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Strikes next week called off, lunchtime protests, and MAB advice
For those who weren’t able to make the EGM, here are the headlines. Strike next week called off At a well-attended meeting, members voted 126:102 for UCL UCU to opt out of the strike action next week. There were many different views expressed in the meeting about the decision, but there was clear agreement that…
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Four Fights | News | Strike | USS
22/23 Hardship Fund Update
The UCL UCU local Hardship fund is currently being moved onto a new financial line, for which we are awaiting bank approval. Until complete we are unable to accept online applications; however, we anticipate resolving this in the near future and will email members to confirm
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Four Fights | Strike | USS
Strike report – day 8 (Mon 9 Mar)
We encourage members to join us out on the picket lines this week for what is a vital period in this dispute. Talks continue. The employers are under pressure but there is no deal on the table. As UCU national negotiator (and branch president) Sean Wallis said at our general meeting on Friday, despite rumours…
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Four Fights | News | Strike | USS
Strike report – day 7 (Thu 5 Mar) + Petition to the Provost + Next week
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…
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Four Fights | News | Strike | USS
Strike wave begins in Four Fights & USS disputes
Today, 20 February, marks the first day of the strike action called by UCU in the second phase of strikes over our two national disputes. There are strikes at Imperial College London, SOAS, University of the Arts London, City University of London, Queen Mary University of London, Goldsmiths College, Roehampton University, The Courtauld Institute and…
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Day 8 Brief Report
Campus was once again very quiet until picketing concluded at 10:30 in time for a protest at the main entrance to UCL. We were joined by striking cleaners, porters and security staff organised by the IWGB. A joint protest march of over 500 staff took us to the HQ of UCEA and UUK (Woburn Place)…
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Strike report – day 6 (Mon 2 Dec)
Day 6 Brief Report: Picketing continued across the majority of central UCL sites. Since the beginning of our action we have distributed ~30,000 leaflets to staff and students across the UCL campus, including a locally-designed leaflet to encourage student support. Campus was extremely quiet yesterday morning. Thanks to the many members who are striking at…
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Four Fights | News | Strike | USS
Strike report – day 3 (Wed 27 Nov) & future Teach-Out schedule
Dear UCL-UCU colleague Day 3: brief report Despite forecasts of heavy rain, day 3 of the national HE strike saw solid pickets around UCL on many entrances. The Gower St site was extremely quiet. Students are increasingly staying away realising that there are no lectures taking place. Elsewhere, there were large pickets at Malet Place….
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Four Fights | Strike | USS
Strike report – day 1 & Teach-Outs
Brief report of UCL UCU strike action – Day 1 At UCL there were over 200 staff out on pickets. An impromptu protest saw around 100 staff march around the Gower St site at 12 before heading for the strike committee meeting. These are at least the same numbers as in 2018 – in some locations…