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Global dispatches

UCU has a strong tradition of taking up issues at international and European level where they affect members' professional lives, and also working with partner organisations on solidarity and international development issues identified by the membership through UCU's democratic structures.

  • 25 April 2023

    Sudan solidarity statement from Black Members' Standing Committee Fraternal greetings to the trade unions and civilian groups in Sudan. With great despondency and…

  • 10 March 2023

    The Trades Union Congress (TUC) have launched a new fundraising initiative to provide practical support to trade unionists in Ukraine. The solidarity fund will…

  • 18 October 2022

    The brutal crackdown on peaceful protests by Iranian authorities has been strongly condemned by UCU. The crackdown has included the killing of children and violent…

  • 13 June 2022

    Supporting Palestinian journalism and access to education On 11 May 2022, veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead while reporting on an Israeli…

  • 15 March 2022

    In the early hours of 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. Over the past three weeks there have…