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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Peter Latham, a former activist of one of our predecessor unions (NATFHE) sadly passed away on 13th June 2018. He was diagnosed with myeloma three years ago. He was 75 years old. Peter was a trade unionist through and through, which was recognised by his local NATFHE Branch when he took early retirement…
Training for all UCU members organised by UCU Regional Chair Terry Murphy. The training will focus on understanding the psychological impact of harassment, offering effective support to the member and dealing with institutional or other problems in developing effective practice. Effective liaison with police and other DV safeguarding services will also feature. The course…
We are sad to learn that Kevin Lightfoot, UCU Branch Secretary of the Northern Region’s Retired members branch, has passed away. Kevin was a long serving and well respected Branch Officer at Sunderland College for many years for UCU and NATFHE. He will be missed. Funeral notice and obituary: bmdsonline.co.uk/evening-chronicle-&-the-journal/obituary/kevin-lightfoot/53569842 Iain Owens Regional Official…
Message from UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt to branches: UCU is committed to achieving improved mental health support for members and branches are encouraged to ensure that institutions address the workplace issues that can attribute to poor mental health such as increased workloads, stress, bullying and harassment. Mental Health Awareness week…
“Jeff has been the most recognisable face of UCU at the University for many years, and has been instrumental in many of the union’s successes at local level. He inspired me to get involved in the work of the committee” says Susan Hunt, the Branch Chair of Sunderland University UCU. “He is a…
