This week, thousands of UCU members are going on strike to reclaim what’s theirs, protect future generations, and save higher education. I’ve signed a pledge to join them on the picket line. You can too: ucu.org.uk/supportthestri… #ucuRISING

Today, 70,000 UCU members begin historic strike action at every university in the UK   They are fighting to save higher education   RT if you stand with them   #ucuRISING

Solidarity with the strike #ucuRISING

We’ve got a big day of strike action ahead. It starts with 115,000 CWU members fighting to save our postal service. Posties have been the backbone of a British icon for over 500 years. They will always have my full support. #StandByYourPost

Our General Secretary Jo Grady on BBC Breakfast this morning. "The sector has over £40 billion in reserves. We're going on strike because we know the money is there but vice chancellors just don't want to pay it to staff" Absolutely spot on 🔥 #ucuRISING

We have LIPA UCU Branch members out in force! Come join us! 🚨 🪧 Fighting for #FairPay #JobSecurity #ManageableWorkloads UCU

Our General Secretary Jo Grady on Sky News this morning 🔥 "This is a sector run by people earning half a million and those people are hoarding £40 billion in reserves Yet staff are earning way below the cost of living" This is why we are striking. #ucuRISING

Missing these wonderful people today In #Solidarity with all on #UCUstrike

As always a vibrant picket line from LIPA UCU Branch members. #ucuRISING

Sending love and solidarity to the LIPA UCU Branch picket line today 💜✊ here’s a pic of me on the picket line a few years ago - support your teachers and call out the bs, even if it’s from afar ✌🏼#ucuRISING #UCUstrike #LIPAucu

My student adding there voices the #UCUstrike action. UCU #everylittlehelps

BREAKING: Students at Paul McCartney ‘s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts sing “We’re gonna picket this line 🪧 “ to the tune of ‘Ticket to Ride’ in support of striking LIPA UCU Branch University Staff. UCU Jo Grady University of Liverpool UCU #CeasefireNow Liverpool Hope UCU LJMU UCU

Universities are sitting on £40,000,000,000 in reserves. Just 3% of that would settle our pay claim. Don’t listen to anyone who tells you the sector can’t afford to pay staff properly. It’s a lie. Jo Grady on BBC Newsnight: #ucuRISING

RT IF YOU ARE A STRIKING UNIVERSITY WORKER, POSTIE, TEACHER OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE PICKET LINE TODAY. ALSO RT IF YOU BACK THEM. Let’s cut beyond the media and show people they have mass support. #ucuRISING #StandByYourPost

Apparently some of our campus security staff have been asked not to let us in to use the toilet. I mean, we didn’t plan on crossing the picket line…but… 🤷

So many important conversations happen on the picket line. We find out where staff are being treated poorly or differently in different departments. Students find out what the working conditions are like for staff. We also have good snacks.

A classic student solidarity poster🤝 #ucuRISING

Picket Line Day 2. This is a Picket, not a Pandemic. So why randomly re-introduce online teaching this week 👀 🤷?

Threatening emails to students Threatening emails to staff Breaking up pickets Threatening pay deductions Misleading press statements That's after 1 week of action They are rattled, but we have to keep going Next strike day and NATIONAL RALLY in LDN on 30 Nov #ucuRISING

🚨- Islington council. Sewage 🚽, mushrooms🍄, mould, mice 🐁 and 2 bedrooms destroyed. This family have complained since December of last year yet this is the state the house is in today 👇🏽 Please #RT 🙏🏽