University of Liverpool UCU on strike

University of Liverpool UCU On Strike Again

Posted on by Sean

Wednesday 4th – Saturday 14th August 2021

UCU members at the University of Liverpool are continuing to fight against unjust compulsory redundancies. They have already had many successes: after 3 weeks of strike action and 4 weeks of marking and assessment boycott, the original 47 compulsory redundancies have been reduced to just 2 jobs. University management have refused to withdraw the final 2 redundancies, so UCU members will take further strike action for 11 days.

The strike will cover the vital confirmation and clearing period, when universities try to recruit as many new students as possible: Wednesday 4th – Saturday 14th August.

Your support and solidarity are vital to Liverpool’s success. Your messages of solidarity and generous donations to the local strike fund have given their members the confidence and determination to keep fighting and stand together, knowing they are not alone in their battle. UCU members are not the only ones watching what happens at Liverpool. Other university and college employers want to make cuts, so what happens in this dispute will affect your employers’ confidence too.

Let’s make sure the message goes out from Liverpool loud and clear: the only acceptable number of compulsory redundancies is zero.

How can you support the UCU branch at the University of Liverpool?

Twitter Storm 9:00-10:00am Wednesday 4th August (the first day of the strike)

  • Use your branch Twitter account to Tweet a message of solidarity for UCU Liverpool
  • Encourage members of your branch to participate
  • Schedule your tweets between 9:00-10:00am
  • Remember to use these tags for Liverpool UCU: #FightForHealthJobs @ULivUCU2
  • Use @LivUni if you want to tag in the university

 Solidarity Strike Rally 12:00pm Friday 6th August (online)

  • Join UCU Liverpool for a mass solidarity rally
  • Encourage members of your branch to participate
  • Register here:
  • Facebook here:
  • Speakers include UCU general secretary Jo Grady, and activists from Sheffield, Goldsmiths and others

 Campus Protest 12:00pm Monday 9th August (in person)

  • Bring your branch banner and join UCU Liverpool members for a protest on campus
  • Encourage members of your branch to participate
  • Meet at University Square (Liverpool L3 5RF) at 12:00pm
  • This will take place the day before A-Level results are announced, and will be the last chance the university has to stop the strike on Results Day

 Solidarity for UCU Liverpool

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