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HWUCU @hwucu.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

@stirlingucu.bsky.social @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social Strathclyde Heriot-Watt 4 disputes, 1 union, solidarity post your ballots.

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Elizabeth Elliott @elizabethelliott.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Vote yes to fight for a national agreement against HE cuts and closures #wearetheuniversity @ucu.org.uk

White woman posting ballot paper into postbox decorated with knitted pumpkins and a black cat

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 26/10/2025

📣 Every convo counts. Every vote matters. 💥 Join us Thursday 30 Oct, 7PM for UCU LIVE: Winning it in the Workplace 🗣️💪 Let’s talk about how we WIN THIS BALLOT together! 🗳️ 📺 Live on X or YouTube @ucuorguk www.youtube.com/live/NynAXdu... #WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYES

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 28/10/2025

We’re into week two of the ballot, time to get back to basics. Why vote? Because your voice is the only way to change what’s happening in our sector: 📉 Falling pay ⚠️ Rising insecurity 💬 Broken national agreements Every vote counts. Vote YES. Post your ballot. #WeAreTheUniversity

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ucuaberdeen.bsky.social @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Our members are voting to protect jobs and fight cuts across the sector #WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYES

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Katie Cross @drkatiecross.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Our combined @ucu.org.uk and @unison.org.uk household posting our YES/YES votes! We're voting to protect pay, jobs, and conditions across the sector 📮🗳️ @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social

Two hands posting letters at the same time through a classic red postbox.

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ucuaberdeen.bsky.social @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Solidarity from Aberdeen UCU to colleagues at Leicester UCU. It is shocking to see yet another example of academic and professional services staff being targeted through no fault of their own.

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Steph Paton @stephpaton.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Labour's idea of 'free speech' is freedom to make trans people feel unsafe on campus, but not the freedom to criticise Israel.

Bridget Phillipson arguing that universities must be not censor people, after fining a university for its anti discrimination policy for trans people

Phillipson also arguing that criticism of Israel should be shut down on campuses

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Durham UCU @ducu.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Our branch just passed a motion in solidarity with Unite UCU. It's not just the right thing to do to treat those working for UCU with the same respect we demand from our own employers, it's a matter of maintaining the moral authority of the union itself.

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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Haven’t we been there a few years ago? Academic salaries in the UK are not particularly generous compared to other countries, and a reasonably good pension scheme (already way less generous than when I started) provided some degree of compensation.

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The same answer that has been attempted again and again, grind staff harder and reduce working conditions and you'll have profitable universities. Doesn't account for the fact the the limited pool of skilled labour running degree level courses won't accept being treated in this way. Try again.

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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Entirely correct move. More of this please and stay available to journalists to describe just how *bad* the whole process of arrival at this judgement was. Don't let it settle as accepted narrative.

theguardian.com

University of Sussex taking legal action over £585,000 free speech fine

Vice-chancellor Sasha Roseneil accuses Office for Students of seeking to ‘persecute’ rather than solve problems

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ucuaberdeen.bsky.social @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Solidarity with striking staff at Unite UCU. It's shameful that the dispute is still not resolved. Please consider donating to their strike fund, here: unite-ucu-strike-fund.raiselysite.com

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Unite UCU @uniteucu.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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

uniteucu.wordpress.com

Unite UCU

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

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Sheffield UCU @sheffielducu.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Our branch offers full solidarity to Unite UCU 💪. UCU's senior management need to engage meaningully and settle this dispute. We encourage members of our union to consider donating to the Unite UCU strike fund 👉 unite-ucu-strike-fund.raiselysite.com bsky.app/profile/unit...

unite-ucu-strike-fund.raiselysite.com

Unite UCU Strike Fund

Unite UCU Strike Fund : Make a donation today to support Unite UCU Strike Fund

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Lucy Burke @lucyburkemcr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Solidarity to @uniteucu.bsky.social - standing up for its members in the face of huge pressure. As everyone who has ever taken IA knows, those with power often control the narrative & this makes it even harder but I know that every member of the Unite Committee wants to resolve this dispute.

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Laura Loyola-Hernández @wawisloyola.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Solidarity @uniteucu.bsky.social who are starting 20+ strikes given ongoing dispute with employer (UCU). Our union (UCU) is in an ongoing dispute with their own staff. Embarrassing to say the least. Awful to see same tone & messaging VCs use vs us when we strike used to undermine striking UCU staff

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

In this exchange last week, the interim Principal at Dundee University can’t recall if anyone on UEG or Court thought that the idea of a £200k Transformation Director was a bad idea. Douglas Ross MSP “You’re saying that we got rid of the incompetent ones, and the ones that are left are fine.”

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

For the first time ever, the Scottish Parliament is considering compelling witnesses to attend a meeting of one of its committees. These are clearly unprecedented times, caused by the executive leadership at the University of Dundee. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University chiefs could be FORCED to attend Holyrood grilling

Holyrood’s powerful education committee is taking advice on using a legal power for the first time to compel people to attend in person.

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ucuaberdeen.bsky.social @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Solidarity to striking staff at Dundee! This is a tragedy on a massive scale

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Today, Shane O’Neill, our interim Principal announced the University of Dundee needs to cut 632 jobs to be financially sustainable. Also there are 237 vacancies (in part due to the recruitment freeze since Nov). That’s 870 colleagues from 3200. OVER A QUARTER! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Dundee University to cut 632 jobs to plug £35m deficit

The University and College Union condemned the

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Doctor Logic @saraluckelman.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Solidarity to @newcastleucu.bsky.social as their strike to protect jobs starts today. We at @ducu.bsky.social stand with you in the fight to protect our universities and our communities from the impact of these devastating cuts.

A woman in a black coat stands in front of a UCU banner in front of Grey's Monument in Newcastle.

Two men stand on either side of a UCU banner.

A banner saying Newcastle Student Staff Solidarity.

A view of a crowd, focusing in on a sign that says "shake your chains to earth".

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Jan Machielsen @janmachielsen.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Spotted on campus this morning. Thanks to the person who posted this.

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Vicky Blake UCU (she/her) @vickyblake.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Resolution of the dispute between @uniteucu.bsky.social and UCU (as employer) is now far beyond urgent. Reading these testimonials (linked in post⬇️) from UCU staff is heartbreaking & reading the recent 'management instruction' excerpt v unnerving, esp in the wake of the Hon Treasurer's resignation.

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Statement signed by 15 HEC members listing all the resolutions passed at our meeting last week in context. UCU members wishing to know the totality of what was decided at HEC last week, please read. drive.google.com/file/d/1tfVJ... Feel free to share with others.

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Statement HEC Feb 2025.pdf

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Lucy Burke @lucyburkemcr.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

For info. This 👇 is the full text of one of the motions that was carried at last week’s HEC (text in Alt text). Note that it is clear that the union is not now balloting on this year’s pay & that it uses words such as “prepare for” and “potential” in relation to any future decision to ballot 1/4

Written text of a motion that was carried by the HEC of UCU last week:

HEC notes:
• Extensive programme of support for branches in dispute agreed at
HEC December 2024 albeit balloting before Easter no longer
possible (M1)
• Multiple branches balloting over redundancy
• JNCHES 2025/6 round imminent
• HE9 from SHESC, May 2024: “UK-wide action”
HEC believes:
• Widespread threats to job security, pay and conditions
• Branches facing redundancy urgently require collective, coordinated
support
• Current crisis necessitates robust political and industrial responses
HEC resolves to:
1. Execute a strong campaign addressing destruction of UKHE,
including:
a. Emergency job protection measures in joint unions’ claim
b. Undertake pre-emptive planning for potential IA ballot (for IA early
in Semester 1, 2025/6), for consideration at a BDM, informing
decisions at a special HEC called at appropriate point to take final
decision on balloting
c. Call sectoral days of action to align with branches taking local strike
action.
2. Implement actions agreed in M1&2 (December 2024 HEC), ensuring connected political-industrial strategy. (148 words)

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leedsucu.bsky.social @leedsucu.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Today we have added Ocxford Brooke’s #UCU - @brookesucu.bsky.social - to the #UCU branches + committees starter pack.🦋🦋 Please let us know if your branch or other formal committee joins and we will keep adding them! go.bsky.app/H8xiSXj

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UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

'Simply obscene'. UCU comment on Stirling Principal's 40% £119k pay rise over 2 years making him highest paid VC in Scotland on £414,000 plus benefits. Salaries like this when we're facing funding challenges and redundancies across HE are unconscionable www.scotsman.com/education/th...

scotsman.com

The 'staggering' £119,000 salary rise for best paid university principal in Scotland

‘Simply obscene’ hike in pay for Scottish vice chancellor who now earns more than double the UK prime minister

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 23/01/2025

Join the @PSCupdates Trade Union Solidarity Webinar 🚨 ⏰ 29 Jan, 6pm 🔗Register: palestinecampaign.org/events/psc-webinar-trade-unions-taking-action-for-palestine-in-2025/ Hear from trade unionists and find out how you can support Palestine at work.

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Sol Gamsu @solgamsu.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Academics need to see how their own labour relies on exploiting others. International fees, violently accumulated endowments, & closest to home on the suppressed/precarious wages & cut pensions of the low paid staff who keep uni's running. We can't accept that contradiction - we have to fight it.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 20/12/2024

We've written to Bridget Phillipson to express our concern about the current situation at the Open University with management’s plans to fire and rehire staff. Read the letter from @drjogrady.bsky.social here 👇 Solidarity @oubucu.bsky.social ✊

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

And it needs to work for the places in which universities exist - is a university a good neighbour, how does it help a town or city to thrive, does it make the lives of the peope, who live there better or worse? All hard questions 4/4

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Its good that HSE is looking at this; they'll be thorough and fair But much more radical change is needed to create a more sustainable sector. Sustainable needs to mean for the individuals in it - staff and students, academic and professional services - as well as financially sustainable 3/n

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Magnus Ramage @magnusramage.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Pleased to see employee assistance programmes being called out as insufficient to address workplace stress. They're such an individualistic response to systemic problems within universities, and are close to victim blaming.

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Callum Salfield @calsal.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Our mandate is renewed. Time for senior management to listen and act so we don't have to use our power and walk out again.

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Mike Williamson @bigredmike.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Time for the employer to get its act together. We're not a tiny minority nor factional operators. These issues are real and we're tired of the lack of respect shown to our colleagues and our union.

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Unite UCU @uniteucu.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

🚨Ballot results are in🚨 Our members have today overwhelmingly voted YES in our Campaign for a Safe and Professional Workplace Culture industrial action reballot. 75% of members voted to strike & 82% for ASOS on a 69% turnout #ReclaimUCU

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Naomi Waltham-Smith @auralflaneur.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Universities should be on notice. But staff should also remember that excessive workloads are a systemic issue. Let’s not resort to keeping track of whether your colleagues are pulling their weight. That’s capitulating to capitalist divide and rule!

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

And alpacas. Don’t forget the alpacas. The atomisation underlies the harm. That HSE already highlights that the retrospective access to support isn’t an adequate answer is hopeful.

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Amy Ryall @amyryall.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Alma mater’s at it again. Good on Birmingham UCU for doing this. I’m so sick of University senior managements utterly disregarding the health of their staff, papering over the cracks with lunchtime yoga, individualising systemic failings in duty of care.

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Coventry is the one that has been searching for £100 million for a year. For their management to blame that on tuition fees and international students is simply disingenuous. They shouldn’t be allowed to keep getting away with this deflection of responsibility. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Coventry University plans to cut the equivalent of 92 posts, saying it had to "adapt to a new financial reality" created by Brexit, a freeze on tuition fees, and new rules on international students.

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Caleb Day @calebday.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

A very thorough critique of UCU senior mgmt's planned restructure from the recognised union of UCU staff. It will also be of signfiicant concern to members. As UCU staff+Unite member, I've also read some of the employer's perspective. It's much vaguer & includes no salient points not addressed here.

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Unite UCU @uniteucu.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

After our employer refused to pause their restructure until the agreed Organisational Review is complete, we produced a critique of their plans based on members’ feedback. This includes initial analysis of the impact on delivery of support for UCU members. drive.google.com/file/d/1QNf6...

drive.google.com

Unite_ 2024 restructure critique.pdf

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

“I do not think further correspondence will be sufficient.” The cackle I did at that line. Merry Christmas, Adam Tickle! And Birmingham, you beauties. Sorry at the state your university is, but grateful for your tenacity. May 2025 bring relief from all this.

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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The second paragraph applies to so many universities. Well done Birmingham UCU for bringing stress at work to the attention of the HSE.

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