We have campaigns on both the USS Pension scheme and the Four Fights: pay, casualisation, workload and equality.
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It seems slightly unreal that the new AL contract has come into force now because there were a lot of moments when I didn’t think it would ever happen. UCU first started negotiations on a new contract back in 2008.
The Branch is extremely pleased to report that the new Associate Lecturer contract went live on 1st August 2022, after many years of negotiations.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - 13:00 to 14:00
Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 13:00 to 14:00
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - 13:00 to 14:00
Phone us on 01908 6(53069) or Deb Shann on Skype for Business or Teams
Call into Room 015, Wilson C block, Walton Hall