PRESS RELEASE: UCU Hallam secures major win as Sheffield Hallam University drops plans for subsidiary company. See ucuhallam.org/ezm8 for more info.
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1/ UCU Hallam are on strike for 18 days over job losses and plans for a subco. UEB has refused to listen. Savings could come from cutting capital spend and using VSS—protecting teaching, research, and education quality. #SaveSheffieldHallam Financial decision-making and governance at SHU: Thread 🧵
Nottingham VC Jane Norman called plans to cut 700+ jobs and axe 40+ degree programmes “exciting.” Staff disagree. Today a marking boycott begins. 62 days of strikes follow from June. We will keep fighting. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1450...
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Action- the administration says they are making 100% salary reductions in response to our marking and assessment boycott and that all other work from participants during this time is "voluntary." Response- We strike for two months straight. westbridgfordwire.com/university-o...
University of Nottingham staff announce two-month strike action | West Bridgford Wire
Staff at the University of Nottingham will strike for 61 days from Monday 1 June to Friday 31 July (2026) in addition to the day of strike action set for
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🚨 FIFTH consecutive vote for industrial action 🚨 🔥 Two week ballot window 🔥 75% turnout 🔥 73% YES to strike action 🔥 81% YES to ASOS Our members will not tolerate victimisation and won’t be intimidated. UCU staff are not the enemy. It’s beyond time for the GS to talk to us. #HandsOffMarie
With our current mandate ending, today sees the end of our current strike action. Our new ballot over TU victimisation closes on Wednesday. Our Safety Officer remains under threat and our employer has made no real effort to find a resolution. We don’t want to have to strike again. #HandsOffMarie
Over 100 attendees at our rally last night and another solid picket at the @ucu.org.uk North West Regional Office today ✊🪧 #HandsOffMarie #UniteAgainstVictimisation
Unite against TU Victimisation @Unitetheunion.bsky.social doesn't tolerate the victimisation of its reps by employers. Today our members in the North West are showing what solidarity looks like. It's time UCU ended the victimisation of Marie, our Health & Safety Officer. #Strike #HandsOffMarie
Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at @sheffielducu Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
Sheffield merely the latest university to claim that legally withdrawing your labour should actually be postponing your labour, and punishing people further. Here’s how strikes work: 1. You legally stop working for a period of time. You don’t get paid. 2. Win or lose you go back to work.
Mark Pendleton@markpendleton.bsky.social · 7mo agoWell that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
Check out this post about our current situation from a colleague at another university. @sheffielducu.bsky.social
📢 Joint Rally Report: Speeches from the Rally On Monday we held a joint rally with Sheffield UCU. Here's Bob Jeffery, Hallam UCU rep, explaining why we are in dispute with our employer. youtu.be/hzbaL2jDsfQ #SaveSheffieldHallam
UCU Hallam Rep Bob Jeffery talking about our current dispute
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RMT opposes Driver Only Operation declaring it unsafe Rail union, RMT today laid bare the safety critical importance of a second person onboard train services after a dispute erupted on East West Rail. rmtunion.org/3K72MUh
RMT opposes Driver Only Operation declaring it unsafe
Rail union, RMT today laid bare the safety critical importance of a second person onboard train services after a dispute erupted on East West Rail.
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This isn’t “efficiency” it’s an ideological shift towards a Little England university system. Nottingham is set to become the only Russell Group university with no modern languages or music degrees. 48 courses on the line. We’re fighting it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
University of Nottingham considers axing language and music degrees
Total of 48 degrees could disappear from Russell Group institution, with falling revenues and rising costs blamed
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📢 Day Four: Resilience in Full Display! Another strong showing on our picket lines! Our fight continues for no compulsory redundancies, fair working conditions, our dignity and our future. Solidarity is our strength. We will not be silenced. #SaveSheffieldHallam
89% of our eligible members voted YES on a 65% turnout. It’s time for action to address pay erosion, spiralling workloads and failed bargaining arrangements. The sector deserves better. Proud of our branch!
University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 9mo ago90% voted YES. 32 colleges over the line. 17 colleges already won pay awards. This is a huge organising win for our FE members. College bosses must work with us, staff deserve a fair deal, especially when many are paid £7k–£9k less than in sixth forms. Next steps announced next week.
I am on strike this week, in support of colleagues placed at risk of compulsory redundancy. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423... If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a... @sheffielducu.bsky.social
Back at the picket line again today. Here’s why: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423... @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk #SheffieldUCU #strike
Pickets all over Edinburgh this morning! From Old College to King's Building, Edinburgh UCU staff are saying NO to job cuts!
📢 Solidarity Continues: Day Two Strike Momentum Our strike continues with powerful momentum. We're united, standing strong and sending a clear message. Management must listen. Join us on the picket lines. Every voice matters! #SaveSheffieldHallam
A university administrator wrote last summer that my team’s research on forced labor in the Uyghur Region of China and student recruitment in China were “untenable bedfellows.” Today on the picket line at Sheffield Hallam University…
Even more petitions popping up. Doesn't make for a great endorsement, does it? Please sign, spread the word, and help us push back against the constant undermining of our university: c.org/MwqdpHLCnZ c.org/Q6pTJXz87F c.org/sGNYk5yGpM
📢 Solidarity in Action: Day One Strike Highlights Today was powerful! Our members showed incredible unity and resolve on the first day of strike action. We stood together, loud and proud, demonstrating our commitment to fighting in our dispute!!! #SaveSheffieldHallam
🚨 STRIKE ACTION BEGINS TODAY 🚨 Join us on the picket lines to secure Hallam's future. After 1,000 job losses, we demand change. ✊ No Compulsory Redundancies ✊ Protect Academic Conditions ✊ Restore Career Progression ✊ Ensure Transparent Management ucuhallam.org
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⏰ The 13th is the last safe day to vote! Hear from our FE member on why you must vote YES and why your voice matters now more than ever. #VoteYES #NewDealForFE
The clock is ticking and FE colleagues deserve better! We are loosing FE teachers every year and it must stop now. Vote YES
York College UCU@yorkcollegeucu.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe clock is ticking! Each and every ballot paper returned gives us the strength to keep going and get the settlement that we, our students and our communities deserve. Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
The clock is ticking! Each and every ballot paper returned gives us the strength to keep going and get the settlement that we, our students and our communities deserve. Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 9mo agoAt a time when our society sees so much division, we need our colleges more than ever. Yet FE funding has fallen by 60%, and staff earn less now than they did 20 years ago. Vote YES for fair pay and to keep the colleges that hold our communities together. #NewDealForFE
“Pie in the sky thinking.” The government’s V-level plan won’t work without investing in college staff pay. Further education needs funding, not fantasy. #VLevels #NewDealforFE www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
V-level rollout "pie in the sky" without substantial investment in staff, says UCU
UCU said the rollout of V-levels will fail to get more young people into work and training unless the government substantially raises college staff pay. The union was responding to the government's un...
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