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…
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…
Vice Chancellor’s email – our response
On Thursday, the Vice Chancellor used an all-staff email to discuss the strike ballots for UCU members which open on Monday 18th November. Although the VC adopted a complacent tone, the letter effectively misrepresents the two disputes on pensions and…
Statement from the Cambridge UCU Executive Committee, 1 December 2019
We were heartbroken to learn of the events in Fishmongers’ Hall and London Bridge on Friday 29 November, and subsequently of the death of Jack Merritt, the course coordinator for the Learning Together Initiative at the Criminology Institute. On…
Briefing on recent USS JNC
The JNC decision After very extended discussions over several months, the USS Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) on Thursday decided upon an outcome for the 2018 valuation. As with negotiations concerning the 2017 valuation of USS, no agreement was possible between…
Students and Staff Standing United – Pay and Equality Ballot
The ballot closes Friday 22nd February, post off your ballot papers by Wednesday 20th to be sure that they arrive on time.