Branch materials

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

Key information and specific resources

Anti-casualisation Day of Action - 6 March 2013

UCU is holding a day of action on 6 March 2013 to campaign for increased job security for the thousands of education staff employed on casualised contracts. You can download or order hard copies of our brand new campaign pack here www.ucu.org.uk/anticasaction

Email: anticasualisation@ucu.org.uk, Twitter: @UCUAnti_Cas

General branch information

• Note to branches on recruiting and negotiating on behalf of staff on casual contracts
•  Collective grievance guidance (.pdf) [180kb]
   Collective grievance guidance (.doc) [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

HE specific

•  Advice to UCU members who manage research staff (.pdf) [37kb]
•  Advice for research managers employing fixed-term research staff (.pdf) [69kb]
•  Advice for academic managers employing hourly-paid teaching staff (.pdf) [65kb]
• HE branch campaign resources

FE specific

• Organising part-time and hourly paid lecturers - A further education toolkit

General campaign downloads

•  Leaflet to recruit hourly-paid staff (.pdf) [41kb]
•  Leaflet to recruit researchers (.pdf) [41kb]
•  a letter template to VC/principal on the Stamp Out campaign (.doc) [219kb]
•  a template for a local leaflet on anti-casualisation (.doc) [211kb]
•  a template for a local petition (.doc) [224kb]
•  a template for requesting members' help with the campaign (.doc) [218kb]
   a leaflet requesting members' help with the campaign (.pdf) [141kb]
•  a template for a survey of hourly paid staff (.doc) [219kb]
•  a template to illustrate to differences in terms and conditions between salaried and hourly paid staff (.doc) [210kb]

Materials marking 10 years of the Fixed-Term Employees Regulations (2002)"

•  Fixed-Term Regulations – poster (.pdf) [120kb]
   Fixed-Term Regulations – leaflet (.pdf) [132kb]

Also available to order are the following:

• Stickers
  
  
  Stamp Out - sticker main 
  Stamp Out - sticker purple 
  Stamp Out - sticker black 

• Know your rights card
  
    see a preview of the card (.pdf) [41kb]

Other resources

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

• campaigning
• recruiting and organising
• newsletters, leaflets, templates, etc

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