Union Representative Tom Jones writes:
UCU is the largest Higher Education union representing lecturers, researchers, academic-related staff and postgraduates in the UK. As well as helping to bring about a 100% increase in the starting salaries of lecturers in St Andrews over the last decade, UCU is involved in numerous local and national activities: providing support for individual members who are experiencing difficulties at work; contributing to the drafting and revision of University policies on promotion, retirement and other areas of working life; campaigning for equality in the workplace; campaigning against privatisation in tertiary education. To find out more about the UCU and to become a member please visit one of the sites below:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~ucu/
http://www.ucu.org.uk/