More on the last point: you can/should join now, receive ballot papers, & vote. If you join when the ballot is about to close, you won’t receive papers in time & will be counted as a non-voter. So plan A: join now; plan B: join just after ballot closes. Either way: join the action to beat this.

Take a moment this Xmas to sign and share this, to protect workers' and @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members' pay and pensions against attack @northumbriauni.bsky.social www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

#Whamageddon still on. As is voting in the @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ballot. Post yours off, and treat yourself to a mince pie... @ucu.org.uk

Solidarity to @northumbriauni.bsky.social staff, told they must move to a pension scheme widely considered worse or face a pay freeze (against UK-wide bargaining). United as unions, they can beat it (& deter other employers from trying similar). Post those ballots, & join if you’re not a member!

Here's another raw (barely in tune😉) mashup of Xmas classics old and new (from Low!) to remind @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members to VOTE VOTE VOTE in the local ballot @northumbriauni.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Great to see Northumbria getting the getting the vote out for their ballot! Show your support to our colleagues in the north.

#Whamageddon still on. As is voting in the @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ballot. Post yours off, and treat yourself to a mince pie... @ucu.org.uk

Last Xmas song...before Xmas...

Didn't think a cooler postbox for a @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ballot paper was possible, did you (see pic below)? But maybe one is (see this pic)! @ucu.org.uk

@northumbriauni.bsky.social want to freeze our pay unless we move pension? @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social say #Wham bam no thank you man! @ucu.org.uk @ducu.bsky.social @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social @umucu.bsky.social @uswucu.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk @danhollandnews.bsky.social

Didn't think a cooler postbox for a @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ballot paper was possible, did you (see pic below)? But maybe one is (see this pic)! @ucu.org.uk

#Whamaggedon @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social style.

Please watch the video! A wonderful way to get the message across. Shame at the bosses of @northumbriauni.bsky.social for suggesting staff change pension or we will freeze your pay. Solidarity with colleagues at @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social

#Whamaggedon @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social style.

@northumbriauni.bsky.social want to freeze our pay unless we move pension? @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social say #Wham bam no thank you man! @ucu.org.uk @ducu.bsky.social @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social @umucu.bsky.social @uswucu.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk @danhollandnews.bsky.social

Solidarity with Northumbria UCU as they continue their fight against a management hellbent on cutting their pensions and pay. Good to see lots of ballots being sent in!

Another day, another @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ballot paper going in... @ucu.org.uk

The only thing cooler than this post box? Posting your vote in the @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social local ballot to stop a pay freeze @northumbriauni.bsky.social!

Go go go - vote! 💪

The only thing cooler than this post box? Posting your vote in the @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social local ballot to stop a pay freeze @northumbriauni.bsky.social!

Another day, another @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ballot paper going in... @ucu.org.uk

Can we get to 1000 before Xmas??? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...

Vote! 👇that’s the one thing you got to do before Xmas! @olakwiecien3.bsky.social @drjosephgraly.bsky.social @ashleynmartin.bsky.social

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social say get ahead, get a hat, and get the vote out... @ucu.org.uk

Oh when the votes, start rolling in, Oh when the votes start rolling in... @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

❄️Voting in a voting wonderland... @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social say get ahead, get a hat, and get the vote out... @ucu.org.uk

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social getting the vote out, and in the postbox...

Wonder why? Maybe because staff are being told their pay will be frozen if they don't move pension...

Sent my Christmas card to Civica Election Sevices! #YesYes @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social

They keep coming in from @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ! Out the vote is definitely being got, as Yoda might say.

It might be that Birmingham have been uniquely foolish in their handling of this situation, but it's worth noting that management failing to take overwork, stress and burnout seriously is a sector-wide problem, and only getting worse as universities slash staff costs.

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social getting the vote out and the ballots in the postboxes already... @ucu.org.uk

Ballot papers flying into postboxes in the @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social local ballot to stop a pay freeze and pension theft...

Pictures of members posting their ballots @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social are coming in faster than we can put online!! Awesome stuff.

Pictures of members posting their ballots @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social are coming in faster than we can put online!! Awesome stuff.

Ballot papers flying into postboxes in the @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social local ballot to stop a pay freeze and pension theft...

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social getting the vote out and the ballots in the postboxes already... @ucu.org.uk

Strike ballot arrived @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social, easy double Yes, would be off to the postbox if i wasnt meeting with a Phd student in 20 mins. #wearetheuniversity

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members have just been in an all-staff briefing with the VC - this sums up the mood:

Very positive news for UNISON - about time it became a more active union at the top as well as in some great local branches!

Solidarity ✊️ @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social

Here's another raw (barely in tune😉) mashup of Xmas classics old and new (from Low!) to remind @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members to VOTE VOTE VOTE in the local ballot @northumbriauni.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

OfS refers more institutions to watchdog over strike response www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ofs-ref...

The results of the 2025 Staff Survey at Northumbria University are damning and shameful: www.ucu-unn.org.uk/news/316-202...

@ucu.org.uk @ducu.bsky.social @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social @umucu.bsky.social @qmucu.bsky.social @uswucu.bsky.social @northeastbylines.co.uk @chroniclelive.co.uk

Absolutely 💯.