Two thirds of UCU staff walk out. I worked for UCU two decades ago. In fact I ran for General Secretary and just lost. There is no way two thirds of the staff would walk out if the story of victimisation isnt true. My sources say its been coming for years. feweek.co.uk/ucu-staff-to...

📣 Hands off Marie! Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep. ✍️ [email protected] #HandsOffMarie #UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social

Seems like a good video for his trial

Trade union victimisation IN a trade union. You couldn’t make it up. Yet, here we are… #UniteUCU #Victimisation #TUC #TradeUnion #UCU #NDFE #HE #TradeDispute #Unite #MorallyBankrupt

So that’s Zahawi and Dorries, failed to get into Lords and join Reform. Gullis couldn’t get a job after losing his seat in election, joins Reform. Jenkins loses her seat at election, joins Reform. Failures and grifting wankers to a fucking tee.

🚨BREAKING: More than two weeks past its statutory deadline, the DOJ has released less than 1% of its Epstein documents and it will continue to be in violation of the law for the foreseeable future. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

"Instead of doing the job I'm paid to do by the taxpayers, I'll be earning myself some extra dosh by skiving off to do a radio show."

I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

"We're in the oil business" - Trump

It appears Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered as my wife and I were literally watching Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues. Considering watching Home Alone 2 tonight. #RIPRobReiner

Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.

Critics argue that the ECHR stops us from being able to deport illegal migrants. In reality, in 75 years the ECHR has only ruled against the UK in 13 cases out of 500k: 0.000026%. The ECHR is being used a scapegoat for domestic challenges, and we must defend it.

Sign our petition to keep the UK in the ECHR here:

Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

Very strong turnout this morning on the first of our five days strike. On Friday, in a meeting with the interim Principal, he confirmed his ideology is to cut as many jobs as possible. Support our action to save jobs and save the University! #SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni #WeAreTheUniversity

If you still have a Twitter/X account… Why?

Oh look. ULEZ works. Who'd have thought.

ASOS which is "work in the same way you’ve done for years" is not irresponsible. It's protecting our members until a fair & equitable hybrid policy is agreed. UCU SMT then deducting 100% of daily pay from staff taking ASOS & undermining its own policy? Now that’s irresponsible.

UCU has the privilege of appearing in the current edition of @privateeyenews.bsky.social Shame it’s about the toxic working environment, disfunction and unresolved dispute. #UniteUCU #UCU #Dispute

Southampton Solent University has been accused of an “unprecedented” attempt to move staff on to “inferior” pension schemes, with those not complying facing losing their jobs. Juliette Rowsell reports #academicsky #pensions https://ow.ly/wYQR50Xgr4g

Unprecedented, potentially unlawful retrograde proposals made by @solentuniversity.bsky.social If you have a vested interest in HE, this concerns you. We must stand together to resist these outrageous proposals. #HE #TPS #LGPS #Pension #post-92 www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...

Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.

We wondered last week whether @drjogrady.bsky.social would listen to @ucu.org.uk members, agree to unconditional talks & withdraw the threat of deductions for taking ASOS. So we asked her. She didn’t reply herself, but SMT’s response, regrettably, was “no”. uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/b...

There are plenty more like Graham. Six-figure salaries at the top, cuts and chaos for staff. We’re exposing the hypocrisy in higher education. 🎥 Thurs 7PM | UCU Live: www.youtube.com/live/rZRbCP0... #WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYes

Fifty branches, representing over 36% of UCU members, have now called for @drjogrady.bsky.social to enter unconditional negotiations & remove the threat of punitive deductions against staff. Unite's repeated requests for such talks have had no response. Will she now listen to @ucu.org.uk members?

Oppose this. Just one week after Palantir sign a £1.5bn deal with the U.K. on AI and innovation? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

It’s becoming hard to see that this really is a Labour Govt. Sign and reject this nonsensical and ridiculous proposal, that was not found in the Labour Party manifesto. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... #NoToIDCards #Privacy #Palantir #DataHarvest

At our Emergency General Meeting, our branch unanimously voted in support of this solidarity motion with @uniteucu.bsky.social. This behaviour by @ucu.org.uk senior management is unacceptable and threatens the entire @tuc.org.uk movement. Read in full: qmucu.org/2025/09/24/b...

Do you want to know how UCU senior management has responded to UCU branches calling on them to remove their threat of deductions? This is how. How would you react? uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/u...

I think this guy’s in business. #LBC

Another 12 more UCU branches have signed (so far) today! uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/u... We'd like to send special solidarity back to @ucukent.bsky.social and @ucugreenwich.bsky.social for their support following their own worrying news from this week.

Sometimes solutions are easy @drjogrady.bsky.social & @ucu.org.uk Let’s sit down and talk without conditions or threats that damage everyone. It’s time to resolve this dispute. Our statement, with support from the following branch committees:

How and why is Peter Mandelson still in post?

Every vain hour Mandelson remains in post is a further insult to Epstein's victims.

UCU deploys “vindictive” union-busting tactics in attempt to crush staff union uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/u... #TUC #Unite #TradeDispute #TradeUnion #UnionBusting #ECHR #HumanRights

"Edinburgh Uni lecturers walk out on first of five days of industrial action"

Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants". -seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951. This legally trumps all arguments of “but they arrived by illegal means”. That’s just a fact. That’s why you don’t see asylum seekers arrested & charged. Our MSM must do better.

Shocking that UCU SMT are threatening to dock pay just for ASOS in Unite UCU’s dispute. Our branch is donating £150 + our Admin’s strike pay to their fund, with more to follow. We urge all UCU branches to donate asap to support our UCU staff strikers.

If Farage wins the next election, it will be down to one person. His name is Keir Starmer. This thread explains why. 1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power. 🧵

Is it really going to be flags, Farage, asylum seekers and boats for another 3.5 years?!

🚨 The vested interests of Reform politicians must be called out. But people thinking of voting Reform? We keep talking - not writing them off. I told the BBC how we’ll take on both Labour and Reform - and get @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social elected to the Senedd! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Quite frankly speechless. The hypocrisy is staggering. #TUC #UCU #Unite #TradeDispute #TradeUnion #ReclaimUCU

This is unbelievable @ucu.org.uk How can you be threatening 100% deductions for ASOS that is working at home rather than in office? UCU policy is against disprop ASOS deductions ASOS deductions breach workers Art 11 rights You contradict UCU support for members’ cases against employer deductions

100% deductions for ASOS is inhumane and destructive. We thought we had the backing of our own national union on this point. To see them implement what is a draconian policy (and not yet fully tested in the courts) against the colleagues who keep our branches running is devastating.

This cannot continue. It brings UCU into disrepute. Solidarity with @uniteucu.bsky.social #ReclaimUCU now

Why is our trade union emulating the worst behaviour of our employers towards UCU staff? How many of our letters, motions, attempts to bring motions from lay members pressing for resolution have been ignored now? Solidarity with all @uniteucu.bsky.social #UnionStrong #ReclaimUCU