… standing around discussing Marx and the proletarian revolution (or whatever bete noir the Daily Mail have concocted for the day). In fact might have missed that bit. It seemed more a case of standing around waving placards for every car horn blast, having good chats, good fun and (very) good cake!
Merry New Year. There is a “Branch Delegates Meeting” on 10th Jan to seek views from branches about next steps in the campaign to secure improved working conditions, pay and pensions review for HE staff.
Members will receive a short survey shortly to canvas views on the proposals re: future strike action, marking and assessment boycott and reballoting for industrial action to continue from April.
Keep an eye on your emails!
Pickets at Penglais. Bring flasks, water proofs, voices. Maybe cake.
We love teaching and working with our students.
But we’re on strike because:
This is just not sustainable. The problems can only be addressed by university management (through UCEA and UUK) working with UCU and other unions negotiating national solutions.
This is not happening. So reluctantly – we’re part of the national strike.
Thanks for those signing up to stand in the rain or (hopefully) shine and solidarity with UCU members across the UK forced to take industrial action on Thursday 24th, Friday 25th, and Wednes 30th of Nov.
It’s been an amazing response to our sign-up sheet so far. Remember brollys! And voices. And dogs (apparently it’s a thing for picket lines these days).
70,000 university staff at 150 universities will strike for three days later this month over attacks on pay, working conditions and pensions.
UCU is seeking negotiations with UCEA and UUK/USS in order to avert such action.
Strike action will escalate in the New Year alongside a marking and assessment boycott.
The full strike dates in November are:
Details here:
UCU Higher Education Committee met today and confirmed the next steps to be taken nationally by UCU members following the ballot results last week.
Further information to come … https://www.ucu.org.uk/rising
The ballot results are in. So now what?
Emergency General Meeting scheduled : Wednesday 26th Oct 1:10 – 2.30pm, C4 Hugh Owen
AGENDA
1: Consultation on the outcome of the UCU Rising ballot
2: Vote on a proposal to enable Aber UCU to take steps to legally provide some measure of financial support for members should industrial action lead to the withdrawal of labour through strike or marking boycotts.