On Thursday 9th November, representatives of the Cambridge UCU Justice 4 College Supervisors (J4CS) campaign met with representatives of the Colleges, University, and the Office of Inter-Collegiate Services (OIS). Present at that meeting: Cambridge UCU: Max Long (Research Fellow,…
Joint statement J4CS and the Colleges, University and Office for Intercollegiate Services on the suspension of the Boycott of Undergraduate Supervisions
Joint Statement from representatives of the Cambridge UCU Justice 4 College Supervisors (J4CS) campaign and representatives of the Colleges, University, and the Office for Intercollegiate Services (OIS). At meetings early this week the J4CS campaign and UCU Cambridge branch…
Joint statement J4CS and the Colleges, University and Office for Intercollegiate Services 18/9
On Monday 18th September representatives of the Cambridge UCU Justice 4 College Supervisors (J4CS) campaign met with representatives of the Colleges, University, and the Office for Intercollegiate Services (OIS). Present at that meeting: Cambridge UCU: Max Long (Research Fellow, Jesus…
Justice4CollegeSupervisors – Hardship Fund
Justice4CollegeSupervisors is a campaign of Cambridge UCU demanding fair working conditions for supervisors of undergraduate students. Supervisions take place in small-groups and are the backbone of the Cambridge undergraduate education. 90% of undergraduate supervisors are not on payroll – which…
Supervision Boycott 2023: Student FAQs
Why are supervisors boycotting? Our boycott has two aims: fair pay and contracts. We get paid around a tenner per hour to take undergraduate supervisions. Depending on preparation time, we sometimes even get paid below minimum wage. Our time and…
Boycott of College Supervisions launched: how you can help the campaign win
Justice4CollegeSupervisors is a campaign of Cambridge UCU demanding fair working conditions for supervisors of undergraduate students. Supervisions take place in small-groups and are the backbone of the Cambridge undergraduate education. 90% of undergraduate supervisors are not on payroll –…
Joint statement from the Office for Intercollegiate Services and the Cambridge UCU Justice For College Supervisors Campaign following the meeting on 30/03/2023
On March 30th we had a productive meeting. We agreed on the following points. OIS is researching how the current intercollegiate recharge rate would relate to agreed-upon national pay spines and multipliers, so as to present to Colleges a proposal…
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…
Monday update: Justice4CollegeSupervisors
Today, to mark our action on the Four Fights dispute, our focus turned to the #Justice4CollegeSupervisors campaign. After buzzing pickets this morning, our rally was dedicated to the scandal that is the college supervision system, where without proper contracts, and…
Cambridge UCU and Cambridge SU launch the ‘Justice4CollegeSupervisors’ campaign
The Cambridge branch of the Universities and College Union (UCU) along with Cambridge Students’ Union have today publicly announced their campaign, “Justice for College Supervisors”, calling for a major overhaul in the terms and conditions of college-employed hourly-paid undergraduate supervisors. …