Note: the issues below will be discussed at our next General Meeting for members on Thursday 4 June, 11am on Zoom. We welcome the announcement by UCL today that the university will move its teaching provision on-line to protect the health and safety of staff and students. We look forward to further detailed negotiations with…
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 to update colleagues regarding a number of matters, most importantly on negotiations with UCL to avoid redundancy of staff during the lockdown. Redundancies – staff at risk now! UCL has officially frozen new posts on core funding and most restructuring proposals have been put on ice. New research posts are being advertised,…
We offer our goodwill to UCL management in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, but as new emergency policies are introduced we have a duty to scrutinise these, make management aware of unintended consequences and to demand changes where necessary. At last Wednesday’s online branch meeting UCL UCU resolved to make 3 key demands of UCL…
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
Please be advised that in light of the developing emergency around COVID-19, this afternoon the Executive Committee of UCL UCU agreed to request cancellation of the strike action planned for today, Thursday 19 March and Friday 20 March. This was a difficult decision to take.
Representatives from campus trade unions met with senior HR staff today to discuss UCL’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The most important step that we need to take without delay is to enforce social distancing. UCL’s decision to suspend face-to-face teaching is a positive move, and should be welcomed as should the university’s advice…
Our strike action and Action Short of a Strike (ASOS) continues and strike updates for days 10 and 11 will follow soon.
