Category: Events

DWP protest, Norwich

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There is a protest in Norwich on Friday 30th, as part of the national Reclaiming our Futures week of action by Disabled People Against Cuts

A day of local protest at DWP/Jobcentreplus in Norwich

 

Jobcentre Plus, Kiln House, Pottergate, Norwich, NR2 1BZ

 

30th August 2013

12:30pm – 2pm

 

  • Close ATOS inaccessible building
  • Scrap Work Capability Assessments
  • Scrap the Bedroom Tax
  • Stop the closure of the Independent Living Fund

2013 AGM June 5

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Don’t forget to come along to the UCU @ UEA AGM on Weds 5th June – 12.30 Arts 0.100

  • Find out who’s been elected to the committee
  • Hear the President’s report of branch activity this year
  • Hot off the press report from UC U Congress 2013
  • Workload discussion led by Regional Officer Lydia Richards

 

Don’t miss it & bring a friend!

Local events

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Saturday 9th March – Rally at North Walsham 12.00  (within Norman Lamb’s constituency) to call for the NHS to remain public http://norfolkcoalitionagainstcuts.org/

 

Monday 11th March 7pm in Lecture Theatre 2, University of East Anglia – Coalition of Resistance UEA have organised a public rally in order to raise awareness of the damage that austerity is doing to society and to build for the People’s Assembly that is due to take place in June.

Talks from:
– Owen Jones (author and journalist)
– Natalie Bennett (leader of the Green Party)
– Vicki Baars (NUS Vice-President)
– Chris Nineham (CoR National Officer)
– Elliot Folan (CoR UEA activist)

January OGM – UEA welcomed general secretary Sally Hunt

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Sally Hunt presents UEA UCU President Tim Southon with a card to celebrate 50 years of UEA
Sally Hunt presents UEA UCU President Tim Southon with a card to celebrate 50 years of UEA

UCU@UEA was pleased to welcome union general secretary Sally Hunt to UEA on 31st January.

Sally spoke to our General Meeting about some of the priorities for the union at the moment:

  • A pay claim, but linked to that a request for consideration of workload
  • Pensions
  • UCU’s analysis of equality in HE institutions
  • Casualisation
  • Privatisation of the HE sector

 

Questions from members pulled out the workload issue some more, and discussion of the Research/Teaching academic career pathways.

Sally’s message at the end was that despite the challenges facing us she feels positive!  And she encouraged members to recruit colleagues because trade unions are more relevant than ever.