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.
Please help us to end this dispute by supporting the reasonable demands of UCU Our strike action continues this week. Please continue to circulate the Petition to the Provost in support of our letter to him. Our message to the UCL community (including our outsourced colleagues) is simple: please help us to end this dispute by supporting the reasonable…
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…
