Dear colleagues, I am writing with an update on the USS pension situation. This will be fairly long so, if you don’t want to read … Read more
Category: Strike
Marking and Assessment Boycott FAQs
The branch committee have prepared an FAQ as a guide to the marking and assessment boycott we are currently operating. The FAQ can be found … Read more
Claiming from the strike fund
Dear University of Kent UCU members, Our branch strike fund has received 34 applications so far. If you need to claim, please do so ASAP, … Read more
January 2022 ASOS Changes
New ASOS terms were received yesterday from HQ. They are as follows: working to contract not covering for absent colleagues removing uploaded materials related to, … Read more
Kent’s Results in the Four Fights & USS 2021 Ballot
Ballot Results The Kent branch recently returned unprecedented levels of support for industrial action in response to the USS and Four Fights ballots. They are … Read more
Dispute Update
Dear members, This is a message concerning the results of the re-ballot over pensions, the results of which came in last week, and the announcement … Read more
Please VOTE today!
Dear University of Kent UCU members, Please VOTE today! As well as the General Election though, please do vote in the UCU USS re-ballot (you … Read more
Re Ballot on USS
As we’re in the process of reballotting on pensions, we thought this might be of interest to members. It’s a short Twitter thread from a … Read more
Strike Memories
Some Hightlights of the recent action, in no particular order. Teach ins: UK higher education and the 2019 General Election: UK Higher Education and General … Read more
Bulletin from the Canterbury picket (4*PEF)
Bulletin from the picket: we had a great day yesterday, we were a bit cold but were warmed up by the sun and a flash … Read more




