Just here to say we are appalled as usual at the way workers are treated and disposed of by the uni.

Allowing universities to fail will mean the economies of many of our towns and cities will also fail. Universities are among the single largest contributors to the local economy as well as typically one of the biggest local employers. ucu.org.uk/article/10922/… #FundTheFuture

Will the University of Manchester extend fixed-term research contracts beyond 31 July? "The University will review the situation nearer the time." Still the official line in the 'research' FAQs as of today, 31 July. Time's up for the review, and sadly for many #Precarious staff

It seems that the university leadership would rather not talk about their decision and face scrutiny of it. Solidarity with Precarious Cambridge, who have faced similar obfuscation and silence.

🚨⚡️🚨SOLIDARITY DAY OF ACTION: 12:30 THURSDAY AUGUST 13TH🚨⚡️🚨 Join us on A-Level results day, a hugely important day for universities across the UK, in physical and online solidarity action! For Zoom details, sign up here: eepurl.com/g_kb2X #UCUSolidarity #UCU

And if any other politicians are tweeting support then send me the link

Cambridge has completely abandoned earlier commitments to protecting staff from the impact of the pandemic. Predictably, they cite "financial burden", without evidence, and without explanation

An open letter opposing the rushed and dangerous return to face-to-face teaching. Not (just) an anti-cas concern! Essex staff and students only: please sign, share, tag friends and colleagues... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Essex Graduate Teachers (GTAs) Pay Essex Food workers! Postgrads_Essex #coronacontract

An open letter is circulating for all ESSEX staff and students to sign: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The news about the redundancies comes as a ‘Stop Queens’ Layoffs’ campaign is launched by the Queens’ Solidarity Campaign along with the trade union UNITE varsity.co.uk/news/19804

In July UnisResistBorders #WearAMask #BordersKillKnowledge & @migrants_rights found that 56% of Tier 4 international students were either destitute or at risk of destitution during the #Covid19UK lockdown. Take this study & help us know what legal remedies you need to protect yourself: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/tier4students

Great to see this initiative by WSU to protect staff, students, and the broader communities by not only moving to online as a default option but also reinstating the STP budget and waiving the rent for rent strikers. Staff-student solidarity is vital in this fight!

I have pledged to take the ten steps in solidarity with precarious higher education staff fundthefuture.org.uk/10-steps/

I mean, you’ve got to laugh eh? Maybe the various unis behind this patronising shitshow could show their appreciation by not absolutely destroying any hope of a permanent, full time academic job for the vast majority of ppl 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

View from University of Sussex VC today: "...colleagues involved in delivering this face-to-face teaching are seen as essential workers, like school teachers, and thus are exempt from the ‘work from home’ rule." 1/2 sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsande…

Everything the light touches is an absolute shitshow

UK universities 'bullying' junior staff into face-to-face teaching. UUK says that staff concerns should be dealt with on an individual basis... what about the local communities? Where is the responsibility to wider society? #SafetyFirst theguardian.com/education/2020…

“I am on a casual teaching-only contract and it’s obvious if I refuse to do this I will risk damaging my career or losing my job”

Universities knew in August that this wld happen, bc the same thing was already happening in the US. Hope all those spineless snr managers & chancellors have a good, relaxing weekend in their big houses while the students they've conned self isolate in halls

It is nothing short of SCANDALOUS how graduate tutors and other #precarious workers are being treated right now #antiprecarity #anticas #zinesagainstprecarity UCU Anti-Casualisation Committee Pandemic Precariat PandemicPGRs Cardiff UCU✊🌱 Cardiff Met UCU Met Caerdydd #CoronaContract USSbriefs Vicky Blake UCU @vickyblake.bsky.social Jo Stevens