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photos of us on the march by official @ucu

Yesterday we marched to #StopTheCuts #UCU . Here are branch committee members, colleagues and students in solidarity. Join us!

Protect Education Now national rally and march.on Saturday 10 May. UCU Herts will be meeting up across the road from Pimlico Station on Rampayne Street London SW1V 2JA between 12 noon and 1pm. Our banner will be held high so you can spot us.

The Metropolitan Police should respect the right to protest and drop any proceedings over the peaceful protest of 18 January. We send our solidarity to Lindsey and all the Palestine activists affected.

There is good reason to believe that this is an attempt to curtail the Palestine solidarity movement by harassing those involved and increasing restrictions on demonstrations.

The UHUCU branch committee is very concerned that the Metropolitan Police has issued letters ordering Dr Lindsey German and other activists to attend formal interviews over their alleged role in the peaceful Palestine solidarity protest of 18 January 2025.

UH UCU branch committee statement in support of Lindsey German.

request from the University of Hertfordshire Refugee Support Group, which is planning to visit Calais in March 2025. Partnering with Care4Calais, it aims to distribute clothes, tents, and warm drinks to displaced individuals in the area.

Ceasefire in Palestine workplace days of action. UHUCU supported the two workplace days of action, called by national UCU, held on 10 October and 28 November. We distributed leaflets and engaged in discussion with students and staff at College Lane.

Safe storage/Hotdesking. Negotiations with management continue as we attempt to obtain office space/storage facilities for staff. Members continue to contact us concerned at the loss of these facilities. Please continue to do so.

Equate.We continue to consult with UH regarding this cumbersome system and to push for its replacement with a fair and reasonable one. We presented HR with members' concerns about inequity of decision making and the disability-unfriendly forms.

UH-wide workload system.UHUCU continues to consult on plans to introduce a new UH-wide workload model. We have concerns over the potential consequences of the new model and are keeping a close eye on the current process.

Four week marking turnaround. There has been confusion in some schools about the 4-week marking turnaround period. For the sake of clarity, we have sent members the 2017 agreement between UH and UHUCU (ratified in 2018) giving staff discretion to extend the period.

Redundancy and reorganisation. UHUCU is very concerned at the way in which redundancies have recently been carried out at UH under HR’s guidance. This is a serious issue and consultation is ongoing. We are also continuing to advise members in the Medical/LMS/HSK merger.

Agreement on the cost of living payment was reached in August but HR subsequently informed us they could not make the payment until January, some 5 months later. We have made it clear that when collective agreements are reached, they should be implemented without undue delay.

UH agreed to make a cost of living payment to staff at UH8 and below. We believe the amount will be of benefit, especially to the lowest paid who will receive £300.

Cost of living payment. The two recognised trade unions UHUCU and Unison campaigned for a payment to be made to staff to address the cost of living crisis. Dr Ed Blissett (UHUCU co-Vice President) co-ordinated the campaign, which was successful.

It has been a very busy semester as we have worked to address a host of issues in addition to representing individual members.

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