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Wednesday Update: Transforming our University

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 adminUncategorized

And just like that, we’ve come to the end of our planned strike action. The past few weeks have seen many of us standing (or huddling) on the picket-lines; whatever the weather, we’ve held firm. And it’s clear that’s what’s…

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Tuesday update: Joint action with students tomorrow

March 1, 2022March 2, 2022 adminIndustrial Action

Calling all CUCU members – here’s the plan for tomorrow’s joint action with students From 08:30am – CUCU pickets at Sidgwick, Downing and Old Schools 10:00 and 11:00 am – Mass leafleting of lectures with students at the Downing and…

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Monday update: Justice4CollegeSupervisors

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 admin#Justice4CollegeSupervisors, Industrial Action

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…

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Tuesday Update: Crunch Time

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 adminIndustrial Action

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…

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Monday Update: Cambridge Rejects UCU Proposals

February 21, 2022February 22, 2022 adminIndustrial Action

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…

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Sunday Update: Last Chance to Save Our Pensions

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 adminIndustrial Action

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…

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Friday Update: Lobby Cambridge on USS!

February 18, 2022February 22, 2022 adminIndustrial Action, Pensions, 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…

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Recent Posts

  • Joint statement from Cambridge University and Cambridge UCU on the current dispute May 22, 2023
  • AGM and Executive Committee elections 2023 May 10, 2023
  • Support the Marking and Assessment Boycott – a guide for members April 20, 2023
  • Joint statement from the Office for Intercollegiate Services and the Cambridge UCU Justice For College Supervisors Campaign following the meeting on 30/03/2023 April 14, 2023
  • CUCU Researchers Campaign launched March 30, 2023
  • Strike plans for 20-22 March – Help us build the union on research-intensive sites March 20, 2023
  • Love unions? Join us for a solidarity lunch on 16 Feb February 11, 2023
  • Support our strike – get involved in solidarity organising February 8, 2023
  • ‘The right to strike is the right to autonomy, to dignity, and to power’ – a message from Cambridge SU February 6, 2023

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