News
USS DISPUTE
Cardiff UCU's Work to Contract and Work to Rule is ongoing. The outcome of talks with the employers is awaited.
Cardiff UCU participated in the 30 November Day of Action.
Cardiff UCU members picketed the Busines School, Humanities Building, ASS Library, Tower (PSYCH) Building, Main Building, Biosciences Building, Glamorgan Building and Information Services in Park Place. A rally was held outside the Main Building car park at 11am. To read the address to members at the rally by Todd Bailey, President of Cardiff UCU go to President's Address
Members then joined the Wales TUC march and rally at Cardiff City Hall from noon. The Cardiff University Senate, which was meeting at 2.15pm, was also picketed.
The feedback from pickets indicates that some lectures were cancelled and attendance at many others was low.
Other actions taken:
Wednesday 7 December:
a lunchtime lobby between 12 noon and 2pm outside the Main Building car park, Park Place, Cathays Park campus;
Monday 19 December:
Lobby of Council between 4.30pm and 5.15pm
UCU members continue to work to contract in defence of our pensions – for more information go to http://defenduss.web.ucu.org.uk/ or contact the Cardiff UCU office ucu@cardiff.ac.uk
Go to http://defenduss.web.ucu.org.uk/news-from-members/ to see some great comments from members who are working to contract and gaining more spare time out of it.
GM 19 OCTOBER 2011
The General Meeting on 19 October was very well attended. Members received a full report on the dispute.
If you would like to help with the organization of the industrial action, please email ucu@cardiff.ac.uk
Cardiff UCU Executive
What Do We Do?
Follow the link below to watch the national UCU video.