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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 8h

General Secretary Jo Grady is on the picket line today in Dundee and at a mass solidarity rally in Edinburgh at lunchtime. UCU president Dyfrig Jones and vice president Mark Pendleton are on the picket line in Nottingham. Solidarity to every member taking action and fighting back.

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 11h

Day 4 of the UCU workers' strike against massive job cuts. “Senior management can stop this strike by prioritizing cuts to non-staff budgets and stopping redundancies that are decimating our university, while leaving those who remain with an unmanageable workload & exhaustion." UCUE co-president

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Day 3 of the UCU workers' strike against 1000s of job cuts at the University of Edinburgh. UoE's VC Peter Mathieson earns nearly half a million pounds. Under him, the UoE has acquired over £1billion of capital assets, for which the UoE continues to pay in spiralling interest and depreciation.

Peter Mathieson poses cheerfully next to Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine and their latest £1billion pound capital asset, the Death Star.

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Day 2 of the UCU workers' strike at the University of Edinburgh. The 1,800 jobs UCU estimates will be cut is unprecedented in Scottish higher education. It is happening in the wealthiest Scottish university, and the third richest in the UK, currently sitting with over £3billion reserves.

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Scenes from the Picket Lines: Day 2 of the UCU workers' strike against the University of Edinburgh's avaricious, exorbitantly paid senior management and their campaign of mass cuts against staff.

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Day 1 of the strike by the workers of UCU Edinburgh against the manufactured deficit (which is not really a deficit), and against a senior management earning millions while staff disappear and education suffers. Solidarity against this parasitical form of management of our higher education.

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Ms Marchmont @msmarchmont.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

UCU picket at the Infomatics Building, Edinburgh University

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Nina Markl 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

capital expenditure at University of Edinburgh where UCU members are on strike from today due to threats of 1000 jobs: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/depreci...

bar graph showing rising capital expenditure: 113m in 2020, 207m in 2025

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Day 1 of our strike at the University of Edinburgh while senior management shrugs and says 'crisis, what crisis?' at the complaints about the inevitable falling educational standards and job losses.

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Oh look, a new top-down, abstraction of a ‘campaign’ that completely disregards the democratic decisions that have already been made and the real fights we are in the middle of 🤯.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 28/08/2026

“Every lost job, every course closed and every cut to student support is a political choice.” Dr Jo Grady Scotland’s universities face a £200m funding gap. The consequences are already clear: job cuts, course closures and staff and students pushed to breaking point.

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Joint Framework shows a £200 million funding gap facing universities

The Scottish Government and Universities Scotland have today published the first report of the co-owned Future Framework for the Sustainability and Success of Scotland's Universities (Future Framework...

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 25/08/2026

#OtD 25 Aug 1921 the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed rebellion in the US since the civil war, began. 10,000 striking West Virginia coal miners battled with armed strikebreakers following the killing of miners, until disarmed by federal troops workingclasshistory.com/2018/06/09/w...

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In 2017, Prof. Jason Arday authored this report for @ucu.org.uk 'Black and minority ethnic doctoral students' perceptions of an academic career' www.ucu.org.uk/article/8822...

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

RIP Jason Arday. This is so tragic and horrific.

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HWUCU @hwucu.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

WE HAD A DEAL! Watt happened? HWUCU back on strike today because our employer has signalled they won't keep their side of a deal made in June to protect jobs. No Compulsory Redundancy. @ucu.org.uk @joshpizpom.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @theferret.scot @ucuscotland.bsky.social

WE HAD A DEAL banner being hammered by 'worker bee'.
Two people in UCU hats hold a large banner, while a picketer in a bee costume hits the word deal with a mallet.

Picketers in front of the Heriot-Watt sign protesting employer double cross.

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Reminder: - Migrants didn’t sell off our country’s social housing stock, successive governments did. - Everyone deserves a secure, affordable place to live. - Evicting our friends and neighbours is cruel, divisive and would do absolutely nothing to solve the housing crisis 🧵

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I wonder what else might come to light about Liddle I. The next few months. Keep receipts like these everyone…

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Gutted about Rod Liddle, he was a great man. I take huge pride in having been regular contributor to his show, and I appreciated his support for my writing very much. I know full well what the online sisterhood think about this but I don't care in the slightest.
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Sol Gamsu @solgamsu.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

What is the actual national strategy for opposing cuts/redundancies outlined here? "a rounded UCU approach" Reject the pay offer but vote no to IA over pay to "send a clear[?] message to UCEA that this is unacceptable" Instead focus on "amplifying local redundancy disputes" No strategy at all.

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Surely this is bringing the union into disrepute.

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Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The French Nazis that Loyalists brought over to Sandy Row last night have spray painted a message of support for Gisèle Pelicot's rapist husband just in case you thought the "protect our women" brigade are anything other than human tumours

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hard-right MP Rupert Lowe’s claim that the Dunblane massacre was “just one murder” has been branded “despicable” by the town’s MSP

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Rupert Lowe's Dunblane massacre claim branded 'despicable' by furious local MSP

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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

So management came to us last week with an offer to end the boycott. It increased buy outs for VR, extended the VR time, and offered to pay back some of the pay they stole from those participating in IA.

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Time to nationalise HE under worker and student control. This b0110cks has gone on long enough. Whose universities? Our universities!

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Stand Up to Racism Scotland @sutrscotland.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

SUTR Scotland statement: 5,000 stand united after Leith and Edinburgh racist stabbings

Thousands march with SUTR banner “stop Islamophobia stop the hate”

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

When you scapegoat the vulnerable for your own comfort or convenience or because of your own ignorance, you are licking the very boots that will happily stomp all over you.

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Joss @josstified.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Proud of the trade union movement and Scotland for turning out in huge numbers to oppose the far right, to reclaim the streets, and say refugees are welcome here. Nae Pasaran

Buchannan steps, women against far right banner, trade union banners

Hate has no home here, as police corner of a very small puddle of racists

Crowds opposing the far right watched over by Donald Dewar statue

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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A wee group of angry balaclava and mask-wearing anti-immigration guys tried to stop the good people of Glasgow showing solidarity with migrants and standing up to racism and fascism. Well, the far right are far outnumbered... #RefugeesWelcome #MigrantsWelcome #NeighboursNotStrangers #Glasgow

Photo of a small group of mostly men wearing black, with masks and balaclavas, surrounded by a Police Scotland cordon in the bottom of the photo, in the foreground. In the background, a very large colourful crowd of people with saltires, trade union banners, and hand-made signs in support of migrants and against racism have turned up to gather to show solidarity, and the far right guys were hoping to thwart that. They didn't.

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Stand Up to Racism Scotland @sutrscotland.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

THE STREET ARE OURS: THOUSANDS OF ANTIRACISTS RECLAIM THE STREETS IN GLASGOW AND HUMILIATE FAR RIGHT THUGS Glasgow reclaimed the streets from the far right today!

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Today 1pm. Buchanan steps, Glasgow. #NoPasaran All You Fascists Bound to Lose

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Anti-racism campaigners will gather in Glasgow on Saturday to 'reclaim our streets' in the wake of 'race riots' in the city centre, here's what you need to know 👇

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All you need to know about today's anti-racism rally in Glasgow

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Join the campaign to save jobs at the University of Dundee. Emergency Public Meeting - Monday 22nd June, 6pm at Dundee Central Library.

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Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

In case you were wondering why the Belfast Pogrom is so serious …

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 11/06/2026

We condemn the monstrous attack that took place on Monday evening on Stephen Ogilvy. Our thoughts are with him and his family. There can never be any justification for racism, vigilantism, or collective blame. Please read our full statement: ucu.org.uk/article/1454...

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 22/05/2026

Equality is not conditional. Dignity at work is not negotiable. The EHRC Code of Practice has been published. UCU is examining it urgently. This is a significant and unsettling moment and we will not leave branches to navigate it alone. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1451...

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 27/05/2026

“Trans women are women” - our members.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 28/05/2026

UCU President Maria Chondriagianni opened Congress 2026 with a rallying call to defend post-16 education: “Time is not on our side. We don’t have two or three years to wait.”

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

After the resignations: How Your Party lost Scotland revsoc21.uk/2026/04/17/a...

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

When the party’s over 🎶

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Vicky Blake UCU (she/her) @vickyblake.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The Certification Officer has issued his decision in Blake & McGaughey v UCU. My initial response is here: vickyblakeucu.uk/2026/03/31/t... I urge members to read the full ruling rather than relying on the summary emailed to all members by HQ today. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69cbcb...

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The Certification Officer’s ruling: Blake & McGaughey v UCU

The Certification Officer has now issued his decision in Blake and McGaughey v UCU. One complaint was upheld in part as a technical breach. The rest were dismissed, and no rerun or further remedy w…

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rs21 Edinburgh @rs21edinburgh.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

On the march against the far right group 'Unite the Clans' in Edinburgh today.

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Another Saturday, another day of telling the fash to f**k off, this time in Edinburgh. A wee song for the occasion. youtu.be/jnMrHQHUa1Y?... #NoPasaran

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YouTube video by The Young'uns - Topic

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

With @nickcimini.bsky.social earlier today bringing some solidarity to the Heriot-Watt UCU picket line. #FightForEveryJob

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Vile far right / anti trans thugs target Hannah Spencer in Manchester bsky.app/profile/thir...

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Ballot posted this morning @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social A luta continua ✊

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Northumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Another busy, positive, inclusive set of @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social strikers on the picket line @northumbriauni.bsky.social - we're here until the job is done!

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Vicky Blake UCU (she/her) @vickyblake.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Our Certification Officer hearing (Blake & McGaughey v UCU) resumes tomorrow (Tue 3 March 2026) online As before, it is open to the public if you have requested a link from the CO’s office (info [at] certoffice [dot] org) @ewanmg.bsky.social and I continue to represent our own case in this process

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28/02/2026

Footage from Minab, Iran, shows the aftermath of an Israeli-US strike on a girls' elementary school that reportedly killed more than 50 people.

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Starmer is an extreme centrist, though the centre is now firmly on the right

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