UCU

Queens University placing excessive targets on probationary staff

xConorx — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:54:44 +0000

The ongoing concern over increasing demands on probationary staff has been hightlighted in a current dispute with management in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences. UCU suspect that excessive workloads being placed on staff not yet in confirmed-positions may be widespread throughout the university.

UCU to ballot on strike action at Nottingham Trent University

xConorx — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:57:30 +0000

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) managers have formally de-recognised the University and College Union's branch after ongoing attempts by the university to amend the union's recognition agreement with the university.

Nottingham Trent University de-recognises academics union

Ed — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:21:11 +0000

The university has formally terminated recognition of UCU in what has been described as a 'direct attack on independent trade unionism' by the union.

Queens University pursuing compulsory redundancies

xConorx — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:02 +0000

For the first time ever, Queens University is attempting to introduce compulsory redundancies for staff. Normally, voluntary means are used to resolve staffing issues, but Queens senior-management were attempting to rush-through the compulsory redundancy plan tomorrow at Standing Committee meeting.

Lecturers to join teachers' strike

Steven. — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:50:14 +0000

Lecturers in over 250 colleges were balloted by UCU. The UCU website states that the the result shows solid support for industrial action: 65.5% of those voting* supported strike action and 86.2% also supported other forms of industrial action short of a strike.

Academics reject government anti-extremists plan

Ed — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:58:30 +0000

They had been asked to monitor and report suspicious behaviour amongst Muslim students but at the University and Colleges Union annual conference in Bournemouth, delegates rejected the move, saying it amounted to spying on students.