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Reporting Industrial Action

You do not need to report industrial action—whether strike action or “action short of a strike” (ASOS)—before taking it. After the action has happened, your manager can reasonably request to know if you have taken action. For instance, after our first block of strike action (currently consisting of 15 days across three weeks), you could…

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Dispute Escalation: Deductions for Action Short of a Strike

Members of our branch are to begin three weeks of strike action from 29th September, which will seriously disrupt the operations of the University of Leicester. The strikes have been called to stop compulsory redundancies as the university seeks £11m in cuts to its staffing budget. In addition to striking, members of UCU will also,…

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Information for Supporters: Leicester UCU Strike 2025

What is the dispute about? When are you Striking? Monday 29 September – Friday 17 October How can I help? Donate to the branch fighting fund Use the below template for your organisation to introduce a motion to enact a donation: Donation to Leicester UCU Fighting Fund This union branch notes: • That Leicester UCU…

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Information for Students: Staff Strike 2025

Leicester UCU Members will be on strike Monday 29 September – Friday 17 October. Here is some key information about the strike action and how you can get involved. How can I help? Email the following template to the Vice Chancellor (vc@le.ac.uk) to put pressure on him to resolve the dispute. Subject: Urgent Call for…

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Closure of Glassblowing workshop in the School of Chemistry

Leicester UCU (LUCU) are deeply concerned by the proposed redundancy of the University’s glassblower, Gayle Price, and the planned closure of the glassblowing workshop – a facility that has served the University of Leicester since 1961. This decision has been taken without meaningful consultation, disregarding the voices of over 80 Chemistry colleagues who attended a…

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