The Emergency Motion for a Post-Covid Settlement was passed unanimously at the QMUCU branch meeting of the 14th May 2020: The lack of transparency and meaningful consultation in response to the Covid-19 crisis is now being followed by the imposition of 20% cuts, threatening significant job cuts and loss of valued colleagues, fuelling unsustainable workloads, … Continue reading Emergency Motion for a Post-Covid Settlement
AGM June 22 11am
All members are invited to Queen Mary UCU’s Annual General Meeting, taking place on Monday 22 June at 11am. A Zoom invite will be sent nearer the time. As well as discussing topical issues around safe working conditions under Covid 19, casualisation and many more we will also be electing the branch committee, and … Continue reading AGM June 22 11am
Proposed Emergency Motion for a Post-Covid Settlement
The lack of transparency and meaningful consultation in response to the Covid-19 crisis that is now being followed by the imposition of 20% cuts, is threatening significant job cuts and loss of valued colleagues, fuelling unsustainable workloads, cancellation of programmes, feelings of alienation and disaffection. More specifically, many casualised contracts have been cut for this … Continue reading Proposed Emergency Motion for a Post-Covid Settlement
QMUCU Passes Emergency Corona Contract Motion
At a well-attended emergency branch meeting on 30 April, QMUCU members discussed the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having (and is likely to have, moving into the next academic year) on casualised staff at QM. Having heard from the inspirational Aimée Le, one of the organisers of the national #CoronaContract campaign, as well as … Continue reading QMUCU Passes Emergency Corona Contract Motion
QMUCU Update: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Queen Mary Staff
It's been a busy month since staff returned from strike action at QMUL to find themselves facing a whole set of new challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope, first and foremost, that everyone is safe and well. QMUCU has been responding to COVID-19 and its impacts on staff welfare in a … Continue reading QMUCU Update: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Queen Mary Staff
An Open Letter to Colin Bailey: Strike pay deductions
To add your name to this letter, please go to our change.org petition. To President and Principal Colin Bailey: We are writing to convey our dismay that you have continued to pursue ‘business as usual’, not least with respect to making significant strike-related pay deductions from staff in the midst of a global pandemic. We … Continue reading An Open Letter to Colin Bailey: Strike pay deductions
Guidance on Return to Work
Below are some brief guidance notes to help members returning to work tomorrow. In putting together the notes we have tried to balance the desire to do the right thing by colleagues and students and the need to look after your own welfare and that of your families. There is a huge variety of expertise … Continue reading Guidance on Return to Work
Covid-19: Return to Work and Industrial Relations
Covid-19 doesn't give management a licence to ignore work, percarity, equalities, pay and pensions.
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