IRON LADIES is a new documentary about the amazing working-class women who were the backbone of the 84/85 Miners’ Strike, as told by them. From Scotland down to Kent, real ‘Iron Ladies’ from the coalfields shed light on their experiences of the year long struggle against the British state, trying to save their communities. Here’s the…

We are writing to encourage colleagues to attend an important open meeting to build a campaign on UCL campus to bring staff and students together against the far right.

The meeting will launch the UCL chapter of Together Alliance on campus.

This is a calling notice for an Extraordinary General Meeting of UCL UCU for 1-2pm Tuesday 10 March 2026 to consider branch motions for UCU Congress and Sector Conference.

The meeting will be held on Zoom. Members have been emailed a registration link.

An Extraordinary General Meeting of UCL UCU is taking place 1-2pm on Wednesday 25th February 2026. This meeting is called to discuss UCL’s “Programme Excellence Project” Stage 3 (PEP3), EASE, and other matters of local concern. The meeting will be held on Zoom and members have been emailed a registration link. Three motions have been submitted for…

We encourage you to vote in the upcoming UCU elections. You can view candidate’s statements here: https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/14191/UCU-UK-elections-2025-26 A hustings event to hear from candidates for officer positions will take place online on Thursday 12 February, 16:30 – 18:00. Members can register here. If you would like to submit a question for the Vice-President (further education) and by-election Vice-President…

UCL Engineering is the latest faculty to be put through an EASE restructure consultation. As the campus trade unions are continuing to fiercely oppose any compulsory redundancies or downgrading of staff, UCU is heading for a consultative industrial action ballot as this dispute escalates. We have launched a dedicated campaign website: https://unease.ucl-ucu.org.uk/. Our demands are simple:…

This is a formal calling notice for a General Meeting of UCL UCU taking place 1-2pm on Thursday 29th January 2026. All members are invited to join the meeting online via zoom, please check your inbox for registration details. Members are invited to submit motions for debate on any topic. Guidance on writing a motion can be found on this page, or members…

Our colleagues at the University of Sheffield find themselves in a bitter dispute with their university management which has implications for all of us. They have called a public meeting for union members to which you are invited. No to the Lock Out! Solidarity with Sheffield UCU!Open Meeting for UCU membersMonday 12 January, 3:30pm(UCL UCU…

UCU and UNISON were out and about on Monday 8th December, distributing mince pies and chocolates across the Bloomsbury campus whilst bringing tidings of job losses and downgradings for  Professional Services staff through “EASE” restructuring, which is part of UCL’s ‘service simplification‘ project. As well as the main entrance on Gower Street, their festive trolley visited…

This is a formal calling notice for an Extraordinary General Meeting of UCL UCU which is taking place online via zoom on Wednesday 3rd December at 1pm.   This meeting has been timetabled to discuss the results of the national Industrial Action Ballot and next steps. We will also take the opportunity to discuss next steps in…