Strike Dates and Activities
The strike dates in November will see pickets on every campus involving both UCU and UNISON members, plus activities each day: Thursday 24 November. Joint meeting and social at...
Student statement
UCU STRIKE Student statement With this statement we, the students of Brighton University, want to express our solidarity with staff planning on taking strike action on the 1st, 2nd...
Email to all members 25th March
Subject Leader role profile UCU has come to an agreement with the University over the role profile for the new university-wide role of Subject Leader. The criteria for this...
Rally for UCU University of East London
UEL SOLIDARITY STRIKE RALLY 12:30 Monday 22nd February A rally in solidarity with UCU strikers fighting redundancies at the University of East London (UEL). The UCU Solidarity Movement, the...
Thank you for supporting our action
Brighton UCU thanks everyone who supported us in our fight against compulsory redundancies. The attendance at our virtual picket lines and rallies by other trade unionists, and the messages...
Strike announcement
The UCU strike action due to begin on Monday has been called off. This is the joint statement agreed by UCU and the University: “UCU and the University have met...
The fight continues
A resolute branch meeting on the 22nd December debated the next steps in our industrial dispute. The meeting heard from one of members affected and we reiterated our solidarity...
Days 4 and 5. #BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter teach outs
At Day 3 of our strike against job losses for IT staff at the University, John McDonnell MP reminded us that education: “is a gift from one generation to...
Day 3. Fightin’ Brighton! Fighting for our universities. Students and staff together. Thursday 10 Dec.
Co-organised and hosted by the UCU Solidarity Movement, this online rally will highlight how staff and students’ interests are one and the same. Solidarity Student and Staff Rally 12pm,...
Day 2. “Pickets Unite! Brighton University and Rolls Royce joint virtual picket” Monday 7 Dec
A World First On Monday we are pioneering an experiment in picketing. In what we believe will be the first instance ever of digital secondary picketing, our real-world picket...