UCL Cleaners Strike over Redundancies Thursday / UCU Equalities Conferences
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 October. We would urge UCU members to stand with our colleagues who will be at the Malet Street Gates of UCL (opposite Waterstones):
- Join the early morning picket line, 4:30 to 9am
- Join the lunchtime solidarity protest, 12:30pm
Many cleaners have already been laid off and others have had their applications for voluntary redundancy rejected. Meanwhile, the impact of service cuts is already being felt in student residences and on our campus. It is time to stand in solidarity with our outsourced colleagues.
UCU Equalities Conferences
The deadline to register for one of the UCU Equalities Conferences is next Friday 31st October. Any member can register to attend on the equalities conference page.
- Friday 14 November 2025: women members’ annual conference
- Saturday 15 November 2025: LGBT+ members’ annual conference
- Thursday 20 November 2025: disabled members’ annual conference
- Friday 21 November 2025: Black members’ annual conference
- Friday 5 December 2025: migrant members’ annual conference
In solidarity,
UCL UCU Executive Committee
https://ucl-ucu.org.uk
