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

Kent University Executive Group (EG) have increased central contribution costs from Divisions and are threatening jobs in Arts and Humanities to pay off outstanding building … Read more

UUK have consulted Universities about a proposed review of USS’ governance structures, although its proposed terms are highly UUK-centric. We discussed these at a USS … Read more

Jackie Grant, a UCU pension rep. at Sussex, prepared the following graph, which comparatively outlines how pensions are likely to depreciate given the recent cuts … Read more