Day 3: Brief report: Wednesday was day 3 of our second phase of strikes at UCL. Determined picketing continued across the central UCL campus all morning, before pickets joined a rally outside the offices of the employers’ organisations, UCEA and UUK, in Tavistock Square Gardens. The rally and demonstration that followed saw delegations from Cambridge…
Despite the damp start, the weather did not dampen spirits on picket lines at UCL yesterday. Day 1: Brief report Many departments reported solid turnouts across campus in our latest wave of action over pensions and ‘four fights’ campaigns. The numbers on the picket lines were comparable to our strikes last year and in 2018….
Brighter weather and the end of school half term holidays helped increase the number of pickets across the central Bloomsbury campus and beyond. Day 2: Brief report Our post strike meeting heard positive reports of successful picketing and Teach-Outs and a message of solidarity from SOAS UNISON members who have been on official strike for…
This is an announcement for a UCL UCU Extraordinary General Meeting which will take place on Thursday 27 February, 1-2pm, in the Archaeology LT, Gordon Square. The Archaeology LT is an accessible venue. This meeting is timetabled to permit members to raise motions and stand as delegates for the national annual delegate conference of the UCU Congress. In addition,…
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…
Two fighting funds are available to support members taking part in the current UCU industrial action. In advance of making a claim members should ensure they are paying the proper subscriptions (including those in free membership) using MyUCU. Please also read the UCU Fighting Fund application guidance. 1) Strike deductions from the first phase (8-day) strike in…
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,…
