If you earn £45k and pay into the USS pension, then in 10 years of retirement you will earn back about four whole years of your UCU membership subs as a consequence of the union's success in the USS dispute.

The Buying Social Justice toolkit goes international! buyingsocialjustice.org.uk/news-items/buy… @JoyceMamode @sarter_ek Tessa Wright

CBI lobbying to ‘soften’ The Labour Party’s workers’ rights pledges, FT reports. New CBI President Rupert Soames says UK needs to avoid a “European model” of employment rights & resist “excessive regulation” in order to rediscover its competitiveness. ier.org.uk/news/cbi-lobby…

Join this exciting event at the Centre for Reserach in Equality and Diversity (CRED) at Queen Mary Unviersity of London CRED Elena Doldor Louise Ashley eventbrite.co.uk/e/mobilising-c…

2010: 70% of people satisfied with the NHS. 2024: Just 24% satisfied with the NHS. This graph explains why.

The Daily Express would like to hide the fact that they’ve issued an apology to Prof Kate Sang, a UCU member that they smeared. Let’s not allow them to do that. Please share. express.co.uk/news/clarifica…

Since privatisation (debt free) in 1989, water companies have: - accumulated £60bn of debt - paid £72bn in dividends - paid average CEO salaries of £1.7m p.a. - made our waterways the dirtiest in Europe - put bills up by 40% in real terms #Renationalise #TorySewageParty

For Tribune, I’ve written about the election of Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah at Glasgow University & why his landslide victory is so important. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/the-pa…

My friend Tony Robinson - on not taking us back in time, but looking to a brighter future. Could he be on to something? I’d love to see our NHS back on its feet, at least.

The List keeps growing, but so does the resolve of many in Higher Education that this sector deserves defending. A short 🧵 of 5 first steps for anyone new to union organising and/or overwhelmed and unsure where to start. 👇

How do we pursue #equality #diversity & #inclusion in employment through public procurement? Read our latest practitioner & policy brief. Examples of socially responsible procurement practice + link to practitioner toolkit included. CRED Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences #SBMInsights

New briefing on why and how to include equality in public procurement published in #SBMInsights Research Insights series QMUL School of Business and Management CRED @JoyceMamode @sarter_ek Tessa Wright Abigail Hunt buyingsocialjustice.org.uk/news-items/bri…

Great to see this published, thanks to QMUL School of Business and Management SBM QMUL Research @JoyceMamode @sarter_ek Tessa Wright

Tessa Wright I Clement Please RT. Ta!

Possibly of interest to Tina Holland Abigail Hunt @BuildingPeople EHRC EHRC Scotland Trades Union Congress TUC Cymru STUC Equally Ours @BetterForUs1 Close the Gap Local Government Association (LGA) @The_HEPA WLGA COSLA Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) WPA (Welsh Procurement Alliance) South West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) Scotland Excel @WIConstruction

All 3 of my children went to Westfield Nursery and it gave them an extraordinary start in life. My eldest (22) is still friends with kids he met there. I’ve always been proud that Queen Mary University of London offered excellent nursery care. This seems a regressive move at odds with inclusion ambitions.

The Labour opponent to Jeremy Corbyn in Islington North openly supports the privatisation of the NHS. This is what Praful Nargund believes.

🚨 TODAY is National Voter Registration Day 🚨 As it stands, 4 MILLION young people will be excluded from voting at the General Election. On this deadline day, don’t risk losing your voice. #GiveAnX about your future and #RegisterToVote: qrco.de/giveanx

Also, other universities where the nursery is or has been under pressure in recent year, can you give us a shout please? If you successfully fought back, or lost your nursery recently (last 10 years or so?), or your nursery is now under pressure, it'd be good to know the extent

QMUCU BC statement on the careless decision to close Westfield Nursery  qmucu.org/2024/07/04/qmu…