Checking out the websites of leading Western newspapers this morning is an astonishing experience. Almost all ignore the ICJ judgement, sometimes distracting us with UNRWA. Only @ft leads with it, and Le Monde gives it a mention. We are in Ministry of Truth territory.

UCU is a union of academic researchers. We are trained in analytical thinking. And we are rigorous and careful in making claims on the basis of data.

It is untrue to claim that a high participation rate in an unacceptable politically-motivated 'survey' makes the results valid.

RIP Martin Upchurch - Professor of International Employment Relations, inspiring political intellectual + author of numerous journal articles/books, editorial on Work, Employment & Society Capital & Class, BUIRA exec, CLS contributor, revolutionary socialist activist and all round good guy

#UCURising is in jeopardy. How do we regain the initiative? Read UCU Left's Report from Friday's HEC: uculeft.org/he-disputes-in…

Register for UCU Left's open meeting on Tuesday 28th February to discuss the situation in our union: bit.ly/WhereNowHEDisp…

#NoCapitulation #Democracy

“The government's new laws will conscript workers to work against their will. It's the sort of thing we see from oppressive regimes.”

It’s time to fight back.

Sign the pledge to defend the #RightToStrike here:

wesayenough.co.uk/petition

Our employers are not going to make a serious offer without the concrete threat of disruption
in every university from January onwards.
#ucuRising #Solidarity #CostOfLivingCrisis #FourFights #USS #OneOfUsAllOfUs

It’s time to say #EnoughlsEnough

This Saturday, October 1st, we’ll be protesting in 50 cities and towns across Britain:

For pay rises, against the energy rip-off, to end food poverty – and to say no to handouts for the rich.

RT to spread the word 👊

wesayenough.co.uk/Oct1

More than 100,000 people have signed up to back our five demands.

Join them and let’s build a mass movement for change.

wesayenough.co.uk

Underlines in graphic relief why the industrial struggle + class struggle + taking sides = getting behind the rail workers RMT and hitting back at the Tories

We are looking for sociologists interested in writing a book review for either
utpress.utexas.edu/books/campbell… :underworlds of violence and abuse by Howard Campbell
or
utpress.utexas.edu/books/carter-g… :street gangs and statecraft in Honduras by Jon Horne Carter
Sociological Research Online Edwin van Teijlingen

New! Paul Brook has produced this superb critique of Jane McAlevey's organising model for International Socialism Journal. Extremely relevant given its influence on UCU.

isj.org.uk/mcaleveys-orga…

Jane McAlevey's organising methods have been widely promoted within unions such as UCU.

But ideas such as strike 'supermajorities' can be deployed by conservative union leaders.

Paul Brook analyses her strengths and weaknesses.

isj.org.uk/mcaleveys-orga…

Latest CSWEF webinar now available - Developing an Impact Case Study with the National Trust (England) by Anne marie Greene (Leicester) youtu.be/mentOVR3haQ via YouTube

Great to hear from @ProfAMGreen how with 'deliberate serendipity' small ideas and a simple research question can grow into an impact case study CSWEF

In their new online article Christina Purcell and Paul Brook give us new lens to understand the production of hegemony, and the interplay of control, coercion and resistance within platform work. Must read for #gigeconomy #platformwork

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

I'm ready.

#BBCQT #RealChange #OnYourSide #LeadersDebate

This is great from Unite Politics; watch and share and encourage all trade union members to #VoteLabourDecember12

We are looking for a lecturer to join the Work and Employment Division at ULSB (one of the largest and most diverse units of academics in industrial/employment relations and employment studies in the UK). Deadline 30th November jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/863/…