At the end of last week, Stephen Toope sent an email to all staff outlining contingency plans that could see a serious erosion in working conditions for Cambridge University staff. These plans include: an extended hiring freeze, delays to leave…
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Anti-Casualisation: Letter to the VC
Earlier today, our Anti-Casualisation Officers wrote to the Vice Chancellor, asking the University to do everything in its power to help out fixed-term staff reaching the end of their contracts in these unprecedented conditions. With no sign of how long…
CUCU branch motion on COVID-19
This motion was passed at our branch meeting on Monday 9 March, we’ll be contacting members via a branch email in the next few days to gather feedback on your specific concerns about issues you or colleagues are facing in…
Strikes yield first step towards Recognition
On Monday, the eighteenth day of our strike action, the Executive Committee of Cambridge UCU met with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Stephen Toope. We made it clear that the Vice Chancellor urgently needs to reassure his…
CUCU statement in solidarity with Cambridge students’ occupation
Cambridge UCU executive sends a message of solidarity to students at the University of Cambridge who have occupied the Old Schools administration building this morning in support of our strike. This follows an open meeting where hundreds of students questioned…
Strike solidarity forever
Messages of support for our industrial action have been coming in over the past few days. We’ll be using this post to collect them together. Send in your messages to cucusec@hermes.cam.ac.uk From Unite London and Eastern Education RISC Unite London…
Major Breakthrough in Fight Against Casual Contracts for Hundreds of University Staff Achieved by Cambridge UCU
After 2 years of campaigning, Cambridge UCU (CUCU) applauds a major milestone on the road to more secure work for hundreds of staff across the university on the eve of historic strike action. During a meeting to discuss the use…
Why We Must Strike Now
On Thursday we will go out on strike for another fourteen days. This is a hard decision for us all. Over the last few weeks we’ve heard many of your concerns expressed to us via our reps and activists. We…
Statement on XR Action in Cambridge
An update from our Green Rep Rasha Rezk, on behalf of the Cambridge UCU Executive Committee: Beginning this weekend, and continuing for the following week, Extinction Rebellion (XR) Cambridge and XR Youth Cambridge will be staging a series of disruptive…
Statement on Trinity College’s Clark Lecture 2020
The Clark Lectures are an annual series of lectures in English literature, delivered by a distinguished figure in the field, and organised and hosted by Trinity College, Cambridge. To deliver this year’s Clark Lecture, scheduled for February 13 2020, Trinity…