What is a Union?

It’s where people who work at the same place, or do the same trade, join together to make a democratic collective, to help them to negotiate safe working conditions, fair pay and a decent and equal place to work.

What is UCU?

University and College Union is the union of academic staff, including postgraduate students who teach, and university staff in professional and managerial roles, at Leeds Beckett University and universities and colleges across the UK.

What happens during strikes?

1. Members withhold their labour, they don’t work at all.
2. They don’t get paid for the days they strike.
3. They hold physical and virtual ‘picket’ lines: standing outside the workplace to tell others why they are striking