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Casualisation. Redundancies. Course closures. Attacks on our terms and conditions. Enough is enough. Our LSE branch chair explains why he’s voting YES, why are you voting yes? 💪 #WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYes

Show us your ballots! Bright and early, we love to see it!

At a time when our society sees so much division, we need our colleges more than ever. Yet FE funding has fallen by 60%, and staff earn less now than they did 20 years ago. Vote YES for fair pay and to keep the colleges that hold our communities together. #NewDealForFE

📣 National Get The Vote Out LIVE! Join us next Thursday 6 November at 7PM as we go live from campuses across the UK 💪 Hear from members, branches and organisers as we make the final push to get every ballot posted 🗳️ Watch LIVE on UCU X and YouTube #WeAreTheUniversity

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the biggest threat to academic freedom is the marketisation of higher education. The accusation here could not be more serious: that Hallam traded research on human rights violations in China, for access to the Chinese student market. t.co/j2rTxAfIw6

£140m cuts. 1,800 jobs at risk. Edinburgh staff are voting again. @drjogrady.bsky.social: “The quickest way to force their hand is a resounding YES vote. We stand with our members at Edinburgh as they ballot to defend jobs, students, and education. ✊

We are preparing to ballot our England FE members

Following pressure, Microsoft has blocked Israel’s access to tech which allowed the mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. This is the first time a major US tech company has sanctioned Israel for violating Palestinian rights Incredible work from @972mag.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

UCU’s message to Labour has been consistent. If you want to turn the tide on years of austerity, you must invest in the college, higher and adult education sectors. Any ‘fightback’ that does not include genuine investment and support for education to play its crucial role will be superficial.

Solidarity with everyone at Nottingham. The whole union is behind you.

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If we believe in free speech, regardless of how you feel about Kirk's message, his assassination should be unequivocally condemned. It is very concerning to observe how pretty much every online far-right commentator is busy exploiting his murder to further strengthen their message.

Get ready for the higher education ballot - opening in October!

VCs don’t run universities. We do. After another real terms pay cut, UCU is launching a UK-wide strike ballot. Ballot opens October. Vote YES. #WeAreTheUniversity

We launched a new WhatsApp channel just hours ago for our Higher Education members to get the latest updates on the forthcoming industrial action ballot. It has already has 950 subscribers. Amazing. UCU members in HE - sign up here whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

Labour says there’s no money left for workers. But somehow there’s always money for war. Trade unions are coming together, with one simple demand: wages not weapons.

Absolutely heartbroken that UCU member Will Nelson tragically lost his life in the accident in Lisbon this week. Rest in peace, Will. We are all devastated by this news.

Our General Secretary @drjogrady.bsky.social has written to David Lammy demanding the FCDO urgently evacuates *all* Palestinian students with British university places from Gaza.   The British government must act now – to help Palestinian students and end its complicity in Israel's genocide.

‘One of the most unsettling questions of our times’?! A genuinely unsettling question is why and how the world is currently allowing a genocide of the Palestinian people, who unlike Artificial Intelligence, are actually suffering before our very eyes.

The world ignoring these war crimes is why Israel continues to commit them in plain sight.

And Prime Minister, laws against genocide… Presumably they should be upheld too?

You couldn’t make it up! The man who lit the match is now lecturing us for pointing at the fire. Jo Johnson saying it's "perverse" to resist higher fees. The arrogance is staggering.

Violent men practice at home.

Two out of every five people arrested after participating in last summer’s riots had been reported to the police for domestic abuse. It is never about protecting women.

He could, and should, have stopped at part one of that sentence. Palestinian statehood should not be dependent on whether or not an aggressor neighbour state agrees to a ceasefire. Have some conviction, Prime Minister.

Incredibly honoured to be joining such a great king up of speakers. Join us in September.

Solidarity with Nottingham UCU. We are the university.

What really undermines our movement is a Labour government that turns its back on workers and lashes out at unions instead of listening to them. This is a defining moment. Stop attacking those who keep our public services running and show some leadership.

Solidarity to all those @uonucu.bsky.social colleagues facing redundancy right now.

The mass killing of civilians, targeting of homes and vital infrastructure, obstruction of food and aid, starvation as a weapon, and the forced displacement of millions. This is genocide. The UK has a legal, political and moral responsibly to act. Silence and inaction amounts to complicity.

Depraved that this is happening, and by doing nothing the majority of global leaders are complicit.

The rain didn’t stop us. UCU joined tens of thousands in London today, marching in solidarity with Palestine and calling for an immediate ceasefire. The message is clear: end the occupation. Free Palestine. #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow

“We will not be silenced We will always stand with the Palestinians. We will not rest until Palestine is free.” Our GS @drjogrady.bsky.social calling for justice, accountability and freedom for Palestine at today’s rally. #CeasefireNow #FreePalestine #UCU

Full statement here: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1410...

Our statement on the Labour government’s escalating authoritarian crackdown on the Palestine solidarity movement. We will not be silenced. We are the majority. We urge you to join us on the streets of London next Saturday (19 July) and march for Palestine.

📢 Birmingham City University is planning cuts that put 342 staff at risk, slashing student support despite admitting there’s no financial need. This is a threat to student success and staff wellbeing. ✊ Sign the petition to stop the cuts @bcu-ucu.bsky.social

Solidarity with our Redbridge adult learning members.

Adult education is under threat. Funding slashed by 6% and no mention in the government’s spending review. As a vital lifeline for so many we can’t let it be cut without a fight. Tomorrow, 6pm we launch our campaign to #SaveAdultEducation. Join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cQ...

Incredibly sad to learn of the murder of Dr Gomo, a scientist and graduate of Dundee, who was attacked in broad daylight. Condolences to her loved ones and colleagues. Her death highlights concerns around misogyny and femicide, particularly for Black women. May she get justice.

Marwan al-Sultan, a senior doctor in Gaza, has become the 70th healthcare worker to be killed by Israeli attacks in the past 50 days. A number of family members were murdered alongside him. Marwan’s murder is part of a systematic and sickening targeting of healthcare workers.

@drjogrady.bsky.social has written to the Social security and disability minister Stephen Timms to raise serious concerns about proposed changes to disability benefits. We’ve requested a meeting to demand action. Disabled people deserve better.

Our members at University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Language Development will strike in July & August over redundancy threats We will not stand by while management threaten jobs Share & show your support ✊ @Bristol_UCU www.ucu.org.uk/article/1407...

Education is a vital part of the prison rehabilitation system @ucuprisoned But poor pay, outsourcing & unsafe working environments has left the sector in crisis Ask your MP to sign this parliamentary motion & call for more government support👇 www.ucu.org.uk/prison-educa...

📢 Day 1 of 10, and what a day of it 🔥☀️ Bradford staff out in force against £16m cuts & 450 job losses. Courses slashed, futures at risk. ✊ Share this post in solidarity

UCU is grateful to the Labour MPs who are continuing to oppose the government's disability benefits bill. They are standing up for real labour values. No 'concessions' are good enough – such a disgraceful attack on disabled people must be dropped altogether. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

✊ Section 188 withdrawn at Dundee A hard-won result of staff action. A win, but uncertainty still looms for some. We stand with all those still at risk.

The IDF knows no mercy. Every day brings a new slaughter of innocent Palestinians.

You can repair a plane. You can replace a broken window. But you can’t bring back the dead. We must defend the right to protest. Solidarity with Palestine Action 🇵🇸