Branch Hardship Fund information

Marking and Assessment boycott (MAB) - from April to September 2023

Application forms and FAQs files removed - July 2024 

Expenses for picketing

If you’d like to join us at a in-person picket or a in-person rally, but have a long journey, the branch can provide reasonable expenses to cover your travel. This includes if you’d like to join striking colleagues at other institutions, if you have no nearby OU office to support. 

Branch expenses claim form

Please complete the excel claim form and email it to ucu@open.ac.uk with a photo of your receipts. Please send your bank account information so we can pay you by bank transfer. 

Donation information

If you would like to donate to our Branch Hardship fund, we would be very grateful, here is how you can donate.  Or you can donate to UCU's national fighting fund. 

•  Sending an email to ucu@open.ac.uk pledging the amount you wish to donate 
•  Making a payment direct to the hardship fund bank account:
  • Sort code: 60-83-01 and Account number: 20392138
  • Unity Trust Bank, account name is: UCU the Open University LA064 Hardship fund
• You can post a cheque payable to "UCU the Open University LA064 Hardship fund" to the UCU Office, Room 015, Wilson C Block, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA.