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Campaign resources

21 October 2008

The following documents are intended for members, branches and local associations across all sectors of the union. The materials include advice for branches and templates of various campaigning materials that can be adapted for local use.


For further information email anticasualisation@ucu.org.uk

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Campaign pack

'I support secure employment' poster [23kb]

Hourly-paid staff leaflet [376kb]

Anti-casualisation poster [365kb]

Researchers recruitment leaflet [434kb]

Zero-hours leaflet [32kb]

Zero-hours poster [26kb]

Charter for the treatment of casualised staff [116kb]


Advice for manager members in HE

Advice to UCU members who manage research staff [37kb]

Advice for research managers employing fixed-term research staff [207kb]

Advice for academic managers employing hourly-paid teaching staff [65kb]


Casualisation and neurodiversity

UCU Casualisation and neurodiversity guide [245kb]
UCU Casualisation and neurodiversity guide - no background [252kb]

UCU Anti-casualisation and Neurodiversity Manifesto [126kb]
UCU Anti-casualisation and Neurodiversity Manifesto - no background [132kb]

Supporting neurodiversity and colleagues on casualised contracts [207kb]
Supporting neurodiversity and colleagues on casualised contracts - no background [205kb]


General branch resources

Anti-casualisation legal toolkit [382kb]

New permanent contracts for Associate Lecturers at the OU [299kb]: how this win can be applied across all our branches.

FE local anti-casualisation newsletter [75kb]
HE local anti-casualisation newsletter [75kb]

Building effective local campaigns against casualisation: a branch rep's guide, Jun 15 [281kb]

Ending zero-hours contracts in further and higher education: a UCU bargaining & campaigning pack, Nov 14 [344kb]

Note to branches on recruiting and negotiating on behalf of staff on casual contracts

Collective grievance guidance [180kb]
Collective grievance guidance [174kb]

Advice to branches/LAs on fixed-term and hourly paid representatives

The Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
see also: UCU commentary on the part-time workers' regulations

The Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
see also: UCU commentary on the fixed-term employees' regulations

Advice on written particulars of employment

See also:

HE branch campaign resources

Stamp Out in FE

Templates

Template: UCU survey of hourly paid and zero hours staff [160kb]

Template: UCU survey of research staff [179kb]

a letter template to VC/principal on the Stamp Out campaign [219kb]

a template for a local leaflet on anti-casualisation [211kb]

a template for a local petition [224kb]

a template for requesting members' help with the campaign [218kb]
a leaflet requesting members' help with the campaign [141kb]

a template for a survey of hourly paid staff [219kb]

a template to illustrate to differences in terms and conditions between salaried and hourly paid staff [210kb]

Template workshop presentations

Researchers' workshop presentation [370kb] Researchers' workshop guidance notes [33kb]

Hourly-paid workshop presentation [320kb] Hourly-paid workshop guidance notes [33kb]

Know your rights card

Available to order via Martin Whelton (please provide postal address and quantities wanted):

Stamp Out - know your rights card see a preview of the card [174kb]

Related pages:

UCU/NUS Postgraduate Charter

Early Careers Guide


Other resources

There are also branch/LA resources available on the website on:

that can be used in a local anti-casualisation campaign.

Last updated: 23 February 2024