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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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-…
