UCU Newcastle University branch are hosting a workshop ‘Building an anti-casualisation campaign’ Thursday 3rd May 5-7pm Barbara Strang Teaching Centre, Newcastle UCU anti-casualisation officer, Cat Oakley, will be chairing and facilitating the workshop. Andy Clark, UCU Newcastle University branch anti-casualtisation officer invites you to attend and “please also tell your colleagues and…
Durham Miners' Gala 2025
Join UCU Northern region and UCU members from all over the UK in Durham on Saturday 12th July 2025…
Read more →Sunderland University issues threat to staff about redundancy, then a further threat if they talk to others
(This is a copy of an email that was sent to all UCU members at Sunderland University on 13/01/25 to…
Read more →Agreed joint statement from Sunderland University and the trade unions
Consultation on Redundancies Today (Tuesday 8 October 2024), a meeting took place involving representatives from the University Executive, UCU…
Read more →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. …
Read more →‘Building an anti-casualisation campaign’ workshop
UCU and UNISON Response to consultation document regarding the proposed merger of Redcar & Cleveland College & Stockton Riverside College
April 2018 The recognised Joint Trade Unions (UCU and UNISON) respond to the proposed merger of Redcar & Cleveland College and Stockton Riverside College (“the Colleges”) as follows. Background and Introduction Since December 2017, the Joint Trade Unions (JTUs) have held regular “Merger Consultation” meetings with senior managers and…
UCU Sunderland College day 2 of strike action : 23rd April
Sunderland College is a member of the Association of Colleges (AoC). This year’s pay recommendation from the AoC was for a 1% increase, once again much lower than inflation. Even in colleges that have agreed to all of the AoC’s recommended pay increases since 2009, staff are now 24.7% worse off than they were in…
UCU Branch Chair Ashley Tiffen : University of Cumbria Lecturer of the year!
Huge congratulations to UCU Branch Chair Ashley Tiffen for winning lecturer of the year at Cumbria University. A great illustration of the fact that active trade unionists represent educational goals that genuinely matter rather than managerialist spin and PR. Well done Ashley Regards Terry Murphy (Chair on behalf of ) UCU Northern Region Executive
UCU Northern Region at march and rally for the NHS
Saturday 10th March 2018 Newcastle march and rally organised by People’s Assembly North East.
Dr Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, Durham University
We have been made aware of the case of an academic at Durham University today – Dr Ernesto Schwartz-Marin It appears that he has been given 14 days to leave the country as his appeal to have his visa renewed has been turned down. He has been told that he has spent too many days out…