Goes for all UCU members everywhere

Never be ambushed into non-specific meetings

Always demand agenda up front

If there’s even a sniff of discussion re your contract, get local ucu rep to accompany you

You can always delay such meeting dates until one is available!

✅Reckless borrowing
✅Irresponsible levels of debt
✅Up to 140 jobs on the line

UCU's Michael Moran on BBC Radio this morning👇

Shamefully University of Surrey refused to even go on air to defend themselves.

Full story: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

UCUSurrey #NoCompulsoryRedundancies

This government is turning higher education into an arid desert of courses designed solely to meet employability metrics.

Arts is becoming the preserve of the rich, while the working class get shut out.

We need full levels of subject support reinstated.

Full quote:…

The Tories are planning to cut money for widening access programs & HE arts courses. We won't put up with this final death dance of an outgoing party. We need commitments to improve participation in the arts or we'll only ever hear voices of the elite!
theguardian.com/education/2024…

#AcademicWorkload

This. The job doesn‘t stop & no-one covers things when you‘re on leave, so you just wind up having to work double hours for the month afterwards. It sometimes just seems more stressful to take leave than to not take leave, which is horrible #AcademicWorkload

#AcademicWorkload

Student debt is now up to £231k 🤯

Read the full article here 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-685349…

📢 The Migrant Members Standing Committee is hosting a webinar to discuss the recent changes to immigration rules. Lead by MMSC chair Laura Loyola-Hernandez with input from immigration lawyers Bindmans.

📅 25 March
⏲️ 12:30pm-1:30pm

Email now to register 👉 [email protected]

Our low paid co-workers Unison University of Birmingham Branch have opened a GoFundMe account in support of their striking members. You can donate here: gofundme.com/f/unison-uob-m…

They supported us, now it’s our turn to support them #solidarity #collegiality #EnoughIsEnough

UCU Rhiannon Lockley (she/her) #JoinAUnion Birmingham Trades Union Council

The UCU Ceasefire Now! webpage has now been updated. We're asking members to sign parliamentary motion asking government to create a Visa scheme that allows Palestinian individuals affected by war, to be allowed into the UK Gaza Families Reunited ⤵️

ucu.org.uk/ceasefirenow?u…

Solidarity with the #Deliveroo and #UberEats workers taking industrial action for fair pay and job security ✊✊✊
IWGB

“The latest GDP figures highlight the UK’s continuing economic stagnation. But the UK is still a £2.5 trillion economy and as Unite has consistently said, instead of relying on growth fantasies we should be looking at ways to divide the pie more fairly.” unitetheunion.org/news-events/ne…

Protest tomorrow!

🔥 NEW: Following pressure from students and staff, 21 UK universities are threatening to shift £5 billion from banks financing the fossil fuel industry!

Are the fossil fuel banks ready to listen up and act?
ft.com/content/6c1dd9…

'Schools and educational settings are vital points of access'

Powerful words from Jack Gamble from Campaign for the Arts, speaking at our Cradle to Grave Conference last weekend 👇

Don't forget to vote in UCU General Secretary & NEC elections 🗳️

They determine what happens to our union in the next 5 years. Remember to post it before end of Feb📮

Already voted? 🗣️ Get the vote out! Remind colleagues to vote.

Today I joined Cardiff @UCU and Cardiff students and Stop the War Cymru as well as Cardiff County Unison branch members and baby trade unionists from Unite the union: join a union GMB Union UNISON - UK's largest union for the WORKPLACE DAY OF ACTION FOR GAZA
Great rally and March

#StandWithGaza
#CeasefireNOW

Israel has killed at least 94 Palestinian university professors in its war on Gaza.

Our members paid tribute to them today during the #StandWithGaza rally at the University of Oxford 🇵🇸