Voted! 15,000 jobs and counting at risk across HE. Including now UoN: 350 lost in P1, how many in P2? A failed market sector championed by employers. A derisory 1.4% pay offer, in case we did not realise how staff are valued! @ucu.org.uk @uonucu.bsky.social
26.10.2025 17:27 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
We're fighting on the local level, but it's a fight we are all a part of, across the sector, and across higher education nationally and globally.
HUGE thank you to @drjogrady.bsky.social for joining us today. When we fight together, we win! Solidarity!!! ✊
23.10.2025 13:14 — 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
A photo of two men holding UCU picket signs in the trent courtyard
Two women holding homemade picket signs, one of them dressed as a witch, outside of the portland building
A woman holding a megaphone speaking in front of a rally filled with people holding signs
Not a bad way to spend an afternoon, huh?
An immense thank you to @drjogrady.bsky.social, AJ Matsiko, and Jude Doherty for speaking at our rally today and showing solidarity in our fight for not only the future of this university but higher education across the country.
#StopTheCuts
23.10.2025 14:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
😪 thats so sad. Oh no. RIP. And thank you for the music.
23.10.2025 17:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What was it with this obsession with building new business schools, at outrageous costs, in East Midlands? Did they come up with it together after a night out paid by some building firm? Or where they competing with each other? Obviously divesting from people is the fashion of these times. 👇🏽
19.10.2025 09:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
At last week's members meeting, we voted on ending our dispute. Administrators offered to pause compulsory redundancies until February, at which point they will begin in full what they have threatened all along.
Over 90% of members in attendance voted to reject this (non-)offer.
07.10.2025 09:01 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Excellent points ! Hope "shrink and shape" people are listening. @astromikemerri.bsky.social @stuartreeves.bsky.social
28.09.2025 14:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Solidarity with everyone at Nottingham. The whole union is behind you.
23.09.2025 10:26 — 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Picket line solidarity
Getting passing motorists to honk support
Supervising the picket line
Lisa in UCU colours says no to job cuts
Reversing my journey to pickets for @uonucu.bsky.social
23.09.2025 08:31 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Good to see our local newspaper covering our strike. @uonucu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
23.09.2025 17:51 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
23.09.2025 17:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
@uonucu.bsky.social
22.09.2025 18:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good to see students showing support. And how lovely and curious newbies were re: demise of HE, the job losses of academics and support staff.
22.09.2025 18:35 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Not just here to take in the sunshine (although that was a wonderful way to start off three days of picketing). Come say hi and we can let you know how we are standing up for you!
22.09.2025 12:26 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
ADMIN REVEAL! Tag us in your strike selfies and we'll be sure to repost!
22.09.2025 12:27 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
love my inspiring geography colleagues!! day one of our four-week industrial action, picketing for @uonucu.bsky.social fighting for the future of our university
22.09.2025 10:48 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
A photograph of a packed picket line on the southern edge of the University of Nottingham's campus
A photo of a picketer with a very good boy looking on with the respect that the university should be giving too
A group of picketers holding a sign that says Students Support the Strikes
An inspiring first day of picketing to kick off our 4 weeks of strike action! Faculty, students, AND a dog or two made an appearance.
22.09.2025 14:34 — 👍 16 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 3
Now with added video @uonucu.bsky.social
22.09.2025 08:42 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Strike action is ON!!!
Next week will be the first of 4 weeks of striking from our members as we continue to say NO to the compulsory redundancies forced on us by the university for their poor financial choices.
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
15.09.2025 14:34 — 👍 41 🔁 23 💬 3 📌 7
08.09.2025 23:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bravo Maria. Well said.
07.09.2025 17:55 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
✊ “It’s time to build an education service for the many, not the few, not just the privileged.”
- UCU president Maria Chondrogianni at #TUC2025, moving our motion for a fully funded national education service.
✅ Delegates backed the motion unanimously.
07.09.2025 17:42 — 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1
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