On 1 September, Varsity published an article quoting from a letter from a group of students who are concerned about the impact of the Marking and Assessment Boycott (MAB) on finalists in particular. The letter urged Cambridge UCU to pause…
Support the Marking and Assessment Boycott – a guide for members
Thursday April 20 marks the start of our national mandate to undertake a Marking and Assessment Boycott (MAB). The basic principle of the MAB is that members should refuse to carry out any duties relating to marking and assessment. Obviously,…
CUCU Researchers Campaign launched
Last week we launched the new Cambridge UCU Researchers Campaign, to contest the increasing casualisation of researchers at the University and the Colleges. Early career researchers are often offered repeated extensions of insecure fixed-term contracts, even when it would be…
Love unions? Join us for a solidarity lunch on 16 Feb
Cambridge UCU invites you to an afternoon for celebration and organisation UCU members at universities across the country are on strike to stop cuts to our pay and pensions, against excessive workloads, inequality and lack of job security. Join us…
Support our strike – get involved in solidarity organising
Across the UK, UCU members are out on strike for the following demands: No more pay cuts Stop the attacks on our pensions End the race and gender pay gaps Stamp out casualisation – job security for all Reduce our…
‘The right to strike is the right to autonomy, to dignity, and to power’ – a message from Cambridge SU
On 1 February UCU members joined hundreds of other strikers for a rally in the Guildhall supported by the NEU, PCS, Unison, ASLEF, Cambridge and District TUC, ARU UCU and Cambridge University SU. Daisy Thomas, the SU’s Welfare and Community…
Big pickets, massive rallies and strong solidarity: report back from our strike days
On Thursday and Friday 24 and 25 November, Cambridge UCU delivered lively and vibrant picket lines across the University leading to the cancellation of lectures and seminars and also stopping research, admin and the delivery of professional services. A major…
Strikes – February & March 2023: Frequently Asked Questions
UCU members at Cambridge will be joining colleagues across the city and country in taking strike action for up to 18 days. The full dates of strike action are: Week 1 – Wednesday 1 February Week 2 – Thursday 9…
Strike Rally 24 November: Cambridge needs a pay rise
According to the Office for National Statistics, the headline rate of inflation (RPI) was 14.2 percent in October. Tens of millions of workers are looking at the biggest pay cuts for a generation unless employers and the government take…
Getting ready to strike: sign up to our pledge!
We are launching a strike pledge! By signing a pledge, you will be helping to build a strong strike at Cambridge. Once a majority of balloted CUCU members sign the pledge, we’ll deliver the pledge to University management through a…