More computers, fewer staff. That's the boast. #SaveBirkbeck

. Birkbeck, University of London Free Birkbeck definitely does accelerate careers - our students certainly do get a leg up. Staff are vital to that work, shaping and enabling that uplift. 🛰️☄️🚀🌠🪐#SaveBirkbeck

Graduate students in Birkbeck Philosophy tell us that the staff cuts: 'will result in a worse environment for remaining staff and students'. Have students been consulted on Birkbeck, University of London Free Birkbeck plans? When will they get their say? #SaveBirkbeck

📣 Want to help us fight Birkbeck, University of London's STM's attempts to destroy our institution? Have some spare cash? Here's the #SaveBirkbeck Solidarity Fund gofundme.com/f/savebirkbeck…

Happy new year to everyone and specially to our wonderful students who keep on demonstrating support in multiple ways. From a feedback form: "There is not a single complaint in regard to the department of geography as a whole..." (1/6) #SaveBirkbeck #SaveBBKGeography

💭 Thoughts on yesterday’s 'Question Time' with Professor David Latchman Matt Innes Birkbeck, University of London, a thread. Dear God someone #SaveBirkbeck!

Professor David Latchman Birkbeck UCU 'This last year, we have been consulting with staff on proposals that would maintain our academic breadth while bringing small academic units together to create larger faculties with greater collaboration across teaching and research.'

A new 📩message arrives from above: 4 of us need to resign, die or get sacked. Other departments are receiving their equivalents. So, we are at the depressing endgame that Birkbeck, University of London SMT have engineered. Awful. SAVE BBK Psychosocial Studies @BBKFMACSResists #SaveBirkbeck Free Birkbeck

It's a special kind of leader who's prepared to state publicly that their efforts over 20 years have produced so little success, while costing their institution £385k per year and driving it towards imminent collapse. #SaveBirkbeck

Flexible, adaptable, agile. This is the language of job cuts and race-to-the-bottom short term contracts. It's very familiar.

Today committee voted to seek UCU permission to ballot members for local strike action over compulsory redundancies that remain on the table. We can't stand for the heavy-handed intimidatory tactics of Birkbeck, University of London pushing colleagues into 'voluntary' severance. #UCUrising

Truly an historic event! Given that Birkbeck is billed as the university for working people, surely this will be widely publicised as part of the Birkbeck, University of London 200-year celebration programme 🦉 What. A. Twist

Look at the beautiful programme of teach-outs we have coming up this week and next! Kicking off with Daniel Trilling and Sergio Calderón Harker tomorrow evening. #ucuRISING

As we gear up for a local dispute with Birkbeck UCU, please follow that account and #SaveBirkbeck in order to get updates.

🚨 @UCL and CH&CO TARGET CATERING STAFF WITH COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES - A THREAD 🧵 (1/6) @UCL and their subcontractor CH&CO have announced 8 redundancies among catering and hospitality staff. Support the Catering Staff: Share this 🧵 to show UCL we won’t let this happen!

A useful read. On pay, the offer UCU members are being asked to consider is insufficient. On casualisation, workloads & inequalities: little locked in & less concrete detail on many expectations than in 2020. To call off strike action now is demobilising & a waste of our mandate.

We're delighted to announce the launch of a limited edition 'Birkbeck, University of Liberation' t-shirt! All proceeds go to UCU/Unison strike funds, as we continue to fight for fair wages & decent working conditions at Birkbeck! #SaveBirkbeck Order here: everpress.com/save-birkbeck

After our EGM passed three motions mandating an opt out of the strike in return for significant refunds for MAB deductions, management has refused branch demands. Birkbeck UCU will therefore take part in the National strike days from 25-29 September.