UCU - Imperial staff vote for strike action in pay and conditions row www.ucu.org.uk/article/1418...

The University of Dundee has a women problem “In our view this culture of sexism runs deeper than the sidelining of women speaking up and out and persists beyond the ignominious end of Iain Gillespie’s tenure as Principal of the university.” www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/c...

Former Dundee vice-chancellor to ‘reflect’ on returning £150k payoff. Scottish parliament committee grills Iain Gillespie, including on past behaviour at Natural Environment Research Council. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

What a shame that the #THES coverage of the crisis at Dundee was so limited. For those who want to know the full background of how redundancy was stopped and the university saved from collapse sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/

oh hey, government, this is why you SORT OUT THE FUNDING SYSTEM for universities alongside getting governance sorted. Because otherwise you're going to have to keep throwing good money after bad. Because we all know you cannot afford a university *actually* going under, however ballsy you sound.

The results of the De Montfort university UCU branch's formal No Confidence ballot have now been confirmed: a resounding 90% voted no confidence in the VC and the ULB This is the fourth significant No Confidence vote passed during the current round of proposed redundancies

#BBCBreakfast: "46 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces whilst waiting for food... such deadly incidents have recently become a near daily occurrence but have attracted relatively little attention outside of Gaza since Israel attacked Iran" So what's your excuse?

A full length clip is now available. Thanks to Lynne Rankin and the STV team. youtu.be/X3hFD76n7ks?...

NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee. Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us. Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.

We are extremely concerned by the letter from Ernst and Young, auditors at the University of Dundee. The letter suggests that executives submitted inaccurate responses during the auditing process. 1/2 www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

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It's our open day today and I'm on strike with @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social. Management plans to cut £140 million are opportunistic, misguided and wrong, and will harm the future of the university. Read our Joint Unions Financial Working Group blog: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/2eppzf7...

"The university needs to look at the election of a leadership that staff can get behind and which is committed to resolving the current situation without the use of compulsory redundancies.” @carloucu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525296...

There are a couple of kids in my nephews's class who weren't born in the US, and the class has decided (w/o teacher input) that if ICE shows up in they're all going to pretend not to speak English. 10yos reinventing "I am Spartacus" because they don't want their friends to get disappeared.

Way passed the threshold, #LincolnUCU members have smashed it! Unless #LincolnUniversity rule out #compulsoryredundancies, we will strike!

The University of Dundee is currently trying to make 100% of female research Professors in the School of Science and Engineering redundant. 100% OF FEMALE RESEARCH PROFESSORS! Only one female professor (teaching and scholarship) from that School will remain working on our UK campuses.

First demonstration of why UN and genuine aid agencies are refusing to accept the US-Israeli ‘solution’ It’s deadly and the opposite of aid - I mean, why do you need 2 metre razor wire fences to feed people? It’s another horrendous ‘security system’ for sale to lowest bidder for business.

The School of Science and Engineering houses our Maths dept. and the Dean is a mathematician. So we used a hyper geometric distribution calculator (hope that’s the correct model) to predict the chance of this gender targeting occurring by chance. It’s a 1 in 9090 chance.

Join us on the picket line from 8am on Monday morning at the Tower Building. We’re fighting to take compulsory redundancies off the table at the University of Dundee. Pop along if you’re not a member or on strike. Everyone welcome! You might meet some of these lovely folks #SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni

Today Senate meets to discuss the restructuring of our academic schools. This is part of the recovery plan but no costings have been shared. No Equality Impact Assessment has been undertaken. Feedback from all eight schools was negative and has not been addressed. Senate should vote accordingly.

We condemn Starmer's disgraceful speech adopting the language of the far-right to launch a new brutal asault on migrants and refugees

"We're ending Britain's open borders experiment" "My Labour government is taking back control of our borders" "If you want to live in the UK, you should speak English. That’s common sense" "The betrayal ends now" "British workers – I’ve got your back" SUTR Scotland statement below ⬇️

EIS General Secretary #AndreaBradley sending solidarity at today's UCU demonstration outside Parliament #eis @ucu @ucuscotland.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social

Where are the University of Dundee Financial Statements? Due January 2025. Promised April 2025. Still not published.

Thanks @ucu.org.uk - despite statements yesterday from the Interim Principal, compulsory redundancy processes are still going ahead at the University of Dundee. @ducuuo.bsky.social

Our branch unanimously passed this motion yesterday in solidarity with trans, non-binary and intersex people www.ucu.cam.ac.uk/motion-on-so...

The trans pride flags evolved from what members were feeling committed to during that work shop (plus some handy scraps from social media human’s fabric stash). Trans people have always existed and will always be welcome with us at #UCULincoln

During a previous round of industrial action, #UCU #Lincoln members held a banner making workshop, creating a representation of Strength, Power, Unity.

MP 'deeply concerned' over job cuts at University of Lincoln: www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln...

Given the news of this new plan, we're urging the employer to take compulsory redundancies off the table, so as we can work with the employer towards a sustainable, successful university that values its staff and students, and continues to deliver the world class teaching and research'. 3/3

Israel has murdered at least 19 Palestinians in Gaza so far this morning

@ducuuo.bsky.social Dundee University plan to cut 632FTE collapses @ucu.org.uk @uculeft.bsky.social socialistworker.co.uk/trade-unions...

NEW 🚨| “That pretty much puts me and my family out on the street.” Solidarity tales from the #BirminghamBinStrike and why they need your support. 📰📲✊Read, share, and take action here: strikemap.substack.com/p/that-prett... #StrikeMap #BrumBinStrike #Birmingham #StrikeStory

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... STRIKE ACTION WORKS!! Great work @ducuuo.bsky.social

Solidarity to our colleagues at the University of Dundee UNITE branch @dundeeuniunite.bsky.social who have secured a mandate for strike action. All three campus unions at Dundee University have now voted overwhelmingly for industrial action. #SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New op-ed from @carloucu.bsky.social on what a sustainable future for the University of Dundee would actually look like, not what our 'management' has tried to impose after 4 months of seemingly doing nothing. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/5...

UCU Scotland e-ballot is open. Vote Melissa D'Ascenzio!! @melchem.bsky.social

🚨📣🚨📣 When toxicity, hypocrisy, bullying and chaos is the disease, solidarity is the cure. Come and join our Unite UCU Strike Rally: tomorrow, Wednesday 2nd April at 1pm. Everyone welcome! unitetheunion-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our employer is editing our members’ out-of-office replies to remove reference to our strike action. They are choosing to censor us rather than talk to us.

Over 2k join the call for change. #SunnitOfResistance #WeDemandChange

I would encourage all @ucuscotland.bsky.social members to vote for @melchem.bsky.social I'm the election for UCU Scotland executive @uculeft.bsky.social @ucustandrews.bsky.social @ucuglasgow.bsky.social @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social @ducu.bsky.social

Powerful testimony from @ducuuo.bsky.social #WeAreThe632 about the job cuts in Dundee and its impact on all our lives. Share widely @uculeft.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social @ucustandrews.bsky.social

Solidarity with all striking workers. As #UCU Edu Committee Chair I'd chair Cradle to Grave (flagship education policy conference) on 29 March. It's sadly been cancelled by HQ citing @uniteucu.bsky.social strike in preceding days. The dispute must be resolved Please sign: tinyurl.com/UCUUniteSoli...

It is entirely right that the Scottish Parliament have invited Iain Gillespie to give evidence about the mismanagement uncovered at the University of Dundee. He should attend and be held accountable.

The Scottish Parliament do have the power to compel witnesses to attend. This from 2020. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Maggie then asked what Shane had learnt from previous exercises and their Equality Impact Assessments. He could not answer this. It’s clear that he has learnt that in order to avoid difficult questions about the impacts highlighted by an assessment, the university should not do one at all!

Yesterday @maggiechapman.bsky.social asked Shane O’Neill about Equality Impact Assessments, which are designed to protect colleagues with protected characteristics during periods of change. He said that an EIA had not been completed for the recovery plan. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/educ...

Cardiff UCU: “It is heartbreaking to see that so many of our members remain at risk of losing their jobs, especially when these cuts are unnecessary and other options exist for a more gradual recovery drawing on the university's £188m of existing cash.” 1/4 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...

The cuts to 632 posts announced by university executives hide behind the numbers. Every post is a person, a valued colleague. We share their stories, as part of our grassroots We are the 632 campaign #WeAreThe632 #SaveDundeeUni Up first is Anya who talks about how this will affect Dundee. 1/2

Gillespie, O’Neill, McGeorge, Alexander and the rest of you UEG: you have caused this. You MUST be held accountable and made to give a public explanation of what you have done. You have destroyed people's lives, and a great institution I have served for 44 years, hang your heads in shame.