June 2020 meeting including February 2020 minutes
Quorum for meetings The quorum for meetings of the Regional Committee shall be attendance by members from five different institutions.…
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Statement from the UCU Branch Committee at the University of Sunderland on the visit of Boris Johnson
The indication that the Conservative Cabinet is to meet on the University campus was a shock to Sunderland University…
Read more →February 2020 meeting including October 2019 minutes
Regional Committee delegates were first informed of the deadlines for the receipt of papers on 3rd July ucunorthern.org.uk/regional-calendar A reminder was…
Read more →Industrial action at Durham University
There are currently two disputes involving UCU members in higher education. One relates to the USS pension fund and the…
Read more →UCU joint strike rally
UCU Durham University and UCU Newcastle University held a joint strike rally in Newcastle on 25th November. Approximately 300 people…
Read more →Protected: June 2020 meeting including February 2020 minutes
Statement from the UCU Branch Committee at the University of Sunderland on the visit of Boris Johnson
The indication that the Conservative Cabinet is to meet on the University campus was a shock to Sunderland University UCU (University and College Union). Following on from the announcement that our University is closing courses in History, Politics, Languages, Public Health and Environmental Health – and threatening 34 jobs – this was more…
Protected: February 2020 meeting including October 2019 minutes
Industrial action at Durham University
There are currently two disputes involving UCU members in higher education. One relates to the USS pension fund and the other is about pay and working conditions. UCU members in 46 institutions have voted to take strike action and action short of a strike (ASOS) about USS. Members in 57 institutions have voted to take…
UCU joint strike rally
UCU Durham University and UCU Newcastle University held a joint strike rally in Newcastle on 25th November. Approximately 300 people attended the rally, showing their support for the strike action. The speakers: Beth Farhat, TUC Regional Secretary Chi Onwurah, Labour Candidate Newcastle Central Siobhan McGrath, UCU Durham University Adriana Salazar-Mendez, UCU Durham University Stacy Gillis,…
Industrial action at Newcastle University
There are currently two disputes involving UCU members in higher education. One relates to the USS pension fund and the other is about pay and working conditions. UCU members in 46 institutions have voted to take strike action and action short of a strike (ASOS) about USS. Members in 57 institutions have voted to take…