University of East London UCU against redundancies
19 Feb,
8 tweets, 6 min read
Dear students,
As members of the University and College Union, @ucu, we have unfortunately had to take the very difficult decision to strike on Monday February 22 and Tuesday February 23 2021. We are striking because UEL plans to make four members of academic staff compulsorily
As members of the University and College Union, @ucu, we have unfortunately had to take the very difficult decision to strike on Monday February 22 and Tuesday February 23 2021. We are striking because UEL plans to make four members of academic staff compulsorily
redundant, beginning next Tuesday. These staff include 3 @UEL_EduandCmty lecturers: Prof @Andrews77Molly Prof @Gargi_at_home @CorinneSquire and @jilldanielsfilm. The 4 staff who are made redundant also include the Chair and Vice Chair of our @ucu branch.
This year @UEL_News saw 6% student increase yet it has pushed out 88 staff through voluntary redundancy; workloads for remaining staff are very large, at a time when our students need more support, not less.
Losing more staff through compulsory redundancy at this point does not make sense!
Many of our student and staff colleagues agree with us. The British Sociological Association has written a letter of support. es.britsoc.co.uk/bsa-statement-…
Many of our student and staff colleagues agree with us. The British Sociological Association has written a letter of support. es.britsoc.co.uk/bsa-statement-…
@GuardianEdu has covered the redundancies, highlighting many criticisms of them: theguardian.com/education/2021…
We had hoped the university would reach out to us with a solution, but sadly, as of this Friday afternoon, that has not yet happened. So we will be striking on Monday.
We had hoped the university would reach out to us with a solution, but sadly, as of this Friday afternoon, that has not yet happened. So we will be striking on Monday.
You are invited to attend 2 events on Monday:
#SaveUEL UCU Solidarity meeting on Monday, at 12.30 pm - for more information see ucusolidaritymovement.org and to register, go to bit.ly/UELRally or to see the event on Facebook: fb.me/e/3uvDeSFhw
#SaveUEL UCU Solidarity meeting on Monday, at 12.30 pm - for more information see ucusolidaritymovement.org and to register, go to bit.ly/UELRally or to see the event on Facebook: fb.me/e/3uvDeSFhw
#SaveUEL Community Forum event, organised by UEL students, ‘Thinking about what comes next’, on Monday, at 4.30 pm. register, at eventbrite.co.uk/e/uel-communit…
follow @SaveUEL for updates
We look forward to seeing you in lectures and seminars again from Wednesday 24th February.
follow @SaveUEL for updates
We look forward to seeing you in lectures and seminars again from Wednesday 24th February.
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