The report by the Commission of Inquiry into UCL governance is a very significant development at UCL After a crisis in governance leading to informal votes of no confidence, the Visitors report, and the Commission of Inquiry (CoI), the Commission has issued its Final Report plus Draft Recommendations. Some of the findings of the report are quite…
Colleagues will have seen the message from UCU announcing fourteen days of strike action this term, commencing on 20 February. This action will take place over a four-week period. UCU is calling members at UCL to take action on the following dates: As in 2018, due to different term dates, there is some variation between…
This is a formal calling notice for an Extraordinary General Meeting of UCL UCU which will be held on Thursday 13 February from 13:00-14:00 at Cruciform LT2, Gower Street (this lecture theatre is an accessible venue). In addition to matters of local concern the meeting will be an opportunity to discuss our on-going disputes around the USS and…
UCL UCU is organising a meeting for all new and returning postgraduate teaching assistants (PGTAs) to discuss their rights at UCL and the specific problems that they face. Attendees will receive information about their rights at work and will have the opportunity to share the problems that impact them as PGTAs including contractual issues, hours,…
This message is for the attention of members of UCL’s Academic Board (AB). The election of members to the AB Working Group on Definitions of Racism and Prejudice opens today, Friday 24 Jan. AB members should already have received an email with the list of candidates and their statements. This election is happening because Senior…
This is a reminder that we have called an Extraordinary General Meeting this Thursday 16 January in Cruciform Lecture Theatre 2, Cruciform Building, Gower Street (Cruciform Lecture Theatre 2 is an accessible venue) All union members are welcome to attend and vote. This meeting is the first opportunity to discuss the national USS and ‘Four Fights’…
Our eight days of strike action last term revealed a level of frustration among many groups of staff about their own conditions at work. Colleagues shared experiences on the picket line and discovered they were not alone. Our strike action over USS pensions was concurrent with strike action over pay, contract insecurity (‘casualisation’), workload and…
This is a formal calling notice for an Extraordinary General Meeting of UCL UCU which will be held on Thursday 16 January from 13:00-14:00 at Cruciform LT2, Gower Street which is an accessible venue. In addition to matters of local concern the meeting will be an opportunity to discuss our on-going disputes around the USS and pay, casualisation,…
Seasonal greetings from your Executive Committee! The national strike action over pensions, pay, casualisation, workload and pay inequality dominated the term. Following the announcement of the vote, over 120 members attended a general meeting to organise for the strike. We saw hundreds more on picket lines, at meetings, teach-outs and demonstrations throughout the eight strike…
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)…
