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…
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…
Solidarity with Fossil Free Research campaign
Cambridge UCU stands in solidarity with students and academics who occupied the BP Institute in Cambridge on Tuesday 17 May. BP is one of the oil and gas majors revealed by the Guardian recently to be planning huge investments in…
How do we win a better deal for Cambridge researchers? Open meeting 24 March
Cambridge UCU researchers invite researchers at the University of Cambridge to join us for an open online ‘town hall’ event to discuss why the current disputes over pay, equality and pensions matter to research staff. What are the problems YOU…
Cambridge Student-Staff Solidarity Assembly – 2 March
Calling all staff and students at the University of Cambridge! Frustrated by the University’s response to the USS pensions dispute? Looking to learn more about the UCU’s demands over low pay, inequality and casualisation in Higher Education Realising that workload…
Solidarity with the student occupation of Sidgwick site
As members of staff at the University of Cambridge and its Colleges, we send a message of solidarity to students at the University of Cambridge who have occupied a lecture block at the Sidgwick Site this week in support of…