Your local University and College Union (UCU) branch at Queen Mary, University of London
At the branch meeting today members voted, with none against, to compel the branch committee to begin laying the foundations for a formal industrial dispute with the employer. You can … Continue reading QMUL Management Decisions Leading to Industrial Dispute
At the Branch Meeting, 16 September, the branch passed, with none against, a motion calling for a more humane approach to work during the continuing pandemic. The full motion is … Continue reading Motion Passed at Branch Meeting Calling on Management to Halt Dangerous Pressure to Return to Campus
Please find below QMUCU’s response to new guidelines issued by QMUL Senior Management to line managers regarding the employment of Teaching Associates and Teaching Fellows in 2020-21. Organisational change: The … Continue reading QMUCU response to “Guidance on TA and TF contracts for 2020-21”
Management has announced voluntary redundancies. The branch committee heard about this on Friday 19 June. The documents were circulated to us around 11AM ahead of the Covid-19 Joint Consultative Forum … Continue reading Briefing on Redundancies ahead of 30 June Branch Meeting
At a well-attended virtual AGM on 22 June QMUCU members passed a quartet of motions whilst also approving the election of a new branch committee, including office-holders for four new … Continue reading QMUCU 2020 AGM Motions Passed
Below are the motions submitted for consideration at the AGM on 22 June, 2020. Local Branch Subscription Increase The branch recognises that: The past year has involved considerably more branch … Continue reading Proposed Motions for AGM
This is a copy of the notes from the AGM held on 8 May, 2019. These notes were circulated to all members on 21 May, 2019. 50 members in all … Continue reading Notes from the 2019 AGM
Dear President and Principal As the deadline for furlough approaches, QMUCU is asking you once again to reconsider and allow staff facing redundancy and an end to their contracts to … Continue reading Letter to QMUL Principal and President Colin Bailey regarding Furloughing
This meeting is open to all students and staff so please forward this to your non-UCU colleagues and students through staff and student email lists. The joint unions at Queen … Continue reading Student-Staff Assembly, 15 June 2020, 4pm UK time (via Zoom)
The planned 20 % cuts to Queen Mary budgets have highlighted the stark divisions between working conditions for permanent and fixed term staff. While redundancies might follow, the first victims … Continue reading Staff Cuts – Guidance for Casualised Staff
At the online emergency branch meeting today, the branch passed, with none against, the following two motions. The first affirms the branch’s position on our pensions, where we have considerable, … Continue reading QMUCU Branch Motions on Four Fights and USS Disputes
The following joint email from Unison, Unite and UCU was sent today (Friday, 15 May) to the Chair of Council and President and Principal. — Dear Lord Clement-Jones and Professor … Continue reading Urgent Message: Reopening Services and Spaces from Monday
