Vote for our candidates in the upcoming NEC elections! @seanawallis.bsky.social for VP (HE) @regipilling.bsky.social for VP (FE) And our other candidates, all of whom stand for a fighting, member-led union. We also recommend some members of 'Rank and File Revolution'. uculeft.org/nec-election...

Only strikes will save our sector. Go Nottingham!

Read our statement on the announcement of 200 jobs to be lost at the University of Dundee. “DUCU believes that the timing of exits proposed in the VS scheme will cause massive disruption at a very sensitive time…when exams, marking, & processing of grades are taking place. sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/

Today London Met collegaues, students and supporters were out in force againt vicious cuts. London Met has a proud history of educating working class students, many from the local community and many who are the first in their family to go to university. We will keep fighting ✊

Join us 1-2 pm Nothing Holloway road february 23rd

Sharon Graham, UNITE GS - on absolute 🔥 Clearly laying out how Reform UK have been able to grow - workers have been made to pay time and time again. Labour have failed to turn this around. A wealth tax needs to be introduced now. @togetheralliance.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social

Packed workshop - "Building unity: how can unions be better?" Since 2008 real term pay has dropped, yet productivity has increases. The rich are getting, richer and we're getting poorer. Reform UK can grow in these conditions. TUs need to take on these arguments @togetheralliance.bsky.social

Across the UK, UCU branches are fighting job cuts and compulsory redundancies at Stirling, Aberdeen, Heriot-Watt, Essex, Solent, Leicester, Nottingham and London Met. Same story: cuts, overwork, and attacks on education. We stand with every branch in dispute. ​

Newcastle's strike action saved the university!

Here is the intro to my VP hustings speech - solidarity to all on strike and in dispute! We need a leadership who will support all branches and ensure members have the backing of the national union. The crisis facing post-16 education is a national issue, needing a national strategy.

On the basis that in ancient Palestine some people did not refer to it as “Palestine”... The British Museum will henceforth be known as The Museum.

Solidarity to Unite UCU members - shameful behaviour, particularly the victimisation of a H&S officer. UCU SMT need to stop this now. #HandsOffMarie

Sean & I wrote this. Reform UK are topping the polls & they hope to repilcate Trump's policies here. Reform are a threat to migrants & all marginalised people. They are a threat to education, trade unions & democracy. We must mobilise to stop them. @seanawallis.bsky.social #Together

The Certification Officer (CO)will be the judge of whether or not Dr Jo Grady abused @ucu.org.uk resources. I know what I have seen, hopefully the CO will see through the bluster. I mean, those WhatsApp messages are clear.

If you are undecided in the UCU elections, @seanawallis.bsky.social @regipilling.bsky.social for VP in HE and FE will do brilliant work.

Management @qmul.bsky.social lost yet another Employment Tribunal: the judge ruled it constructive unfair dismissal. Can we please keep senior managers under control *within* QMUL? They keep using uni money for fancy lawyers & be told by judges that they can't actually do the things they do...

This is what it looks like when you refuse to tolerate trade union victimisation: voting YES and YES to defend a colleague. #HandsOffMarie #UniteAgainstVictimisation

📣 Unite UCU TU Victimisation Strike Rally ⏰ Weds 18 February @ 7pm 📍 In-person: Mechanics’ Institute, Manchester 💻 Online access: unitetheunion-org.zoom.us/j/9198478678... Everyone welcome ✊✊✊

Dundee UCU's strike action saved their institution! Striking is the only way to save our whole sector. #UCU

We must fight for every job but make sure we fight for the casualised workers

From 1 January 2027, the Qualifying Period for Ordinary Unfair Dismissal will fall from 2 years to 6 months as a result of the commencement of #EmploymentRightsAct2025. This provides union reps with a serious organising opportunity in the fight against casualisation. seanwallis.uk/2026/01/20/f...

Posted my ballot paper yesterday for the @ucu.org.uk NEC elections! Make sure you use your vote!

What is happening within UCU is disgraceful - solidarity with @uniteucu.bsky.social

Your daily reminder (if any were needed) that fascists want to keep women down. As well as black people, Jews, migrants of all kinds, disabled people, old people, trade unionists, workers... Fortunately, if we unite we can stop them.

Great to see Grant enthusiastically endorsing our slate. We particularly agree with this part of his election address!

And if you're in FE - here are other suggestions. All members can vote in both VP Elections. @uculeft.bsky.social

#UCU NEC Elections Who could you contact today? Are you on social media? Please post a message of support, today, for UCU Left candidates: uculeft.org/nec-election.... Sean Wallis for VP from HE seanwallis.uk Regine Pilling for VP from FE reginepilling.com /1

If you're in HE - here are some suggestions on how to vote. @uculeft.bsky.social

Slate 2 (HE) Vote for @uculeft.bsky.social and left aligned candidates in the NEC elections. Election materials are arriving now. Remember everyone elects the VP and equality seats (Women this year) so make sure you use all of your votes.

Slate 1 (FE) - vote @uculeft.bsky.social candidates in the NEC elections, ballot materials are arriving now! Remember if you are an HE member that the electorate for equality seats (women’s this year) is the whole membership, so make sure you use all of your votes!

It’s @ucu.org.uk NEC election time again. Please read my election address and consider giving me your vote www.ucu.org.uk/article/1436.... Please also vote for Sean Wallis for Vice President HE seanwallis.uk @seanawallis.bsky.social

Thanks Si! And thanks for your lovely endorsement. seanwallis.uk/endorsements Simon is also standing alongside me in London and the East (HE). uculeft.org/nec-election...

Sean and Regi are fantastic #ucu people who have given so much to our union over the years. Please vote for them - #ucu really needs Sean and Regi to be our VPs!

Please also vote for ⭐Regi Pilling @regipilling.bsky.social for Vice President (from Further Education). She is a stellar candidate and deserves your vote. She is exactly the kind of leader our union needs. Go to reginepilling.com to read more.

I am standing for election for UCU Vice President from Higher Education. For more information about my election campaign and what I stand for, see seanwallis.uk See also uculeft.org and @uculeft.bsky.social

I'm standing for election for Vice President of UCU. 👇This is why. I am standing for a stronger and more democratic UCU led by ordinary members. See seanwallis.uk On uculeft.org you can read about our other candidates, and follow @uculeft.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZX...

She gets my vote. Can I recommend you give her yours? UCU Left candidates are people like Christina. People who have held their branches together, who fight their employers. Who build solidarity. 🔢For a full list, with proposed voting order, see uculeft.org/nec-election... @uculeft.bsky.social

I'm proud to endorse Christina Paine for London & the East HE. Christina was one of the few surviving co-com reps in London Met UCU branch after David Hardman and Mark Campbell were victimised. She has held the branch together and built it in extremely difficult times. uculeft.org/nec-election...

Unite are on strike from 9-20 February! Please show all solidarity!

At UCU conference, a motion passed calling on the union to open a trade dispute with the Secretary of State for Education which can only be settled through more funding and changing the current funding model. workersliberty.org/story/2026-0...

The last 5 years have seen members’ decisions overturned, delayed, or frustrated. Jo Grady and her supporters from UCU Commons and the Campaign for UCU "Democracy" are killing our union. Another dispute with Unite UCU looms. Vote for a strong member-led alternative! uculeft.org/nec-election...

Shocking to hear that Unite UCU will be on strike from 9 February.

Vote for our candidates in the upcoming NEC elections! @seanawallis.bsky.social for VP (HE) @regipilling.bsky.social for VP (FE) And our other candidates, all of whom stand for a fighting, member-led union. We also recommend some members of 'Rank and File Revolution'. uculeft.org/nec-election...

Please show your support and solidarity to all FE teachers strking this week. FE Teachers deserve better.

Announcement! 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗖𝗨 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 🗳️Voting begins 30 Jan. I think UCU has to stand up for education, research and publicly-accountable science. My election blog is at seanwallis.uk Join me!

UK Higher Education faces a #TripleThreat: ✴️a financial crisis of the HE funding system ✴️a rise of AI tools purporting to replace human knowledge ✴️a growth of far-right parties seeking to emulate Donald Trump So what are we going to 𝗱𝗼 about it? seanwallis.uk/2025/12/31/t...

'UCU union leaders to blame for low turnout in universities strike ballot' #UCU #UKHE socialistworker.co.uk/trade-unions...

'UCU union leaders to blame for low turnout in universities strike ballot' #UCU #UKHE socialistworker.co.uk/trade-unions...

Comrades! We must fight! Reballot and HESC NOW @ucu.org.uk uculeft.org/after-the-he...

Comrades! We must fight! Reballot and HESC NOW @ucu.org.uk uculeft.org/after-the-he...