A Decade of Crisis
A piece by Dr Dave Hitchcock for History Workshop
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The NEC Election Results
Dear subscribers,
Now that the NEC election results are available, we thought we’d share our initial analysis and reflections.
First of all, we want to say again how proud we are of our campaign, our slate and our team. It takes guts for people to put themselves out there,
A Huge Thank You
Dear subscribers,
As of 5pm today, Monday 3rd March, the ballot period for the 2025 UCU NEC and officer elections will end, and the ballots will go to Civica, the independent scrutineer, to be counted. Results will be made available by 5pm this Thursday 6th March.
Elections are always a
Annual Meeting of Staff on Casualised Contracts: A Report
By Ben Pope
Highly visible consequences of the structural funding crises in UK tertiary education are omnipresent at the moment, and the damage done to individuals and communities by this unfolding disaster will be with us for much longer. On Saturday 22 February, one of the regular, scheduled responses to
Introducing Bijan Parsia!
Dear subscribers,
Today, we’re introducing Bijan Parsia (he/they) from the University of Manchester, who is running for a second term as Disabled Members’ rep from HE. In this mailout, Bijan reflects on the current crisis, as well as UCU’s ongoing internal splits over strategy.
We’ve just
Introducing...Sophia Woodman
On the toxic rifts our union must overcome to function in the best interests of members
Our union can and must be better.
Mark Pendleton on the need to build a better union.
Introducing...Chris O'Donnell
Meet our candidate for President of UCU Scotland
Introducing...Vivek Thuppil
Hear directly from our Migrant Members' rep
Introducing Matt Barnard!
Hear directly from our candidate for the North West region