Join UCU Northern region and UCU members from all over the UK in Durham on Saturday 12th July 2025…
Read more →(This is a copy of an email that was sent to all UCU members at Sunderland University on 13/01/25 to…
Read more →Consultation on Redundancies Today (Tuesday 8 October 2024), a meeting took place involving representatives from the University Executive, UCU…
Read more →The UCU Branch at Sunderland University will be meeting on Wednesday 9 October 2024 to discuss these job cuts. …
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Watch UCU Regional Official Iain Owens in a series of short videos to explain the action: These videos were circulated via social media, but are now also available for you to view via youtube “Why are UCU members striking?” : https://youtu.be/JO8GXAMaFMc “What does UCU hope the response to the strike action will be?” : https://youtu.be/q29TB0C8nFU “What level of…
Trade dispute between UCU and Newcastle University concerning proposed changes to performance management (Raising the Bar) The result of the industrial action ballot of UCU members employed by Newcastle University, which closed at noon on Tuesday 17th May 2016, is as set out below: votes cast : 361 individuals answering…
Following the success of February’s NRW2 which saw an 80% increase in new members compared with the same week last year, UCU’s third national recruitment week took place during w/c 16th May 2016. Some of our region’s events: UCU Gateshead College held a Tuesday morning recruitment stall at the Baltic Campus. UCU Branch Chair, Richard Bathgate was…
UCU has confirmed plans for a two-day national strike at UK universities as part of an ongoing dispute over pay. UCU members in higher education will walk out on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 May. Staff will also begin working to contract from 25 May, which means they will refuse to work overtime, set additional work…
Part of UCU’s regional operational plan is to increase participation by maximising involvement and understanding of reps and members. To facilitate this, the region has done the following: Introduced ‘UCU in your region’ emails sent to local contacts to encourage them to get more active, use the regional recruitment materials produced and the region’s…
