YSJUCU stands in solidarity with Palestine.

Along with UCU national and other trade unions, we reiterate the growing demands for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an end to Israeli occupation, including ‘the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and the lifting of the siege of Gaza’ (see UCU, Ceasefire Now!).
 
We stand in solidarity with all UK students currently protesting and occupying university campuses in solidarity with Palestinian liberation, from the University of Leeds to Goldsmiths in London. 
 
We currently have postgraduate students from Palestine at York St John University whose families are trapped in Gaza. To support these students and others in similar situations, please sign this petition for a Palestinian family visa scheme, akin to that created for Ukrainian families.
 
You can also donate to YSJ PhD candidate Nahed Ahmed’s fundraiser, here:
 

About us:

The York St John University branch of UCU works proactively, reactively and collaboratively to improve our workplace conditions and to defend and uphold our professional rights. 

UCU is involved in a number of issues both locally, here at YSJ, and nationally. 

For local issues, please look out for our newsletter e-mailed to members. Issues include the implementation of module evaluations, the attendance management system (AMS), working from home, electronic PDRs, academic workload (AWAM) and more. You can read our letter to students about the Marking and Assessment Boycott (MAB) of summer 2023 here (or read it here on our blog).

National issues include those related to pay, casual contracts, international staff and more. Please see the main UCU website for further details and to get involved. If you would like further information, to get involved, or have any other concerns, please follow the links above to join UCU, contact relevant committee members or e-mail ucugen@yorksj.ac.uk.

To chat informally with fellow YSJ UCU members, join our page on Microsoft Teams. 

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