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National UCU Strikes National UCU has called three national strike days over USS pensions and pay on: Thursday 24th November; Friday 25th November and Wednesday … Read more

This NATIONAL ballot is entirely separate from the local issues in my previous email today NATIONALLY UCU have voted with 57.8% turnout in the NATIONAL industrial action ballot … Read more

Important Progress – LOCAL Negotiations are Continuing   Because you voted to ballot for LOCAL industrial action if necessary, EG have now offered a ‘commitment … Read more

Kent UCU votes to ballot   Today you passed a motion to launch an industrial action ballot over job security & other issues at Kent, … Read more

Probation Most new staff are on probation, which means even open-ended contract can be precarious, until probation is deemed successfully passed. Some examples of casework … Read more

We’d like to give you an update on an issue that we think is becoming very critical in recent months: the IHRA definition of antisemitism. … Read more

Dear UCU members, We write with reference to the email sent by the Director of HR Alison Ross-Green to all staff today. We are disappointed … Read more

Dear University of Kent UCU members, There is a very important Joint Staff Negotiating and Consultative Commitee (JSNCC) meeting coming up on Tuesday 12th May. … Read more

Dear University of Kent UCU members,   Our local strike fund is available to support you, if you need it, where industrial action has reduced … Read more

Dear colleagues, Please read these messages (this one, and the one below) carefully before making either local or national strike fund claims. We have had … Read more