UCU

Join the #Nakba78 march this Saturday. 78 years since the Nakba. Tommy Robinson on the streets. Trade unions have to show up. Exhibition Road, 12pm. Join us.

Solidarity with colleages at Capital City College group today as they continue their workload strike today.

This is what solidarity looks like! If ever there was a time to join a union: ucu.org.uk/join

“We are calling for direct government intervention before the crisis spirals further.” Writes @DrJoGrady in @politicshome politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

Day 3. Staff at Capital City College Group are back on the picket line. The issues haven't changed: excessive workloads, inadequate student support, a management that won't meaningfully negotiate. This didn't have to happen. Staff have been raising these issues since January.

Watch the full interview with @DrJoGrady and Lopa on YouTube here youtu.be/nLni6MXHyaU?si…

“I’m at risk” 2,700 at-risk letters sent at Nottingham. Staff response? They posted them on their doors. This is what solidarity looks like. Management says there’s no alternative. There is.

Today, @DrJoGrady stood with staff at @UCU_Ulster as they rally to fight back against plans to cut 450 jobs. 15% of the workforce. Gone. UCU has called it “unprecedented” and we mean it. Ulster staff are not alone. Show your support✊

Words without money mean nothing. The King’s Speech promised to invest in young people. Two months ago the government cut college budgets. @DrJoGrady: “We need action, not rhetoric.” ucu.org.uk/article/14506/…

Ulster university wants to axe 15% of their staff. UCU is here to show them they can’t!

Watch the whole conversation @DrJoGrady and @LopaLeach on youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=nLni6M…

"This is vandalism." 2,700 staff at the University of Nottingham have received letters putting them at risk of redundancy. Members describe shock turning into anger and organisation. The message from staff is clear: these cuts are not necessary, and alternatives have already been put forward.

600 jobs at risk at the University of Nottingham. Nearly 2,700 staff have received at-risk letters this week. This is devastating for our members, the university and the city.

England university crisis. 24 institutions at risk of insolvency within the next 12 months. A further 26 at risk of exit in 2-3 years. Dire consequences for students. Need govt plans. Sector destroyed by successive govts. £267bn student debt. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Yesterday Keir Starmer announced Labour will nationalise British Steel and save 2700 jobs. The Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy. This is just one university. Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving. Where is the rescue package for our universities? Cities and towns will be devastated by these job losses.

@DaveBlacklist @strike_map Well said Dave! ✊

Workload is a trade #union issue ✊🏾 Workload is a health & #safety issue ✊🏽 Making teachers redundant increases workload for those who stay ✊ That’s why we’re out for the next 4 days ✊🏼 @ucu @strike_map ✊🏿

“Asleep at the wheel.” The government has sleepwalked into a higher education crisis that we have been warning about for years. 24 universities facing potential insolvency. Thousands of job losses. Course closures. Campuses sold off. @DrJoGrady is calling for an emergency higher education taskforce so ministers directly intervene.

Strike action is underway at Capital City College Group. Four days. Eight sites. Picket lines from today through to Friday. CCCG had months to negotiate on workload. They didn't. Show your support! ucu.org.uk/article/14501/…

@Christeen_town What a story, thank you for sharing.

Adult and further education are both vital to enable people to help themselves and play active roles at work and in their community. My dad did his o levels in his 40s. it was the making of him. and he became chairman of school governing bodies in Northumberland