University College Birmingham (UCB) management are conducting a restructuring exercise. Management argue this is not a cost cutting exercise. 73 senior lecturing staff have been told they are at risk of redundancy and asked to re-apply for 42 new senior lecturer roles. These new roles have an increasing workload with no additional pay. Staff who are not successful will be given notice of redundancy. UCB are offering a severance package that is less than the…
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University of Essex: space and ‘smart working’
University of Essex staff are increasingly concerned about the implications of messaging from senior management that proposes or implies substantial changes to the spaces in which staff will be expected to carry out their work in the coming months and years. It is essential that we acknowledge the serious short and long term negative consequences for scholarship, education, collegiality, and the student experience at Essex that significant changes to staff workplaces threaten, as laid out…
Stop the cuts at Kingston University
In April, Kingston University announced the closure to new applicants of its BA Politics, Human Rights, International Relations courses, the final closure of its BA History course, and proposed severe staffing cuts in Media and Communications and Film Studies. This represents a concerted attack on the provision of social sciences, arts and humanities at Kingston. The university has given notice that up to 55 staff members are at risk of redundancy. The course closures and…
Supported Learning restructure: stop de-professionalism of service and education cuts
Students need more support to develop as they recover from the pandemic. We the undersigned call upon New City College to withdraw threats of job losses, pay cuts and detriment to terms and conditions to supported learning staff. We should demand government provide the support our staff and students need, not implement local cuts.
London South Bank University: stop course closure and redundancies
In the midst of the global Covid-19 crisis, London South Bank University (LSBU) has announced a drastic programme of course closures following a review of its teaching portfolio by the university executive. Seven courses* in the School Law and Social Sciences have been closed with immediate effect, with 16 teaching staff placed at risk of redundancy. There are also plans for a wholesale restructuring of undergraduate courses, mainly in the School of Arts and Creative…
Defend History and Language provision at Aston University
Aston University has announced sweeping plans to close a whole host of programmes and services which will hugely impact language and humanities provision at the institution. This includes closing the Department of History, Languages and Translation and the Languages for All programme. The plans mean that 24 staff are at risk of redundancy and would have far reaching implications for these important disciplines at the university and more widely across the higher education sector. Please…
Save Evesham College Provision
In 2016 on merger of WCG and Evesham and Malvern Hills College, WCG CEO Angela Joyce said: “Through this merger we can expand provision in the south of Worcestershire for your people and employers.” (Evesham Observer, 17 July 2016). Fast forward to 2021 and WCG are closing and selling off Malvern Hills College, as well as the majority of Evesham site, forcing a reduction to adult and further education provision in Evesham and elimination of provision in…
Hull University: reinstatement the branch president and withdraw proposals to end language degrees
The UCU branch at Hull University asks that you sign this petition to show your support of the branch position in the two disputes that it currently has lodged with the employer.
Make Orchard Hill a safe place to study and work
Orchard Hill College are putting staff and students in danger due to lax health and safety arrangements throughout the pandemic. We are calling on Orchard Hill management to do the right thing. Sign below to request that management: Provide a suitable and sufficient risk assessment Make provision for social distancing where possible and provide staff with suitable PPE Reduce the numbers of staff and students on site at any one time Ensure there is adequate…
Stop redundancies at University of Leeds
University of Leeds is RAMming through redundancies In the middle of the Covid-19 global crisis, University of Leeds management has taken the strategic decision to make ‘voluntary’ redundancies in departments working to tackle the Covid pandemic: the school of medicine (SoM) and the faculty of biological sciences (FBS). In its 2018/2019 accounts (the latest published) the university reported an operating surplus of £38m and healthy reserves. The university has not given us any financial explanation…
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Stop job cuts at Blackburn College
Ask the Blackburn College board of governors to reconsider the current plan to put 29 members of staff at risk of redundancy, and cut yet more jobs.
Save science at Portsmouth
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Reinstate David Muritu
Dave has now reached a settlement with Sandwell College. Thank you to everyone who offered their vocal support to Dave and trade unionists everywhere.
Improve the terms and conditions of teachers at Nottingham
UPDATE: UCU has now negotiated with management around casualisation and have an agreement to take things forward
Stop the anti-union dirty tricks in the Coventry University Group
Call for deadline extensions from research funding bodies
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