On 28 January 2025 Cardiff University senior management announced cuts to staff and student provision that are unprecedented in UK higher education. Our union branch has condemned the plans as cruel and unnecessary, and our members are fighting back.
We are balloting for strike action and action short of a strike to fight all compulsory redundancies. The ballot is currently open from 24 February to 24 March, with the last safe posting day on Thursday 20 March.
Our union executive committee, your department representatives, and our members have been:
- drafting an initial counter proposal that sets out a positive financial and academic plan for Cardiff University, avoiding compulsory redundancies – read it here.
- running open all-member town halls – read our responses to your questions from the 25 February meeting.
- requesting EDI data – see our EDI letter to UEB 4 Feb 2025 and our letter regarding provision of EDI data 26 Feb 2025
- sending cross-university questions and requests for data to the University Executive Board, who are obliged to respond to us as a recognised union; see our Initial questions to UEB 5 Feb 2025, our questions to UEB on 25 February 2025, and our questions to UEB on 5 March 2025. You can read the first set of answers from UEB received on 5 March 2025.
We have also opened a No-confidence vote in the Vice Chancellor and the UEB – please vote and share with your colleagues across all staff.