We are the Royal College of Art branch of the University and College Union

We are the Royal College of Art branch of the University and College Union

We won our strike ballot with 82.8% in favour on a 63% turnout! Unless the RCA agree proper contracts of employment for casual staff and to protect the terms of permanent staff we will be striking at the beginning of term! Please donate to our strike fund to support our staff at paypal.me/rcaucu (link in bio) By making all CHS lecturers reapply for their job the @royalcollegeofart is breaking agreements, union-busting, devaluing critical thinking and disregarding access, equity and inclusion. Please sign and share this letter of support - link in bio 💌 We have given the the Royal College of Art notice that we will soon be balloting our members for strike action commencing Oct 2021. JOIN THE UNION! UCU (University and College Union) is the recognised trade union for collective bargaining at the RCA in respect of academic, academic related and research staff, including Visiting Lecturers. We are responsible for negotiation, consultation and communication with the college on matters including employment practices, industrial relations, fairness and equality. We are committed to representing the interests of members, and the staff groups they represent, both collectively and individually. Please come to the @defendartseducation slogan writing workshop 13 July 6pm run by Mel Jordan & Andy Hewitt from Partisan Social Club. All are welcome! We need to support branches in dispute & kickback against the 50% cuts to HE 'arts' course funding inc. archeology! Let's turn our demands into action! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3yfGd45 Our comrades Kyran Joughin and Red Ted from @ual_ucu on why the tired and angry should get their shot of adrenaline from the @ucu_solidarity Launch the Fightback Across Post-16 Education rally. Link in bio to signup, rally at 6:30pm on Thursday 1st July TW: Racism, racial abuse A rally in defence of arts subjects has been called in response to the government’s recent proposal to cut 50% of the funding to art and humanities subjects in higher education, including music, dance, drama and performing arts, art and design, media studies, and archaeology.We are determined to stop these outrageous cuts to essential subjects. Let’s kick back against cuts to the arts, help raise the visibility of branches in dispute and think about ways to decolonise the art school and bargain for the common good. What a result on our consultative ballot! On a 74% turnout, 89% of members said they would strike because of the RCA’s plans to decrease job security, entrench casualisation & move to a rolling 12 month teaching model - all of which will exacerbate systemic issues of inequality. We love our branch 💚💛💜