Your local University and College Union (UCU) branch at Queen Mary, University of London
The expiry and non-renewal of a fixed-term contract is regarded in law as a dismissal. If a contract isn’t renewed this is considered to be a dismissal, and if the … Continue reading Guidance on your employment rights: non-renewal of fixed term contracts
The joint Trade Unions, UCU, Unison and Unite, disagree with senior management’s approach to responding to the Covid-19 crisis. Queen Mary senior management has failed to consult meaningfully and sincerely … Continue reading Joint TU Response to Voluntary Options
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 … Continue reading QMUCU Passes Emergency Corona Contract Motion
This is a longer update from Friday’s branch meeting.
Downloadable pdf of QMUCU flyer for students
The staff survey results are truly awful. It is clear that management has made the working environment worse. Increasing bullying and decreasing sense of inclusivity. And you are being paid less and you face paying even more for your pension.
At a well attend branch meeting yesterday, it was unanimously agreed that the current proposal put forward in the USS Pensions dispute does not address many of concerns that members … Continue reading Branch Motions: USS Dispute and Anti-Casualisation
National UCU info & resources Assessment Boycott FAQ Petition to Prof. Simon Gaskell – please sign and pass on to students, colleagues and others with an interest Motion passed at … Continue reading QMUCU Motion on the USS Pensions Dispute 2014
