Month: November 2022

On Wednesday 23 November Jo Grady will be hosting a pre-strike UCU Live event on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Please invite all of your colleagues, students, friends and family. 

On Thursday 24 and Friday 25 November members will bring every university in the UK to a standstill. Join us at 10:30 on Friday 25 November on Zoom for our virtual picket line. 

There will also be a joint UCU/EIS-ULA strike rally in Glasgow on Friday 25 November. Meet at 12:30 at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall steps at the top of Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

On Wednesday 30 November at 13:00 we are asking every branch in the country to descend on Kings Cross in London for the biggest national rally in UCU history. Contact your reps to find out plans for coaches carrying members, students and supporters to the rally. 

There will also be a UCU Scotland strike rally in Edinburgh on Wednesday 30 November. Assemble at 12:30 for 13:00 start at the Scottish Parliament concourse, Edinburgh. Speakers include: UCU Scotland; STUC general secretary Roz Foyer’ NUS Scotland president Ellie Gomersall; and MSPs.

Dear Activists,

We have a new WhatsApp group for those GSA UCU activists who wish to join the strike coordination.

We will keep the group active from now on as a central communication tool for core GSA UCU activists.

Please email the committee email address to be added – you will then be sent a WhatsApp link which will allow you to join the group.

1. You are under NO obligation to tell management you are a union member – even if asked

2. You are under NO obligation to tell management in advance if you plan to strike

3. Non-members CAN TAKE STRIKE ACTION!

Report management intimidation to UCU

Next Friday 25th November at the Buchanan Galleries steps.

There are some upcoming training opportunities for members. We would welcome more members taking up the reps training

• UCU learning Rep induction: role and function, 22 November 2022, national course, Birmingham – classroom course
• Building power in the workplace: organising to win; 5 & 6 December 2022, online, South West
• Rep 1 – UCU reps induction: 13, 14 & 15 December 2022, Yorkshire & Humber (Leeds) – classroom course
• Rep 1 – UCU reps induction: 29, 30, November, & 1 December 2022, Tottenham, London region – classroom course
• Risk assessment – a safe way of working: 28 November, 5 & 12 December 2022, online, London region (open to other regions now)
• UCU learning rep induction: role and function, Tuesday 22 November, Birmingham.

You should have all received an email from Jo Grady – the strike dates for November have been announced, and notice served on GSA.

We will be calling a branch meeting as soon as possible.

GSA-UCU attended the Branch Delegates Meeting yesterday, and voted on the proposals put forward.

The results of the voting will be passed to HEC who will in turn decide on what dates action can commence, and how it will roll out.

This meeting is on Thursday, so keep an eye out for info directly from UCU in your in-boxes.

In the meantime, the results are here: https://t.co/mc28TEkRkx