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UCL UCU
UCL University & College Union
UCU is the trade union representing university staff across the Higher Education sector
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    Remembering Dave Guppy

    Byadmin December 4, 2019February 19, 2025

    It falls to me to relay the sad news that Dave Guppy, past Vice President of UCL AUT* and a current UCU-appointed trustee of USS, has died suddenly of a suspected heart attack. Dave was a member of IT support before it became known as “ISD” (a label he despised), a forthright member of academic…

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    Strike report – Day 7 (Tue 3 Dec) + plan for Day 8

    Byadmin December 4, 2019February 20, 2025

    Day 7 Brief Report: Members braved the continuing cold weather again today. There was determined picketing across the majority of central UCL sites. Again, several departments closed due to staff staying at home to strike. Since the beginning of our action, on top of the 30,000 leaflets plus mentioned yesterday, we have distributed around 15,000…

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    Strike report – day 6 (Mon 2 Dec)

    Byadmin December 3, 2019February 20, 2025

    Day 6 Brief Report: Picketing continued across the majority of central UCL sites. Since the beginning of our action we have distributed ~30,000 leaflets to staff and students across the UCL campus, including a locally-designed leaflet to encourage student support. Campus was extremely quiet yesterday morning. Thanks to the many members who are striking at…

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    Strike report – day 5 (Fri 29 Nov) + this week

    Byadmin December 1, 2019February 20, 2025

    Day 5: brief report Picketing continued across the majority of central UCL sites, including some new sites where colleagues raised the profile of our campaigns very effectively. Indeed, we would observe that more pickets were out on Friday than previous days. The prospect of the demonstration on Friday, which was open to students to participate…

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    Strike report – day 4 (Thu 28 Nov) & tomorrow’s march

    Byadmin November 28, 2019February 20, 2025

    Day 4: brief report Picketing continued across the majority of central UCL sites and campus was noticeably quiet. Many departments are organising Teach-Outs that are proving popular with staff and students. Day 5: Friday 29 November March for Pensions, Pay & PlanetAssemble 11am at Malet PlaceMarch at 12 noon to WestminsterRally at 2pm in Westminster Central…

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  • Four Fights | News | Strike | USS

    Strike report – day 3 (Wed 27 Nov) & future Teach-Out schedule

    Byadmin November 27, 2019February 20, 2025

    Dear UCL-UCU colleague Day 3: brief report Despite forecasts of heavy rain, day 3 of the national HE strike saw solid pickets around UCL on many entrances. The Gower St site was extremely quiet. Students are increasingly staying away realising that there are no lectures taking place. Elsewhere, there were large pickets at Malet Place….

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    Strike report – day 2 (Tue 26 Nov) & future Teach-Out schedule

    Byadmin November 26, 2019February 20, 2025

    Day 2 of our action saw determined and widespread picketing and departmental Teach-Outs across the UCL estate in Bloomsbury and beyond. On the second day of strike action the picket at Malet Place during the Teach-Out led by members of the Department of English was so large it was in danger of overspilling into the…

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  • Four Fights | Strike | USS

    Strike report – day 1 & Teach-Outs

    Byadmin November 25, 2019February 20, 2025

    Brief report of UCL UCU strike action – Day 1 At UCL there were over 200 staff out on pickets. An impromptu protest saw around 100 staff march around the Gower St site at 12 before heading for the strike committee meeting.  These are at least the same numbers as in 2018 – in some locations…

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    4 days until UCU strike begins – check our FAQ

    Byadmin November 20, 2019February 20, 2025

    Information for members about strike action at UCL from Monday 25th November From Monday 25 November to Wednesday 4 December UCU members at UCL will be taking strike action alongside 80% of members in USS institutions. On the Four Fights dispute (pay, equality, casualisation and workload), more than 60% of members across the sector pre-…

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    General Meeting reminder + motions for debate, Wed 13 Nov 1-2pm, Archaelogy G6 LT

    Byadmin November 12, 2019February 20, 2025

    This is a reminder of our General Meeting, which is open to all members, convened to discuss the forthcoming industrial action on Wednesday 13th November, in Archaeology G6 LT, Gordon Square, 1-2pm, a wheelchair accessible venue that has an induction loop facility. In APPENDIX 1 and 2 below we attach four motions we have received for debate….

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  • About
    • Representatives
      • Officers and Committee 2025-2026
      • Departmental Representatives
      • Health & Safety Representatives
    • Branch Policy
    • Branch Rules
      • Standing Orders
    • Contact Us
    • 10 Reasons to Join UCU
    • Join our networks
      • PGTA Network
      • Professional Services Staff Network
      • Research Staff Network
      • Teaching Staff Network
  • Meetings
    • What is a Motion
    • London Regional Committee
    • Congress
  • Advice
    • Requesting Help
    • Fixed-Term Staff
    • Health & Safety
    • National Pay Framework
    • Part-time
    • PGTAs
    • Redundancy
      • Redundancy Pay
    • Research Staff
    • USS Capita Data Breach
    • Workloads
  • Campaigns
    • Campaign Archive
      • Email Outsourcing – 2009
      • IHRA Definition
        • Academic Board Working Group Report on Racism and Prejudice
        • Can the IHRA working definition be implemented?
        • FAQs: 16 questions on UCL and the IHRA definition of anti-semitism
      • NO to a UCL City Academy
      • Pay 2006-08
      • Piloting Rank and Yank
      • Professorial Pay Review 2008
      • Redundancy Pay Dispute 2006-07
      • Statute 18
      • Teaching Fellows
        • Provost’s Response to Open Letter from Teaching Fellows – December 2019
        • SSEES TFs response to the Provost’s response
        • Message to all UCL Teaching Fellows – from Teaching Fellows in SSEES
      • Tuition Fees And Cuts 2010: UCL student occupation
      • UCL Cuts – 2009-10
      • USS and Four Fights
        • USS Frequently Asked Questions
        • Information for students
        • Q&A for Students
        • HE Industrial Action November 2019
        • Update on USS Crisis – July 2019
        • USS
      • Victimisation of Branch Secretary
        • Messages of support
      • White Paper Cuts – 2005/06
  • Get Involved!
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