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…
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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…
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…
Sunday Update: Last Chance to Save Our Pensions
Some grim news over the weekend: UUK is wrapping up its consultation with employers, and the signs aren’t good. They’re claiming that employers have chosen to reject UCU’s proposals on USS’s future. Rather than increasing their contributions by 3.8%, on…
Why I’m On Strike #1
As part of our strike action, we’ll be hearing from CUCU members about why they’re on strike, and how the issues in our current disputes affect them. Last week, Priya Gopal reminded us that power never concedes without a struggle,…
Friday Update: Lobby Cambridge on USS!
Welcome to the end of our first week of strike action! We’ve been picketing online today, sheltering from Storm Eunice, but we’ll be back out on the pickets on Monday morning. Meanwhile, here are FIVE THINGS you can do right…
Priya Gopal, ‘Why Do I Strike?’ – Rally Speech, 17 February
At our lunchtime rally on Thursday, CUCU’s Priya Gopal gave this barnstorming speech on why we’re out on strike again, and why our action is so vital: First of all, a big shoutout to all of you here and all…
UPDATE: No in-person pickets tomorrow, #StrikeFromHome instead!
Hello, and welcome to the fourth day of our strike action! Here’s a quick preview of what tomorrow (Friday 18 February) holds in store for us: NO PICKETING IN PERSON TOMORROW: due to Storm Eunice, and the risks of picketing…