2018 USS Strike –
Picket Captain at Warwick
2020 Strike –
Visiting DMU with GS
2016 Strike –
Picket Captain at Warwick
2015 Warwick Assembly Against Casualisation –
Celebrating the defeat of TeachHigher
(I’m at the front in blue)
Let’s build a more united union that cares for and protects all its members, especially those with the quietest voices and most precarious lives.
Let’s build a union that thinks more strategically; bargains more creatively, and looks longer-term.
Read more in my election address
My latest blogs…
Unity and growing our membership density
The importance of inclusive local structures. To get more leverage, we need more members. It’s that simple. Currently, only about half of eligible workers are in UCU, despite some creative initiatives like free membership for FE staff engaged in teaching but not on a teaching/lecturing contract (e.g. tutors and assessors) and for PhD students who…
How Warwick UCU scored a big win in the fight against casualisation
Ending the scourge of casualisation must be at the heart of UCU’s work. But, there are no quick fixes. It requires both national and local pressure as well as a long-term strategy. Sometimes, the biggest wins happen with not much more than a photo to show for it. TeachHigher was like that. In 2015, during…
Vote for Justine
Guest post by Michael Carley (Former NEC rep) UCU needs somebody like Justine Mercer. In Higher Education we have come through two years of intense industrial action; in Further Education, we have seen more local disputes than for many years. We have grown as a union and we have raised our demands. Justine has put…
Justine Mercer for UCU NEC Vice President 