Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus: @sheffielducu.bsky.social

How have Sheffield University management contrived to turn an easily resolvable dispute into something approaching MAB-like levels of crisis? From a pre-strike offer that could have been patched up into something that worked, to threatening a lockout from 5 January. I despair.

Shoddy stuff from @sheffielduni.bsky.social management in the @sheffielducu.bsky.social dispute over compulsory redundancies, threatening to walk away from all negotiations if members don't sign away their right to strike until November next year. #StandUpToBullies #DignityAtWork

Keele University plans to axe 150 more jobs amid a £5m deficit. Staff cuts are not the solution, they harm education, overload workers and fail students. We stand with our members ✊ #UCU #StopTheCuts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Quoting Enoch Powell is never a coincidence. The Prime Minister knew what message he was sending — and who he was sending it to. Disgraceful.

Please, click on that link & reflect on this astonishing number *48,657* to realise the monumentality of the act of cultural vandalism committed by the the University of Sheffield management. We must never forget. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @zooarchlabsheff.bsky.social www.change.org/p/university...

Live your life in such a way that nobody needs to clarify that you are "completely different" from Enoch Powell.

Biggest @sheffielducu.bsky.social General Meeting ever? Close to 500 online, possibly limited by Google Meet's capacity, to discuss an offer from management in our dispute.

Sheffield UCU took part in the Workers Day of Action on Trans Rights from our picket lines today! The UK Trade Union movement stands behind our trans siblings #tradeunionists4transrights

shefnews.co.uk/index.php/20... @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Our day of strike was powerful & positive. Back at work today for 2 days, & we have asked SMT to meet with us. We are willing to meaningfully negotiate. If they aren’t willing to do the same we will be back out for the next 2 weeks - knocking out the end of the teaching term & crucial admin work.

I mean, we've had some good rallies, but this one... Wow! So grateful to Sheffield Students Union for organising, and all the speakers for their barnstorming speeches.

Various activities on campus next week leading up to International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. On Friday 29th there will be a vigil for Palestinian students and staff who have been killed in the ongoing Israeli genocide. From midday on SU Concourse 🍉

Once again, the closure of Archaeology is mentioned as a factor that led to the current crisis at the University of Sheffield #SaveSheffieldArchaeology @sheffielducu.bsky.social @thetribune.bsky.social #sheffield #freeuniversity www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/p/a-no-confi...

nowthenmagazine.com/articles/nea... Great article & so interesting to see that the scandal of the closure of the Dept of Archaeology remains a prominent issue. Our loyalty to the university means that we must carry on fighting for better management. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @nowthenmag.bsky.social

thetab.com/2024/11/16/n... yes and with 93% of votes and almost 1000 voters

That’s Hull, UCLan, and now Reading getting rid of chemistry in this round. After Bangor in 2022. This country can’t run on Business graduates alone. #UKHE

Right. Well that's joining this site ticked off my to-do list!