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…
Rally for pay and pension justice: 22 February
In person (Cambridge) and online Assemble 12 noon – King’s Parade outside Great St Mary’s Cambridge – Tuesday 22 February Supported by Cambridge UCU, Open University UCU, Cambridge SU Across the country, university staff are on strike demanding an end…
Students stand with striking staff: Cambridge SU Grad president
We kicked off our first day of strike action with lively pickets at Sidgwick Site, Downing, Senate House and Education, followed by a march to rally outside Great St Mary’s Church, where strikers and supporters were addressed by CUCU Pensions…
Branch motion: Deductions for ASOS, Four Fights and USS disputes
Motion passed at quorate general meeting, 1pm Monday 17 January 2022 CUCU notes: 1. That CUCU members responded positively to the national strikes last term – many members signed up to picket and we were joined by large numbers of…