Welcome to KCL UCU

King’s UCU

Welcome to KCL UCU: this is your academic union

Our website is currently under construction and will be updated soon

For UCU advice on getting support, and to contact the branch please email: ucu@kcl.ac.uk

Follow us on X @KCL_UCU

Casework and individual support

If you require individual support from a KCL UCU caseworker and are a member of KCL UCU please attend the next Friday 1-2pm on Teams. The link to join this meeting is here.

KCL UCU members routinely get an email with the link for the drop-in being held that week. If you are new to KCL UCU and think you are not on the KCL UCU email list please contact the Membership Secretaries cc Branch on ucu@kcl.ac.uk.

UCU caseworkers are employees of King’s and have their own work commitments. They are volunteers and often will not be able to respond to requests immediately. They should not be contacted without prior arrangement unless the matter is extremely urgent. For the same reason, it may take some time to find a caseworker.

Please provide a brief outline of your issue by email. The caseworker needs to be informed of your situation prior to meeting, or having a telephone conversation or email dialogue with you.

You may be able to find the information you require via the King’s HR webpages without needing to use the caseworker service.

UCU/ACAS information

The UCU website has advice for common workplace issues here

and useful information can also be obtained via the ACAS website here

Regional and legal support

In a very small number of cases it’s possible that more substantial support is required. The branch has access to UCU’s regional officers. There is also a legal support scheme available. However, in both cases, the KCL UCU branch should be the first port of call. It is always quicker, as if members apply direct to region the enquiry will routinely be passed back to branch in the first instance.

Details on the legal scheme are available here

New members

A Unions’ strength comes from its members. We encourage every eligible staff member to join UCU at the earliest opportunity. Please note that only limited support can be given within the first three months of your membership, particularly if you join with a pre-existing issue or an issue arises soon after joining.

You can join UCU here

Please take a moment to read & act on the following:

In this time of rapid development, we will be making every effort to keep KCL UCU members promptly informed.

To help us and yourselves please can you ensure that you do *both* the following things:

1. Check your individual UCU member record online and ensure all contact details for you are up-to-date here

2. Be aware the KCL UCU e-list is a separate system – updated from UCU records. So if you are still not receiving emails please do update you record as above, but also email the Membership Secretaries cc Branch using contact details on ucu@kcl.ac.uk to let us know you are not getting emails.

Your correct details can then be manually entered onto that system as soon as possible.