Today, Tuesday 28 April, is International Workers’ Memorial Day. This year we commemorate all those who have died from Covid-19, as well as remembering others who tragically died at work all over the world. At UCL we have agreed to host an open memorial meeting, in the form of an online meeting, jointly with other…
Our next General Meeting (GM) will take place on Zoom, on Tuesday 21 April, 1-2pm. The main focus will be the threat to jobs in this Covid-19 situation. Two key groups who are under threat are research staff, and staff in Public Anthropology. Affected colleagues will speak to the meeting. See Appendix 1 for details. We hope many…
We are writing with basic advice to keep you safe if you are working from home. None of the changes imposed on us, by force majeure (extrinsic necessity), are changes that have been negotiated with UCL’s recognised trade unions.
Guidance on claiming from the UCL UCU local hardship fund for the first phase of industrial action – 25 November to 3 December 2019
Our strike action and Action Short of a Strike (ASOS) continues and strike updates for days 10 and 11 will follow soon.
Please sign our petition to the Provost Letter to the Provost + Petition On Monday, the UCL UCU branch executive wrote to the Provost Michael Arthur to ask him to use his offices to help resolve the dispute. As we have had no response, and time is short, we have launched a Petition to the Provost which we encourage…
Day 6: Brief report – Wednesday 4 March was day 6 of our second phase of strikes at UCL. The strike is solid. Credit is due to Malet Place strikers who produced their own ‘We are the University’ banner on the picket line. Students are increasingly spending time talking to strikers, offering support, wearing stickers…
The IOE Picket line has laid down the gauntlet in the picket line sing out challenge in UCL. Who can do better?
This is a reminder that we have scheduled a UCL UCU Extraordinary General Meeting which will take place tomorrow, Friday 6 March, 1-2pm in the Archaeology LT, Gordon Square. The Archaeology LT is an accessible venue. We have received two further motions for debate: an additional rule change motion (for UCU Congress) and a motion concerning our…
Day 5: Brief report – Tuesday 3 March was day 5 of our second phase of strikes at UCL. There were pickets on all the main entrances of UCL and a mobilisation at noon outside the Student Centre. The Institute of Child Health (ICH) has been quiet for most of the strike, but yesterday there…
