Your local University and College Union (UCU) branch at Queen Mary, University of London
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 … Continue reading Management ignoring government guidance on return to campus
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 … Continue reading Equalities Issues and Institutional Racism at Queen Mary
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 … Continue reading Only 3 % of UCU members have full confidence in senior management’s response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Sign our petition here. As 2020 draws to a close, the news of a vaccination for the coronavirus offers hope to an end in sight for the pandemic in 2021. … Continue reading A COVID-19 Payment For All QMUL Staff!
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 … Continue reading Day of Action for Disability Equality in Education
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 … Continue reading Working toward an anti-racist university, this Friday 13 November 1.30-3pm
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 … Continue reading Statement of Solidarity with Prof Gargi Bhattacharyya
Update from the QMUCU anti-racist working group: We are writing to inform you of ongoing representations on tackling racism at QMUL, and to invite you to a workshop organised by … Continue reading QMUL management – publish the Inclusion Report 2020 IN FULL
