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The university has just opened a new round of voluntary redundancy but remember this is not backed up with a current threat of compulsory redundancies … Read more

National Strike Events at Kent Thursday 24th  CANTERBURY Pickets 8:30 – 10:00 Staff – Student Rally 10:30 UCU Social – Unicorn pub 12:00 Friday 25th … Read more

Sign the petition here Kent’s Executive Group (EG) are considering closing a large number degree programmes across ALL divisions, not just the Arts & Humanities (which … Read more

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