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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

UCEA confirmed the 2% pay uplift will now be imposed on staff this month. UCEA themselves say "it clearly does not reflect the true value employers place on staff" which we would agree with but it is cold comfort to our member struggling after nearly two decades of below inflation pay offers!

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Solidarity to our colleagues at Brighton in both UCU and UNISON facing down such disgusting treatment from their management. Collective bargaining is what makes workers strong!

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 13/08/2026

15,000 jobs axed, 1000s of courses cut, campuses closing, whole academic disciplines disappearing. Calling this a crisis isn't "bashing things that we're good at", it's raising the alarm. UUK needs to get real, stop making cuts & start working with us to protect provision.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Yesterday our Branch Secretary and Chair met with Hannah Spencer MP to discuss the ongoing jobs and funding crisis in HE and the impact it is having on both our members (including plumbers!) and students.

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

If Andy Burnham wants to solve: - NEET crisis - Ill-health & out-of-work crisis - Ageing workforce crisis He needs to get behind public and private sector trials of a 4-day week as part of the solution.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 05/06/2026

Standing together ✊ UNISON GS @andreaegangs.bsky.social joined AQA staff on the Manchester picket line alongside local MP Afzal Khan, delivering a clear message from our members: we stand with you. Solidarity with AQA staff taking action in Milton Keynes and Guildford too.

UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan with Afzal Khan MP and striking AQA workers in Manchester

Striking AQA workers in Guildford with a very lovely golden doodle dog

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Alex Collinson @alexcollinson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Some positive news in this morning's trade union stats. Membership up to 6.57 million, its highest since 2020. Public sector trade union membership at its highest level since 2010 (4.0 million). Stats are for 2025, so before the new trade union rights in the Employment Rights Act came into effect.

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

You've got to ask yourself why this entire cohort of senior managers is so gullible they're throwing this amount of money away. Some respect for staff expertise would be nice. Some understanding of how leadership works as well. Instead, they're all paying big figures for generic powerpoints

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We rarely shout about our successes but we can confirm that over 100 colleagues working in certain roles in the Library and Tech Services will be re-graded as of 1 July 💪🏻 This is a significant achievement for our pay campaign but we continue to support other colleagues with grades and workload 🤝

UNISON WIN!

102 staff at Manchester Metropolitan University re-graded.

Following a long campaign, more than a hundred staff at the university will now be paid at a grade that better represents their hard work.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

How refreshing to see our General Secretary taking the fight for the future of HE seriously.

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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

They mess up with no accountability and fail upwards to destroy the next place; staff, students and the local community pay the price.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Our Chair took a flying visit to the @unisonaqa.bsky.social picket line this morning to lend solidarity to their fight against below inflation pay offers ✊🏻

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

1st May marks International Workers Day, a day when we celebrate the contribution that the working class make to our world. Without our brain and muscle not a single wheel of our economy could turn. We send solidarity to all workers across the world fighting for the respect and dignity we deserve.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

If this is the kind of public support Higher Education has from politicians then it’s more important than ever that HE workers are organised and ready to strike to defend our jobs, defend our institutions and demand a fair funding system

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Unison AQA @unisonaqa.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🚨 ADDITIONAL SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Following yesterday’s disgraceful development that @ihghotels have SACKED victimised Unite rep Tom Bell, we’re honoured to welcome Tom to our line up THIS FRIDAY.

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Unison AQA @unisonaqa.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Don't forget to book your place at our rally! Join Unison AQA, Andrea Egan, Eddie Dempsey, John Hendy and more, as we work to build a strike ready movement to transform the country. #unison #rmt #PalestinianYouthMovement #organisedlabour #strike www.eventbrite.com/e/ready-to-s...

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 28/03/2026

UNISON lining up in numbers for the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march in London! 💜✊

Hundreds of UNISON members with banners line up in Park Lane for the march. Photo: Marcus Rose

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 23/03/2026

UNISON statement on the antisemitic attack on the Jewish charity ambulances in Golders Green.

UNISON is appalled at the antisemitic attack on the Jewish charity ambulances.

This violence once again brings fear to the Jewish community in the UK, and we stand in solidarity with them at this distressing time.

Jewish people should not have to live in fear in the UK. We all have a role to play in stamping out antisemitism.

UNISON, now and always, will challenge antisemitism and campaign against hate and extremism.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Just rediscovered this classic quote from 2017. It was from George Holmes, the currently suspended Vice Chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester, who is suspected of unusual financial activities. If anyone fancies a rueful laugh then the whole article is here www.ft.com/content/9c12...

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

For two days this week our members at both Manchester Met and RNCM have once again made a stand against real terms pay cuts and a funding model for HE that is unfair, impractical and out of date. Thank you to all other union branches the amazing students who sent their solidarity this week.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Our early picket up and running at All Saints. We’re out today and tomorrow against our pitiful national pay offer of just 1.4% @unison.org.uk @unisoninhe.bsky.social

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Incredibly dark times for our public service colleagues in the US

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

As well as strike action, next week sees the start of our aggregate AGM. Details and a final agenda have been emailed to branch members. Our guest speaker will be Ian Allinson, trade union activist and author of the book “Workers Can Win: A Guide to Organising at Work”.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Our branch will be taking a second round of strike action next week against our 2025/26 pay offer of just 1.4%. This time, members at MMU will be joined by the Royal Northern College of Music. Pickets will be formed at both institutions and will run from 6:30 at MMU and 7:30 at RNCM.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Good luck to other @unisoninhe.bsky.social branches who are being re-balloted for strike action against the 2025/26 pay offer. A second wave of action will only strengthen our fight for fair pay.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Tomorrow our branch will be out with many others to say that the racists of Britain First are not welcome here or anywhere!

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The University of Essex plans to close their Southend campus and cut up to 400 jobs — around one in five staff! But the staff and students are fighting back. Sign their petition to stop the cuts, save Southend, and protect education www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...

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Save Essex: Stop the Cuts, Save Southend, Protect Education

These proposed cuts mean people losing their livelihoods in a higher education sector already facing a jobs crisis, where alternative employment is scarce and careers built over many years can be dest...

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Last week our Branch Chair spoke to reporters from @thenorthernrose.com about our latest strike action against the derisory 2025/26 HE pay offer. Students from University of Manchester and MMU also give their views on trade unions and the state of HE. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIqn...

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“Universities Are On Fire”: Staff Strike at MMU Over Pay

YouTube video by The Northern Rose

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Strike day two is in the books. Great to have support from students once again as well as a delegation from Greater Manchester Tenants Union. @unison.org.uk @unisoninhe.bsky.social

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University of Leeds UNISON @uolunison.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Sending support and solidarity to fellow UNISON members striking today at Manchester Met @unisonmmu.bsky.social and Bristol Universities in protest against another insulting pay offer of 1.4% (less than half of current inflation rate). HE financial crisis is not the workers’ fault!

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Strike day one is live and kicking! We’re calling for better pay in HE after an insulting pay offer of just 1.4% was imposed on hard working staff. @unison.org.uk @unisoninhe.bsky.social

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I mean, you'd think that the last people bosses would want to mess with at work are ex-miners! Support the staff at the National Coal Mining Museum and sign their petition.

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UNISON in Higher Education @unisoninhe.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Universities face an existential crisis. We need a funding model that recognises HE's vital social, cultural, and economic value. Join @unison.org.uk and @ucu.org.uk members tomorrow, with Andrea Egan and Jo Grady, to rally against the cuts. #fundourfuture eastern.unison.org.uk/events/stop-...

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‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Great words from @andreaegangs.bsky.social at the @unisoninhe.bsky.social conference last week. “While senior executive pay gets more obscene by the day, our lowest-paid staff struggle to get to the end of the month, and this is not acceptable.” www.unison.org.uk/news/article...

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Fighting for pay and funding in higher education - UNISON National

'While senior executive pay gets more obscene by the day, our lowest-paid staff struggle to get to the end of the month and this is not acceptable'

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Our members at Manchester Metropolitan University will be taking strike action for three days next week. This is part of a national campaign in Higher Education against our latest sub-inflationary pay offer of just 1.4%. This will be the latest real terms pay cut in 18 years of real terms pay cuts!

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

EPSU and @psiglobalunion.bsky.social mourn Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and AFGE union member killed in Minneapolis. We stand with unions, workers and communities demanding a full, transparent investigation - and an end to ICE violence. Read the solidarity letter 👉 www.epsu.org/article/publ...

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Public service unions mourn US nurse and union member killed in Minneapolis

EPSU and PSI mourn Alex Pretti and stand with workers and communities pushing back against violence and intimidation.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

27 January marks Holocaust Memorial Day. Today we remember the victims of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe and all others affected by genocide. We recommit as a trade union to bring our collective efforts to create that better future.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A great article that lays bare the madness of the student loans system. It's bad for students, bad for universities as a funding model and bad for society as it sees billions in public money given over to private hands. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...

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Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’

Millions of graduates are trapped by ballooning debts, as their repayments are dwarfed by the interest added

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We have a new Photo of the Week on our main page. On 12 January 15,000 nurses, members of the New York State Nurses Association, were forced out on strike. The walkout is the largest in the history of New York. The key issues relate to the safety of both nurses and their patients. (Photo: NYSNA)

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The new year really gets going us this week with our first round of general meetings for members discussing negotiations with management, strike action and the ERB. We've got two in person on Thursday and one online next Monday. If you're a member you will have received details via email.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Our Assistant Branch Sec and our General Secretary elect @andreaegangs.bsky.social in Preston today to show support for care workers and residents as Lancashire County Council are threatening to close 5 care homes and 5 day centres, putting vulnerable residents and hundreds of jobs at risk.

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Instead of evidence-based policy, we get ignorance-based policy. Deeply disappointing. We hope Councils follow South Cambs example and ignore Reed’s heavy-handed (but ultimately impotent) rhetoric.

BBC headline: English councils warned against adopting four-day week

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Congratulations to Andrea Egan on her election as the General Secretary of @unison.org.uk! ✊🏾 Looking forward to keeping up our joint fight for workers and quality, accessible public services - together, we're stronger!

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We’ve been sat on this for a while but I can confirm that our ballots over the 2025/26 national pay offer at both RNCM and Manchester Met were successful and we now have a mandate to take strike action.

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UNISON Manchester Metropolitan University @unisonmmu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

From today's copy of The Times. A gentle reminder that our employer's wanted to offer us a 1% pay rise this year and finally settled on 1.4%

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