On Wednesday 22 May, around 100 students marched in the middle of exam term to protest at the decision of university management to abolish the University of London Union (ULU).
The demonstration was loud and visible, and was boosted by the presence of a solidarity delegation from Sussex University, where activists are involved in a militant struggle against the outsourcing of 235 jobs.
Outside Senate House, the marchers heard from speakers including ULU Vice President and Workers’ Liberty member, Daniel Cooper, ULU President Michael Chessum, the incoming ULU Women’s Office, Susuana Antubam, and activists from Goldsmiths and Sussex.
After the demonstration, around 50 students met for an open meeting to launch a broad-based student campaign to Save ULU. Another open meeting is planned for 12 June in ULU.
