Since March 2020, we have witnessed and experienced a substantial increase in childcare and other intensive caring duties at home. This has been accompanied by an increase of workload, leading also to a substantial increase in stress among many staff members. While we have been told that the university is in the midst of a … Continue reading Key findings from QMUL 2020 financial report – fact sheet
How to turn an Inclusion Report into an Exclusion Report
Nearly two years ago Queen Mary comissioned a report into racism and other equalities issues at Queen Mary. Last summer the 'Inclusion Report' with appendices containing testimonies from members of staff was finally produced and presented to the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group. However by the time it was made available to staff, these … Continue reading How to turn an Inclusion Report into an Exclusion Report
Management ignoring government guidance on return to campus
Over the last two weeks you will have received messages from the Principal about the university’s plans for the next academic semester. In those emails it has been claimed that new government guidance on the return to campus in January “does not affect us”. This is not true The university is instead proposing to ignore … Continue reading Management ignoring government guidance on return to campus
Equalities Issues and Institutional Racism at Queen Mary
In 2019 QM UCU, in partnership with QM UNISON, initiated a series of gatherings for protected characteristic groups of staff and students at Queen Mary, in response to concerns about equalities at Queen Mary, the results of the Staff Survey, the BAME / gender pay gap report and Diversity and Inclusion manager Sandra Brown’s resignation … Continue reading Equalities Issues and Institutional Racism at Queen Mary
Only 3 % of UCU members have full confidence in senior management’s response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
There was a great response to the Covid Attitudes Survey which closed last week. Over 360 members of staff completed the survey, which makes it the largest exercise in gauging staff opinion since the start of the pandemic. The results show widespread overwork, stress, fear, and lack of confidence in senior management. But while the … Continue reading Only 3 % of UCU members have full confidence in senior management’s response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Day of Action for Disability Equality in Education
Today, QMUCU is marking the Day of Action for Disability Equality in Education and this year the theme of the day is "Organising for Disabled Workers". Covid-19 has brought new barriers and challenges for disabled workers. We know that this virus can attack anyone and we are all in this together to defend our lives and … Continue reading Day of Action for Disability Equality in Education
Working toward an anti-racist university, this Friday 13 November 1.30-3pm
QMUCU members are invited to join an Anti-Racism Training and Workshop organised by QMUCU Friday 13 November at 1.30pm London time. In 2019, QMUL’s own Diversity and Inclusion Manager resigned from her post in frustration at the university’s ‘tick box mentality’, its watered-down commitments to equality, and the utter failure to tackle harassent and bullying … Continue reading Working toward an anti-racist university, this Friday 13 November 1.30-3pm
Statement of Solidarity with Prof Gargi Bhattacharyya
QMUCU statement of solidarity with Prof. Gargi Bhattacharyya, the other 11 staff members facing forced redundancies and all those threatened by UEL’s restructuring plans QMUCU has grown increasingly alarmed at the events unfolding at the University of East London since last summer where Covid-19 has been used as a pretext to restructure and roll out … Continue reading Statement of Solidarity with Prof Gargi Bhattacharyya
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