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Staff soon to start ‘working to contract’ over ‘academic year’ workload  Members have voted to start ‘working to contract’ on c. Monday 6th November (subject … Read more

Motion 1 – commence action short of a strike (ASOS) To immediately commence ASOS consisting of ‘working to contract’, to give protection to members who … Read more

Three actions for every member – deadline 19th October: Register your opposition to the proposed new academic year via this link AND the official email address: … Read more

The University has agreed to fulfil its contractual obligations and pay 1,500 staff their automatic increments at the end of October. This is thanks to … Read more

Update as of 2 October 2023 This is to confirm that in the recent consultation of all UCU members, 98% voted to reject senior management’s … Read more

Thanks so much to everyone who came along to Wednesday’s branch meeting to offer your views on the ‘teaching-intensive’ plans within Kent’s 2030 strategy. Particular … Read more

Kent UCU members have voted by a comfortable margin for the branch to be exempt from the planned national strike days (25-29 September). The National … Read more

No A&H CRs this academic year Senior management will not be making any compulsory redundancies of academics in A&H this academic year. While senior management recently … Read more

In the first 24hrs alone, well over a hundred staff supported the statement of no confidence in the Arts & Humanities Divisional Leadership (see email … Read more

You’ve done it again: you’ve beaten the government’s anti-trade union law, which requires 50% of eligible voters to vote in a postal ballot in order for … Read more