King's UCU

Wednesday 7th December, 4pm, K6.29

All members are encouraged to attend.  Please see the events page for details.

The UCU Christmas social will take place at 5pm on Thursday 8th December 2011 in the Ground Floor Conservatory, Franklin Wilkins Building. Please see the events page for further details.

RSVP to: Sian Howells sian.l.howells@kcl.ac.uk

UCU members in universities and colleges across the country will be joining probation officers, bus drivers, and museum staff, health service workers, local government workers, teachers, headteachers and civil servants in taking strike action on 30 November. Over 2 million people will be on strike.

King's College London UCU will join the strikes. A letter for King's students explaining the context of the strike is available to download and print below.

November 30th
We encourage all members who can to join us on the picket lines at Strand and Waterloo on November 30th from 7am. An FAQ sheet for striking members is available to download below.

At 11am, King's UCU will be joining with LSE UCU for a Teach-Out in front of the New Academic Building in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Speakers include Paul Gilroy, John Chalcraft, Michael Deas, Meg Maguire and Alex Callinicos.

At 1pm, a TUC march will leave Lincoln's Inn Fields for the Embankment where a rally will take place at 2pm.

Further information from UCU is available.

USS pensions
The recent ballots over pensions and our dispute with UCEA over jobs, pay and equality issues produced remarkable results.
UCU members voted for a campaign of sustained industrial action in protest at the imposition of changes to their pensions.
Phase 1 of the industrial action began on 10 October 2011. UCU members at King's are working to contract. Please download and display the poster (see attached files).

UCU represents university and college staff across the further and higher education sector, formed in 2006 as an amalgamation of AUT and Natfhe. With over 120,000 members it is the largest post-school union in the world. UCU is affiliated to the Trades Union Congress but not to any political party.