26 reasons you need to vote
For the sake of all staff at Durham, you need to vote in this ballot. So do your colleagues. We’re in very hard circumstances, but any way you look at it, staff are in the best position if all the … Continued
2025 National Ballot: key dates, links, info
For the sake of all staff at Durham, you need to vote in this ballot. So do your colleagues. We’re in very hard circumstances, but any way you look at it, Durham staff are in the best position if all … Continued
Durham UCU condemns County Council defunding Durham Pride
The recent decision by the Reform-led Durham County Council to withdraw funding from the annual Durham Pride event is a backward step for LGBTQ+ rights in the North East, which the University and College Union (UCU) Committee at Durham University … Continued
Durham University staff vote for further strike action in row over job cuts
Staff at Durham University have voted to take three additional days of strike action in their ongoing dispute over the university’s refusal to rule out compulsory redundancies, the University and College Union (UCU) has announced. The strikes will take place … Continued
Durham UCU calls five days of strike action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Durham University UCU calls five strike days from 28 April if the employer does not rule out compulsory redundancies. Durham UCU has given Durham University management until 23 April to rule out compulsory redundancies before members walk … Continued
Statement on financial transparency
Durham University is not being fully transparent about its financial situation. Durham UCU calls on the University Executive Committee (UEC) to provide detailed financial data for an external expert to review. On 7 February, we requested financial data related to, … Continued
Redundancies are a choice, not a necessity!
The below leaflet has been developed by members, focusing on management agency in staff costs and encouraging colleagues to join a union and participate in action for a fighting chance to save jobs and protect workloads. Any Durham University staff … Continued
Statement on Durham University proposals to cut staff costs by £20 million
Durham UCU are appalled by the proposals of the Durham University management to cut staff costs by £10 million in the current academic year (2024–25), with a further £10 million in the following academic year (2025–26). These cuts are targeting … Continued
Trade unions served with section 188 notice of potential redundancies
Letter from DUCU negotiators to members, 28 January 2025 Dear colleagues The employer served us with a Section 188 notification of proposed redundancies at Durham University on Tuesday 21 January at 16.31. The employer prevented us from disclosing this information … Continued
Statement on the resignation of a colleague over issues of equality and diversity
We write in dismay over the resignation of our Durham University colleague and UCU member who is resigning from the university over issues of equality and diversity – more specifically, over university management’s inadequate response to the South College incident … Continued