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Author Archives: Caleb Day

14 Nov 2025

28 reasons you need to vote

by Caleb Day | posted in: UK-wide UCU | 0

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

ballot, dispute, jobs, local disputes, national, pay, UCU, UK, working conditions
14 Nov 2025

2025 National Ballot: key dates, links, info

by Caleb Day | posted in: UK-wide UCU | 0

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

ballot, dispute, jobs, national, pay, UCU, UK, working conditions
30 May 2025

Durham University staff vote for further strike action in row over job cuts

by Caleb Day | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

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

21 Mar 2025

Redundancies are a choice, not a necessity!

by Caleb Day | posted in: Redundancies | 0

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

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  • DUCU’s analysis of employer’s recent response to the open local claim 3 December 2025
  • 28 reasons you need to vote 14 November 2025
  • 2025 National Ballot: key dates, links, info 14 November 2025
  • Durham UCU condemns County Council defunding Durham Pride 21 August 2025
  • Durham University staff vote for further strike action in row over job cuts 30 May 2025

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