June, 2020:

Reading UCU is calling an Emergency General Meeting, to be held remotely via online conferencing, on Thursday 25th June at 1.00.

The virtual EGM will be to discuss the branch position in regard to the university’s current plans for mitigating the currently forecast losses. We’ll be talking about the implications of the S188 notice forwarded to you last week, updating you on the negotiations that are taking place almost daily between your Committee and senior management, and covering the strategy that the committee is using as a guide in the negotiations. Your input will be needed! We’ll also send out an email which covers the same points, so if you can’t attend the meeting, you will be hearing the same points by email this week. Keep an eye out for our emails. We will be asking for your input, too, on how you are most comfortable with being consulted, and aiming to make sure that nobody is overlooked.

We will be circulating an EGM meeting link in the run up to Thursday, so please keep an eye on your inbox.

We hope to see you all there.

Reading UCU is calling an Extraordinary General Meeting, to be held remotely via online conferencing, on Friday 12 June at 1.00.

Anyone who hasn’t yet been able to see the VC’s talk will be able to see the recording which has been made available now. Please watch this as soon as you can, and have a think about whether you see potential solutions, what you think of the University’s suggestions, and what you are prepared to do.

Some of you will need to discuss this with your family, particularly where there may be an impact on personal finances. We will want to know, too, how you see our role as a branch in this discussion.

We will be circulating an EGM meeting link in the run up to Friday, so please keep an eye on your inbox.

We hope to see you all there.