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

Jo Grady calling Queen Mary management "vindictive" for making deductions from UCU members taking action short of a strike: Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary, said Queen Mary's senior management had "launched a vindictive attack" on its members, "punishing them for taking part in lawful industrial action" and "cementing its reputation as the worst university employer in the UK" She said: "It is wrong to do this at any time and all the more deplorable as staff struggle to make ends meet in a cost of living crisis."

Screen shot of the article from The Guardian about Queen Mary ASOS deductions in which Jo Grady is quoted

🚨 Third consecutive vote for industrial action 🚨

✅ strike action: 76%
✅ action short of a strike (ASOS): 80%
✅ turnout: 77%

ASOS begins today with @ucu.org.uk threatening staff: "We'll deduct your wages."

Double standards and vindictive attacks undermine us all.

#ReclaimUCU

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.

Lots more details to follow, but for now: THANK YOU for getting your ballots in and THANK YOU for standing up in solidarity against the threat of compulsory redundancies.

Now, time for us to get. to. WORK.

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE

Our ballot results are in!

-63% of members voted
-84% of voting members said YES to action short of strike
-72% of voting members said YES to strike action

Which means our call for industrial action has passed and we have a mandate to fight back!

Be like Gertjan! Get your ballot in this weekend and let us know how YOU want to fight back against the (unnecessary) threat of compulsory redundancies!

Standing with @uonucu.bsky.social against the threat of compulsory redundancies @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. We oppose the consultant-led groupthink cut-to-grow 'strategy'. We believe in a democratic university that delivers the public good that is education and research. @ucu.org.uk #stopthecuts

Your union, our union, is pushing back against the ongoing funding crisis within higher education at all levels. Nationally, this includes moving towards a national trade dispute.

Read through this thread to learn more about what this means and how we will strategize!

Motion passed to raise a dispute with the education secretary over the goverment's failure to fund our sector

#UCU2025 congress has passed a motion to prepare to raise a formal dispute with the Education Secretary over the devastating funding crisis in higher education.

Our message is clear: if Labour won’t intervene, we will.

#UCU2025 #ProtectEducationNow #UnionPower #Post16Crisis #HigherEducation

2025 Immigration White Paper: Information for members On Monday 12 May 2025, the government published an immigration white paper outlining intended changes to the immigration system. As the summary of the proposals demonstrates, these proposals will…

"We reject the distressing rhetoric and these retrograde measures... We will not stand by, nor will UCU at large."

Our response to the recent immigration white paper:

uonucu.org/2025-immigra...

How did the University get into this mess? As a union, we accept that the University of Nottingham’s financial crisis does not exist in isolation—it is part of a broader collapse in the funding model for UK universities alongside a series of l...

With @ucu.org.uk protesting I. London today over the crisis in UKHE, here are a series of pieces we wrote as a branch on how we got into this mess: uonucu.org/how-did-the-...

Tonight's inaugural Agnes Flues Memorial Lecture brought together Mick Lynch, @lopa.bsky.social and @drjogrady.bsky.social

Together we honoured Agnes’ legacy of solidarity, justice and education for all.

If you’re in Nottingham on Thursday, come and see Mick Lynch, in memory of our Agnes @uonucu.bsky.social

www.tickettailor.com/events/uonuc...

Tomorrow! So excited to honour the legacy of Agnes with this inaugural event.

Tickets have been moving fast, so be sure to reserve your seat soon!

A photograph of a rally in Nottingham with people holding trans pride flags and other signs.

A photograph of a rally in Nottingham with people holding signs. One prominent one says "trans people have always existed"

A photograph of a rally in Nottingham with people holding trans pride flags and other signs.

Thrilled to be in community with so many others as we showed our support for local, national, and international trans rights. Solidarity with all of those fighting for the full liberation of all people!

You can also be a part of the pressure against these redundancies by joining the Redundancy Working Group, and/or becoming a caseworker. More details on this are in the newsletter.

Remember- when we fight together, we win. Solidarity to all of our members and members of other unions around the country (and world!) fighting the same fight.
#stopthecuts #SaveHE

The Branch Committee, Reps, Caseworkers, and activists are working hard to resist the draconian and unnecessary redundancies announced by the university. And out branch members are showing up in full force to lend a hand.

🚨 ALERT TO UoN UCU MEMBERS🚨

You should have all received a consultative ballot on possible industrial action in your email today. Please fill this out as soon as you can and let your voice in the fight to save the REAL future of the university (us) be heard.

To our members- You've got mail!

Be sure to check your inbox (and maybe junk folder) for two important messages regarding:
1. An eballot about industrial action
2. An emergency meeting today at 3.

We're fighting back against job cuts and we need you to organise with us!

University of Nottingham plans to cut more than 250 jobs Announcing the consultation, the university said it was a "critical moment for universities across the UK".

And there it is. A shocking, appalling, and deeply disappointing announcement of an entirely unnecessary move from the university.

But this is exactly why we have already started organising .

Redundancies In light of the threat of compulsory redundancies, the branch has formed a Redundancy working group. This group develops strategy to combat the risk of redundancies and feeds back to the branch…

Happy Monday, everyone! Let's talk about redundancies!

We set up a page that collects information related to the threat of compulsory redundancies brought on by the university. Do look it over to know what we are fighting and how we are fighting it!

UCU staff: on strike and needing your support Dear UCU members, Out-of-officeWe are not currently at work due to taking part in escalating strike action called by Unite, the trade union for UCU staff, over our Campaign for a Safe and Professio…

Out-of-office

We are not currently at work due to taking part in escalating strike action called by Unite, the trade union for UCU staff, over our Campaign for a Safe & Professional Workplace Culture. Our strikes this week run for 4 days from 7 to 10 April.

uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/u...

I hoped #UCU would redouble efforts to resolve the @uniteucu.bsky.social staff dispute

Instead our own union-as-employer has issued management instructions NOT to use tactics #UCU members have routinely been advised to use *by #UCU*

Then this page was deleted: web.archive.org/web/20230218...
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What we don’t need is our union modelling atrocious behaviour and giving our own bosses licence to copy in the process.

Solidarity @uniteucu.bsky.social, that level of intimidation is bad for anyone’s well-being.

A photograph of a display table filled with UCU materials

Come find us at the UoN Staff Fair!

#joinaunion #SaveHE #StopTheCuts

We're out in full (and fashionable) force, here to represent and organize with you!
#joinaunion #SaveHE

For #UCU migrant members:

UCU Migrant Members' Standing Committee is running a vital survey to gather member experiences of institutional support for visa-related expenses.

The survey link is here: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/Migrant-s...

Deadline for responses is Friday 11th April.

Unite UCU Unite branch (LE127) for employees of the University and College Union

We deeply regret our strike action which begins today in our Campaign for A Safe and Professional Workplace. With our dispute now a year old we remain resolute that the toxic bullying culture, racism and victimisation that our members and officers are experiencing must end.
uniteucu.wordpress.com