22 May 2023 It is regrettable that the national pay and conditions dispute has reached a point whereby a marking and assessment boycott has been called. Very sadly, and as things stand, it is likely to have a significant impact…
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,…
Strike plans for 20-22 March – Help us build the union on research-intensive sites
Our three strike days scheduled for 20-22 March will focus on research-intensive sites across the University. We will be at Addenbrookes on Monday 20 March, Downing site and nearby departments on 21 March and West Cambridge on 22 March. In…
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…
Online teach-out: Solidarity with the Women, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran 7 December
Wednesday 7 December – 4-5.30pm (Speakers’ contributions and discussion 4-5pm with the option of staying for a discussion about practical action in solidarity 5-5.30pm) Join this online event to learn more about what trade unionists and student activists can do…
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…
#StandByYourPost – What you can do to support the CWU’s battle for our postal service
CWU members in Royal Mail in across the country are facing the fight of their lives against bosses who want to rip up their terms and conditions, slash jobs and massively degrade a public service. Solidarity is crucial to make…
Solidarity with the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising in Iran: stop the crackdown – Statement
We note with grave concern that over 350 people (50 of whom are under 18) have been killed since September 16th in the Iranian state’s brutal crackdown on protests which erupted after the so-called “morality police” murdered a young Kurdish…