Your local University and College Union (UCU) branch at Queen Mary, University of London
As the new term approaches, many staff have expressed concerns about campus safety and Covid-19. Some colleagues are worried about the safety of teaching spaces. Others in professional services are … Continue reading 10 Questions for Colin Bailey on Covid-19 and the return to campus
There will be a branch meeting on Wednesday at 12pm to discuss the latest developments in the USS pension scheme. The discussion will give you the opportunity to help decide … Continue reading Branch meeting on USS pension dispute – Wednesday 8th September 12pm
Every year during our Annual General Meeting, QMUCU members come together to elect the new Branch Committee. While you can run for any position, there are several roles in the … Continue reading Our next Annual General Meeting will be on 8th June at 3.30pm on Zoom
On Saturday over 100,000 people joined a march in London in protest against the attacks against Palestinians in Gaza, Jerusalem, and the West Bank and against Palestinian citizens of Israel. … Continue reading Statement of solidarity with Palestine by Queen Mary staff
Colleagues in IT Services (ITS) have now been informed of a major restructure that, given the crucial work our ITS colleagues do for all of us, would have a significant … Continue reading 27 staff at risk of redundancy due to the restructuring of Queen Mary IT Services – meeting with all affected staff tomorrow
In the past couple of weeks, QMUCU has received concerning information from participants in the QMUL Rent Strike about the high rates of eviction from QMUL residences. Between September 2020 and February … Continue reading QMUCU raises concerns over evictions from student residences during the pandemic
The QMUCU anti-racism working group is inviting you to join our second Anti-Racism Training and Workshop which will take place on 25 March at 1pm. You can register here. This workshop … Continue reading Community Accountability for Racial Justice: Anti-Racism Training and Workshop with Prof. Gargi Bhattacharyya, 25 March
It won’t have escaped your notice that management, at exactly the same time as ignoring your request for a collective Covid Allowance, has launched a bonus scheme supposedly designed “to … Continue reading QMUCU submits a collective application to the bonus scheme
