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Account of the UCU Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Office

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linkhttp://www.ucu.org.uk calendar_today11-02-2015 14:20:24

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Higher education is on its knees. We must #STOPtheCUTS βœ‚οΈ Sign the petition πŸ‘‡ stopthecutspetition.org.uk Job cuts, course cuts, real term pay cuts. ONE in TWO universities cutting jobs or announcing redundancies. We need urgent government intervention to #FundHENow.

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πŸͺ§ @drjogrady spoke with Alan on the picket line at Dundee UCU raising risk assessment awareness! last week πŸ‘‡ Management incompetence has led to Β£30million deficit. Staff should not pay the price for the university's finical mismanagement. Sign the petition πŸ‘‡ #STOPtheCUTS stopthecutspetition.org.uk

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We've now handed in our #NewDealforFE petition πŸ”₯ Nearly 6000 signatures demanding: πŸ‘‰ pay parity with school teachers πŸ‘‰ binding national bargaining πŸ‘‰ action on workloads It's time for the Association of Colleges (AoC) to work with us towards a new settlement for further education.

We've now handed in our #NewDealforFE petition πŸ”₯

Nearly 6000 signatures demanding:

πŸ‘‰ pay parity with school teachers
πŸ‘‰ binding national bargaining
πŸ‘‰ action on workloads

It's time for the <a href="/AoC_info/">Association of Colleges (AoC)</a> to work with us towards a new settlement for further education.
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Today, general secretary Jo Grady, president Maxine Looby Immediate Past President UCU & head of FE Paul Bridge presented the #NewDealforFE petition to Department for Education and Association of Colleges (AoC) ✊ 6000 signatures calling for: πŸ‘‰ pay parity with school teachers πŸ‘‰ binding national bargaining πŸ‘‰ action on workloads

Today, general secretary <a href="/DrJoGrady/">Jo Grady</a>, president <a href="/Maxine4UCUVP/">Maxine Looby Immediate Past President UCU</a> &amp; head of FE Paul Bridge presented the #NewDealforFE petition to <a href="/educationgovuk/">Department for Education</a> and <a href="/AoC_info/">Association of Colleges (AoC)</a> ✊

6000 signatures calling for:

πŸ‘‰  pay parity with school teachers
πŸ‘‰ binding national bargaining
πŸ‘‰ action on workloads
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⁦⏰ Newcastle University UCU newcastleucu.bsky.social start their second week of strikes today. 🚨 Durham UCU (@ducu.bsky.social)⁩ are balloting for strike action. The Northern Echo covered the 'worrying situation' UCU Northern Region universities are facing πŸ‘‡ thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24989991.…

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Tomorrow Jo Grady will be giving evidence at the Justice Committee πŸ—£οΈ Watch here πŸ‘‡ committees.parliament.uk/committee/102/…

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I stand with UCU against proposed redundancies and exploitative fire-and-rehire practices at Coventry University. This is an attack on hard-won rights & protections. It must be stopped or the tactic of moving workers into subsidiaries with worse T&Cs will spread across HE.

I stand with <a href="/ucu/">UCU</a> against proposed redundancies and exploitative fire-and-rehire practices at Coventry University.

This is an attack on hard-won rights &amp; protections. It must be stopped or the tactic of moving workers into subsidiaries with worse T&amp;Cs will spread across HE.
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Solidarity with our Newcastle University UCU newcastleucu.bsky.social members on strike today ✊ The 6th day of strike action this month fighting against hundreds of job cuts πŸ’ͺ The whole union is behind you πŸͺ§ UCU Northern Region Read more: ucu.org.uk/article/13915/…

Solidarity with our <a href="/NewcastleUniUCU/">Newcastle University UCU newcastleucu.bsky.social</a> members on strike today ✊

The 6th day of strike action this month fighting against hundreds of job cuts πŸ’ͺ

The whole union is behind you πŸͺ§ <a href="/UCUNorthern/">UCU Northern Region</a> 

Read more: ucu.org.uk/article/13915/…
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We're supporting Inclusion London's call πŸ“’ Write to your MP about welfare benefit cuts. Urge them to help protect Disabled people from harmful cuts to vital benefits. Use this template and ACT NOW πŸ‘‡ UCU Equality inclusionlondon.org.uk/campaigns-and-…

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WE CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION TO HALT THE DEVASTATING CUTS SWEEPING ACROSS OUR UNIVERSITIES. THE CURRENT CRISIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE, AND IT IS VITAL THAT THE GOVERNMENT INTERVENES NOW TO PROTECT OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. stopthecutspetition.org.uk

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Link to the full video of the demo at the UCU Sheffield Hallam picket lines on Monday 24 March 2025 #UCU #UCUSHU #Sheffield #SheffieldHallam #SheffieldHallamUniversity UCUHallam youtu.be/zRmbZhmvhXE

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Fantastic turnout of UCU members sheffielducu.bsky.social who have been forced to take #strike action today over the University's proposed compulsory redundancy plans @UCU #UCU #Sheffield #SheffieldUniversity

Fantastic turnout of UCU members <a href="/sheffielducu/">sheffielducu.bsky.social</a> who have been forced to take #strike action today over the University's proposed compulsory redundancy plans @UCU #UCU #Sheffield #SheffieldUniversity
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Fantastic turnout on the picket lines this morning by sheffielducu.bsky.social members. Branch VP David Hayes outlines the issues and measures that The University of Sheffield need to take to resolve the dispute @UCU #UCU #Sheffield #SheffieldUniversity

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REMINDER! #UCU general secretary Jo Grady is on @BBCQuestionTime tonight. Jo will be making the case for UCU members across all sectors. Tune in at 10.50PM on BBC1