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🗳️ Andrea Egan has been elected as the next general secretary of UNISON. UNISON general secretary elect Andrea Egan said: “I’m honoured to take up the post of general secretary at UNISON, and I’m grateful for the trust placed in me." Read ⬇️ unsn.uk/4qizGAT

Following the horrific shooting in Sydney, our condolences go out to the families of the victims and all those caught up in the antisemitic attack on Bondi Beach. This is an awful time for the Jewish community around the world who should be celebrating Chanukah.

The HE funding model is broken. We require the abolition of tution fees, with universities publically funded through general taxation, and an end to marketisation, where universities collaborate rather than compete with each other. #saveourunis theguardian.com/education/2025…

🚨 WORKPLACE DAY OF ACTION ⏰ 28 November 📍 Your Workplace Take action in your workplace to call for an end to government and corporate complicity in Israel’s atrocities, and mobilise for the December national demonstration in London. More info: palestinecampaign.org/events/workpla…

Today we’re attending @ucl staff induction alongside our colleagues from @ucu - welcoming new staff and explaining why it’s so important to join a trade union in your workplace ✊

Looking forward to supporting this rally tomorrow - come and join us! ✊ #BringThemIn

Tuition fee increases in England won’t solve the university funding crisis. UNISON campaigns for fully, publicly funded education at all levels, with universities, colleges and schools able to pay their hardworking staff proper wages and students not living in poverty.

Our final young workers event of the term at UCL will be this Wednesday 13th November, 5:30pm in 21 Gordon Square (Room G06). We are lucky to be joined by Georgia, a UCL-UCU rep and member of London Renter's Union, who will be leading a workshop on renters' rights.

Solidarity with university staff at @KCLUnison ✊ Great to see the support they have from students, staff and the public 💜 Your union is with you ✊

Join us on 14 November to demand an end to outsourcing at @CityUniLondon and for cleaning staff to be brought in house! Assemble at 11am, with rally to start at 11:30am. One university, one workforce ✊ #inhouseincity #justiceforcleaners #endoutsourcing #equalitynow

Welcome to City St George's! Did you know the cleaning staff you see on the campus are not employed by @CityUniLondon? As a result they receive lower pay, worse benefits and less rights. Come and hear why cleaners want to be brought in house. #mycityuni #inhouseincity

Young workers are more likely to suffer from lower pay, poor mental health and precarity in housing. At UCL we are getting organised to fight back and launching a Young Workers' Network with an exciting series of talks and social events. ucl.unison.site/2024/09/13/ucl…

📢We need your support! 📢 Join us to demand an end to outsourcing at @CityUniversity and for cleaning staff to be brought in house! End the injustice of a two-tier workforce. One university, one workforce! ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏻 #MyCityUni #InHouseInCity

Joint trade union letter to UCL provost opposing the planned eviction of the student encampment in protest at genocide in Gaza @UCL_UCU @IWGBUoL @UCLAFP

@CityUnison @CityUniLondon @UnisonKUBranch @KCLUnison @IslingtonTrib @unisontheunion @unisonglr @UNISONLSE @LSBUNISON @BirkbeckUnison Solidarity from UCL UNISON

🚨📢Breaking news: UNISON declares dispute with @CityUniLondon UNISON has formally declared a dispute over the use of external agency workers to cover security shifts. Please support our members fighting for pay, safety and against outsourcing ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿 #mycityuni #citygrad

Joint trade union letter to UCL Provost strongly opposing plans to issue an eviction notice against student encampment for Gaza @UCL_UCU @UCLAFP @IWGBUoL ucl.unison.site/2024/07/19/joi…

Despite boasting UCL as world-leading, @ucl provost Michael Spence thinks outside the box by following other universities in repressing students right to protest by serving the encampment with an eviction notice.

‘Justice for the Palestinian people is justice for all’ Palestinian ambassador @hzomlot delivers message of defiance and hope. #uNDC24 unison.org.uk/news/article/2…

UCL UNISON statement on student protests ucl.unison.site/2024/06/21/ucl… @UCL_UCU @UCLAFP