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...
All out on 24th, 25th and 30th November!
UCU has called three days of strike action in every university in the country starting in two weeks. The strike dates are Thursday 24th, Friday 25th and Wednesday 30th. For the first...
Strike FAQs
What is a strike? A strike is a collective agreement to refuse to work, declared by an organised group of employees as a way to compel a powerful employer...
Biggest ever university strikes set to hit UK campuses over pay, conditions & pensions
(For further local information, click here) Over 70,000 university staff at 150 universities will strike for three days later this month over attacks on pay, working conditions and pensions....
UCU Rising Ballot Opens with a Bang
The UCU Rising ballot opened with a bang yesterday At the Brighton ballot launch we had speakers from other trade unions including CWU, Acorn, GMB and Brighton and Hove Trades...
UCU Rising ballot launch
You are invited to join our launch events for the UCU Rising campaign on Tuesday 6 September UCU meeting: Tuesday 6 September 1-2pm. Hybrid: on Zoom (register now) and in...
Victory in our Marking and Assessment Boycott
Congratulations to everyone involved! The heroic efforts of our members led to a very important victory. We have secured commitments from the University that will allow us to tackle...
Marking and Assessment Boycott
University managers continue to refuse to make serious offers to address inequalities, casualisation, excessive workloads and pay cuts. Faced with employers’ intransigence, UCU members have voted to undertake a...
Strike Fund
Weʼre raising money to help support University of Brighton UCU members in financial difficulty as a result of industrial action in 2021-22 Management at the University of Brighton are...
Strike Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April
Inflation surges – this is getting ridiculous Inflation today reached 8.2% (on the RPI figure which is more realistic than the 6.2% CPI figure). The highest level of inflation for 30 years...