Dear All One our members from the Law School, Prof Emily Grabham, and former KLS colleague now at Birmingham, Dr Mairead Enright, have developed a blog designed to explore/debunk legal issues arising out of the strike and ASOS. It’s not supposed to compete with UCU guidance but more to put issues into wider context Do feel …
Category: Branch Anouncment
Nov 27
Action Update
Dear All, Thanks to everyone who came out again today for a great day of picketing! Just a quick update to let everyone know. 1) Yesterday (Tue 26 Nov) there was a meeting of Council, the governing body of the university with various external people who sit on it. We picketed the venue – Darwin – …
Nov 25
Strike Go fund me
Details of School and Departmental Go Fund Me’s: SSPSSR: https://www.gofundme.com/f/sspssr-ucustrikesback-strike-fund KLS: https://gf.me/u/wwapmx POLIR: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ucu-2019-strike-emergency-fund-polir?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 Please email details of your Fund to g.m.dean@kent.ac.uk for inclusion.
Nov 25
Strike Day One
Dear Members It was amazing to see so many wonderful colleagues on the pickets this morning. We had packed branch meeting, at which our updated hardship fund rules were unanimously approved. We will remind you of the details in a separate message later on. The meeting was followed by a lovely branch lunch in Rutherford …
Nov 22
Kent Union supports UCU
Dear University of Kent UCU members, Members will be pleased to hear that the students union, Kent Union, has voted to support our strikes today. https://kentunion.co.uk/news/article/kent-union-strike-stance On behalf of all UCU members we thank Kent Union for this gesture of solidarity. Philip, Mark, Owen, Sian
Nov 15
Strike Updates
Lots more information is now out from UCU, including FAQs re industrial action: https://www.ucu.org.uk/heaction https://www.ucu.org.uk/he-action-faqs
Nov 08
Urgent Branch Meeting
Dear UCU members We will be holding an urgent Branch Meeting to discuss the forthcoming strikes on Tuesday 12th November, 1 pm in CCLT1 – Cornwallis Central Lecture Theatre 1. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible then. Best Sian, Owen, Mark and Phil Branch Officers
Nov 05
Strike dates announced – WE HAVE YOUR BACK
Dear University of Kent UCU members, As you should now have heard directly from UCU, our branch will be joining many other UCU branches in taking strike action over pay, equality, anti-casualisation and workload We will be taking taking 8 days of strike action from Monday 25th November (week10) till Wednesday 4th December (week 11) inclusive. We will keep you informed of developments. For now, please be assured: WE HAVE YOUR BACK. We have a healthy strike fund …
Oct 21
VOTE: Be the XX
Dear Members PAY AND PENSIONS STRIKE DEADLINE: Post deadline is 28th October LOST BALLOT PAPER: Contact UCU by 23rd October MINIMUM 50% TURNOUT REQUIRED FOR STRIKE ACTION. Why you should vote? Voice – Voting will strengthen your Voice enabling UCU to negotiate effectively on pensions, workloads, pay and equality locally and nationally. Oppose – We …
Oct 17
We have your back!
Dear All, Some UCU members on precarious contracts, or who are financially unstable for other reasons, are understandably anxious about striking and its financial consequences. If this is you, Kent branch UCU has good news for you: we’ve got your back. We have a healthy strike fund out of which we can subsidise lost income from the very first day of industrial action. Claimants last …