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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UCU’s second national recruitment week took place during w/c 22nd February 2016. NRW2 resulted in an 80% increase in new members compared with the same week in 2015! Some of our region’s events: UCU University of Northumbria held lunchtime recruitment stalls at three campuses every day during National Recruitment Week. The branch also took part…
Part of UCU’s regional operational plan is to increase participation by maximising involvement and understanding of reps and members. A large part of this has been the introduction of a regional online presence. The Northern Region needs to make reps and members aware of these resources so they can be fully utilised. ucunorthern.org.uk …
Would your branch be interested in taking part in a quick and easy recruitment campaign? “I’m in the union because…” photo campaign on social media highlights the diverse reasons for joining and the diversity of our membership. The campaign is designed as an interactive tool. Members write their reason for joining UCU on a speech bubble poster. Photographs…
Ashley Tiffen, UCU Branch Chair at University of Cumbria reports: UCU Northern Region were flying the banner at the Carlisle Trades Councils ‘HeartUnions’ event in Carlisle City Centre on Saturday 13th February. Together with brothers and sisters from RMT, Unison and Unite, we celebrated the work of the unions and vowed to continue the fight…
UCU and Unison held a joint recruitment stall at Teesside University on 11th February as part of the TUC’s #heartunions campaign week. 8th-14th February 2016 is #heartunions week. A week of of action to celebrate the great work done by union reps and members in our workplaces and in society. We are proud of our…
Thank you to everyone who attended the #heartunions events in Newcastle on 11th February. After leafleting and photo opportunities at Newcastle Monument, there was an outdoor rally organised by UCU Newcastle University branch. Speakers included TUC Regional Secretary Beth Farhat, Jude Kirton-Darling MEP, and UCU branch reps Joan Harvey and Geoff Abbott.
