright pink envelope and should be landing on your doormat…

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  • UCL Cleaners Strike over Redundancies Thursday / UCU Equalities Conferences
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    UCL Cleaners Strike over Redundancies Thursday / UCU Equalities Conferences

    Byadmin October 22, 2025

    UCL Cleaners protest In August, UCL’s subcontractor Sodexo announced plans to drastically cut cleaning services on campus and in halls of residence. Over 150 cleaners are set to lose their jobs and casuals will receive no redundancy pay. After three days of strike action in September, cleaners in the IWGB union voted for further strike action this Thursday 23…

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  • About
    • Representatives
      • Officers and Committee 2025-2026
      • Departmental Representatives
      • Health & Safety Representatives
    • Branch Policy
    • Branch Rules
      • Standing Orders
    • Contact Us
    • 10 Reasons to Join UCU
    • Join our networks
      • PGTA Network
      • Professional Services Staff Network
      • Research Staff Network
      • Teaching Staff Network
  • Meetings
    • What is a Motion
    • London Regional Committee
    • Congress
  • Advice
    • Requesting Help
    • Fixed-Term Staff
    • Health & Safety
    • National Pay Framework
    • Part-time
    • PGTAs
    • Redundancy
      • Redundancy Pay
    • Research Staff
    • USS Capita Data Breach
    • Workloads
  • Campaigns
    • Campaign Archive
      • Email Outsourcing – 2009
      • IHRA Definition
        • Academic Board Working Group Report on Racism and Prejudice
        • Can the IHRA working definition be implemented?
        • FAQs: 16 questions on UCL and the IHRA definition of anti-semitism
      • NO to a UCL City Academy
      • Pay 2006-08
      • Piloting Rank and Yank
      • Professorial Pay Review 2008
      • Redundancy Pay Dispute 2006-07
      • Statute 18
      • Teaching Fellows
        • Provost’s Response to Open Letter from Teaching Fellows – December 2019
        • SSEES TFs response to the Provost’s response
        • Message to all UCL Teaching Fellows – from Teaching Fellows in SSEES
      • Tuition Fees And Cuts 2010: UCL student occupation
      • UCL Cuts – 2009-10
      • USS and Four Fights
        • USS Frequently Asked Questions
        • Information for students
        • Q&A for Students
        • HE Industrial Action November 2019
        • Update on USS Crisis – July 2019
        • USS
      • Victimisation of Branch Secretary
        • Messages of support
      • White Paper Cuts – 2005/06
  • Get Involved!
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