Next events:
Hybrid branch meeting Wednesday March 26, 4pm, in PRJG2003 and on KU UCU Zoom
WE ARE IN DISPUTE!
The branch believes that the lack of prior meaningful consultations with campus unions before the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)’s plans to suspend courses and cut jobs were announced to staff is in breach of the Trade Union Recognition Agreement.
Below is a summary of key information and resources. See our news page, Instagram and Twitter for ongoing updates to information, negotiation, dispute processes, and campaigning.
Motions passed at recent branch meetings
February 26 2025: No Confidence in SLT, and notice of Failure to Agree
March 5 2025: Launching a Dispute
Timelines of key events so far
Guidance for consultation meetings
Guidance notes for redundancy and voluntary severance schemes
UCU is the recognised trade union for academic and academic-related staff at Kingston University, including those on temporary and hourly-paid contracts and PhD students.
As a branch we fight to protect and improve the terms and conditions of Kingston staff, and negotiate directly with management on policies and procedures that affect us. We coordinate with colleagues in UNISON, Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) so everyone working at Kingston can stand up together for their interests.
We also support, advise and represent members experiencing workplace issues like bullying and harassment, or going through sickness absence, disciplinary or grievance procedures.
The University and College Union (UCU)
Nationally, the UCU represents over 120,000 academics, lecturers, trainers, instructors, researchers, managers, administrators, computer staff, librarians and postgraduates in universities, colleges, prisons, adult education and training organisations across the UK. It is the largest post-school union in the world. UCU negotiates nationally on salaries, pensions & employment conditions, and campaigns on issues like workload, casualisation and climate change.
We are a member-led union that is democratically run and organised
