The protest was called by Newcastle Unites and supported by North East People’s Assembly, Newcastle Stop the War, Stand Up to Racism North East and Newcastle Palestine Solidarity. The demonstration on 20th February also showed support for the One Day Without Us national day of action. UK Parliament will debate whether Trump is allowed to make…
UCU VACANCY Branch Administrator (20 hours per week in the first instance) required for Newcastle University UCU Branch Salary: £17,436 p.a. (£30,513 p.a. pro rata) Newcastle University UCU Branch is seeking to appoint a person to manage their offices, with minimal supervision. You will develop and implement a recruitment strategy, undertake organising activities,…
Message to FE branches from Sarah Parry, Branch Development Organiser: As you know, UCU’s next recruitment week is coming up in week commencing 6 March, and in addition to ongoing recruitment and organising activity in your college, I would like to talk to you about your plans for this week. The focus of the coming…
Would you like to be our Regional Environmental Officer? This new regional officer role involves liaising with branches and local reps to raise awareness of green issues in the workplace and making sure they are included in the negotiating/bargaining agenda with a joint approach to ‘greening the workplace’. ucu.org.uk/environment As a regional officer, you are…
Branches will have received the message from Head Office regarding branches adopting the 2016 model local rules. Head Office provided branches with a copy of the new model local rules in July ucu.org.uk/ucurules Head Office reminds branches that it is essential that we are able to demonstrate that every UCU branch or local association has in…
We are pleased to announce the NEC has approved the region’s local variations to the 2015 Regional Committee Standing Orders. The region’s new standing orders can be found at ucunorthern.org.uk/regional-committee/standing-orders/ The official date the region adopted the new standing orders is Friday 9th December 2016. The consultation paper regarding the proposed local…
Branch activity in our region included: Cumbria University Branch to focus on increasing membership amongst those on hourly paid and/or short term contracts as these are areas underrepresented in our membership. To do this, the branch will be asking relevant staff to take part in a survey with regards their experience of working at…
“UCU materials are a great way to raise the profile of the union in your workplace. The more the people see the union in their daily lives, the more likely it is that they will think of the union as being something real and relevant to them. UCU produces a wide range of materials…
The start of term is an ideal time to encourage new members of staff to join UCU. If your institution holds induction days / events, UCU provides a sample induction presentation for branch use: here Our new recruitment infographic is being shared on the region’s social media. You can also print the double sided Word version A5…
