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S4E1 An interview with Dave Pike, TUC Regional Secretary, Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber
Our podcast returns from an extended break, with an interview with the newly appointed TUC Regional Secretary for the Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber - Dave Pike. Jon Bryan (UCU Regional Support…
S3E6 Industrial Action in December 2022 - voices from the picket lines
In the last episode of our podcast for 2022, Jon Bryan (UCU Regional Support Official, Northern Region) visits a number of picket lines involving different trade unions, who are all in dispute with…
S3E5 Pay and Industrial Action in Further Education: Strikes and Pickets at Newcastle College; Balloting for Action at Darlington College
In this episode, we have put together some clips to inform listeners about the disputes in our region on pay in Further Education at Newcastle College and Darlington College. This episode contains an…
S3E4 Pay and Industrial Action in Further Education
In this episode, we cover current industrial action in further education, as well as a look back at previous disputes and what we can learn from them. UCU Regional Support Official, Jon Bryan, speaks…
S3E3 Branch President of Durham University UCU, Sol Gamsu, talks about the last 12 months and the future.
In this in-depth interview, Sol Gamsu talks to Jon Bryan about the last 12 months of organising and action by UCU members and reps at Durham University. Sol explains how they have built on the good…
S3E2 Low Pay in the FE Sector and the dispute and Industrial Action Ballot at Furness College
In this episode, Jon Bryan speaks to Neil Stockton, the UCU Chair of the Northern Region for FE, about the scale and impact of low pay in Further Education. We then speak to the UCU Branch Secretary…
S3E1 A local dispute about job roles and contracts at Northumbria University - March 2022.
In this episode, recorded on the picket lines (02/03/22), Jon Bryan talks to Joe Street about the national Four Fights campaign by UCU. Adam Hansen then explains why the Branch are balloting for…
S2E13 Industrial Action: Strike, Ballots, Action short of a strike
In this episode, we speak to trade union reps about industrial action. Speaking to us are Matt Perry from Newcastle University UCU on the Trade Union Act and why they are re-balloting; Laura Campbell…
S2E12 October Round Up of News and Views
In this episode, there is a regional and national round up of news including: Menopause Awareness Month; the disputes in Higher Education; Tyne Coast College UCU Branch submit a Pay Plus Claim; FE…
S2E11 A conversation with a UCU representative about how you can help a member who has transitioned.
In this episode, Jon Bryan talks to one of our union reps who has been assisting a member who has transitioned. The conversation looks at what needs to be done, and how you can help someone navigate…
S2E10 September 2021: The start of a new academic year
In this episode, Jon Bryan updates us on recent news and commentary in post-16 education in the region and across the UK. Including: the row over pay in FE and the upcoming strikes; the new Northern…
S2E9 Negotiating - simple steps for Trade Union Reps
In this episode, UCU's Joyce McAndrew talks about the steps that trade union reps need to take to when negotiating a policy. Also, Jon Bryan provides an update of industrial action ballots across…
S2E8 The basics (and top tips!) for representing trade union members
Chris Robinson (Caseworker) and Jon Bryan (Regional Support Official) discuss how to represent UCU members, plus the latest round up of news.
S2E7 WORKING FROM HOME. What advice should the union give to members and Reps?
In this episode, Jon Bryan speaks to Fiona McGarry, the Chair of the union’s Academic-Related Staff Committee. Fiona talks about the motion on working from home that the Committee is taking to UCU…
S2E6 Supporting the mental health needs of UCU members
In this episode, Jon Bryan, Regional Support Official in the Northern Region, outlines some ways that UCU representatives can help members facing issues at work to do with their mental health. There…
S2E5 We speak to Dr. Jonathan Saha about Myanmar
In this episode, we speak to Dr. Jonathan Saha, and Associate Professor at Durham University. Jonathan talks to us about the growing crisis in Myanmar, and discusses the sorts of things we can do in…
S2E4 International Women’s Day - 8 March 2021
To mark International Women’s Day - 8 March 2021 - Jon Bryan asks Dr Sarah Hughes to talk about her research into how precarious employment in Higher Education impacts on when to start a family.…
S2E3 Equality work at Northumbria University UCU and Anti-Casualisation work at Newcastle University UCU
In this episode, we speak to Victoria Murray, the UCU Equality Officer at Northumbria University - looking back at LGBT History Month (2021); and to Andy Clark, from Newcastle University UCU, about…
S2E2 An interview with Dr Marek Szablewski to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2021
Dr Marek Szablewski was born and brought up in the UK, but his family are from Warsaw, Poland. A scientist by trade, Marek researched some of the stories from his family during the second world war,…
S2E1 New advice from UCU as Lockdown 3.0 begins
In this episode, Jon Bryan and Joyce McAndrew discuss the impact of the latest Lockdown on UCU members working in Colleges & Universities. Including: Critical Worker Status; Furlough for…
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