Sunderland University are threatening to make 1 in 10 Academics Redundant
The UCU Branch at Sunderland University will be meeting on Wednesday 9 October 2024 to discuss these job cuts. …
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Neil Sharp (1947-2024) - "May his legacy continue to inspire us all"
Neil Sharp was a well-respected representative of NATFHE, one of the predecessor unions of UCU. He not only stood up…
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Tyne Coast College UCU to take Strike Action on Tuesday 3 October 2023 Picket Line details: Tuesday 3 October…
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UCU Members from the Northern Region join London Demo
UCU members and representatives took the fight against cuts in post-16 education to London on Wednesday 10th November 2010. Below are a few of the photos from the day and there was some good publicity for us, including Kathy Taylor (Vice-President of UCU and a lecturer from our region) appearing on BBC breakfast news to…
Information for new UCU activists/reps in the Northern Region
Congratulations on becoming a UCU activist/rep. If you have yet to inform your employer that you are now a UCU Rep please adapt and use this model letter. The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULR(C)A) in conjunction with the ACAS Code, requires your employer to give you reasonable time off to carry…
Staff and Students at Bishop Auckland College Protest on Pay
Lined up together – wound up by low pay! United in action – UCU and UNISON Students at Bishop Auckland College show their support by wearing UCU stickers…. ….and taking “Timeout” bars with lecturers who took timeout from their working day! Staff and students at Bishop Auckland College came out in force on the…
Newcastle College UCU Branch – cheque out their protest!
David O’Toole, UCU Branch Chair and Vanessa Maughan, UCU Branch Secretary hold up the cheque signed by College Staff, symbolising the amount of un-paid overtime that lecturers undertake. The Newcastle Evening Chronicle (4th June 2008) carried the story:
Darlington College Picket Line gets TV coverage as UCU members show excellent support for action
Darlington Pickets – and excellent show of strength from UCU members! Darlington UCU members showed their support for the national action, and got some good publicity as well! North East News at 6.00p.m. on Tyne Tees Television had coverage of the picket line and a photo was in the Northern Echo. Eddy Adam, UCU Branch…