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…
Monday Update: Building the Union
Welcome to the first day of our latest round of strikes. This time round, we’re focusing on building the union, recruiting new members, and spreading the word about just how severe a crisis we’re facing. To recap today’s action, here’s…
Why should we go on strike? Reasons why it matters
As we approach another set of strike days, you might be wondering why we should strike again, and whether it will make any difference. This is why striking continues to matter, and how it can still make a difference: USS…
Wednesday Update: Transforming our University
And just like that, we’ve come to the end of our planned strike action. The past few weeks have seen many of us standing (or huddling) on the picket-lines; whatever the weather, we’ve held firm. And it’s clear that’s what’s…
Why I’m On Strike #3
To end this round of picketing, we held a Student-Staff Solidarity Rally outside Great St Mary’s. Julia, a UTO in History, spoke to us about the fight we’re all in to transform our education, and our university, for the better.…
Tuesday update: Joint action with students tomorrow
Calling all CUCU members – here’s the plan for tomorrow’s joint action with students From 08:30am – CUCU pickets at Sidgwick, Downing and Old Schools 10:00 and 11:00 am – Mass leafleting of lectures with students at the Downing and…
Monday update: Justice4CollegeSupervisors
Today, to mark our action on the Four Fights dispute, our focus turned to the #Justice4CollegeSupervisors campaign. After buzzing pickets this morning, our rally was dedicated to the scandal that is the college supervision system, where without proper contracts, and…
Tuesday Update: Crunch Time
This afternoon, the JNC on USS will be meeting to decide on whether or not our pensions are slashed. As a union, we’ve been trying to avert this moment for the past two years. We’ve produced detailed critiques of the…
Why I’m On Strike #2
As part of our strike action, we’ll be hearing from CUCU members about why they’re on strike. So far, we’ve heard from Priya, Áine, and Eleanor about why these disputes matter to them. Today, Tom, a research associate at the…
Monday Update: Cambridge Rejects UCU Proposals
So it’s official: this morning, on the advice of senior management, University Council voted to reject the UCU proposals that would have resolved the USS dispute. This was a chance to save staff from an average of 35% cuts to…