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University and College Union, UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers & academic-related staff in further and higher education.

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🚨BREAKING🚨 EVERY SINGLE UK UNIVERSITY WILL BE SHUT DOWN WITH 18 DAYS OF STRIKE ACTION ACROSS FEBRUARY AND MARCH RT if you support our members. #ucuRISING

BREAKING: NOTICE SERVED ON UNIVERSITY EMPLOYERS 18 days of strike action in February and March 1 Feb 9, 10 Feb 14, 15, 16 Feb 21, 22, 23 Feb 27, 28 Feb. 1, 2 March 16, 17 March 20, 21, 22 March RT if you back our members UCU and PROUD #ucuRISING

🚨BREAKING: YOU DID IT! We have agreed a two week period of calm after breakthroughs in talks covering: - pensions - ending zero hour contracts - ending casualisation - tackling workload - pay Watch and RT #ucuRISING

🚨HIGHER EDUCATION NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDE We have concrete proposals to share in our disputes 👇 Check your email. Vote NOW in the e-ballot🗳️ Your union. Your dispute. Your vote #ucuRISING

Labour says there’s no money left for workers. But somehow there’s always money for war. Trade unions are coming together, with one simple demand: wages not weapons.

Lots of people don't realise how difficult it is to work in higher education UCU member Chris explains what it's really like👇 Watch, RT, back our members #ucuRISING

It's time to Reclaim Higher Education👇 #ReclaimHigherEd

Today, our union has called a further day of strike action in universities on 15 March This comes after employers decided to impose the first element of their pay offer As talks continue, we must get ready to deliver big strike action and vote YES in the reballot #ucuRISING

🚨 BREAKING Union and employers agree talks at Acas from Monday Your support has delivered this development. Now we need it to deliver an agreement you deserve EVERY MEMBER ON THE PICKET TOMORROW #ucuRISING

They said it couldn't be done... WE HAVE WON OUR PENSIONS BACK #ucuRISING

Shameful that Starmer took to the airwaves this morning to condemn workers fighting for fair pay &amp; conditions👇 The leader of Labour should be backing staff, not bosses We have overwhelming support from students. If he cares about them he needs to recommit to abolishing fees

🚨BREAKING: UCEA IMPROVE PAY OFFER BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH PLEASE RT Play this important update from Jo Grady It’s not enough but our collective strength is moving them. Our strategy is working. Keep going. Keep recruiting. Keep backing action. UCU and Proud #ucuRISING

This year we are going to change higher education forever All together now Feat. The Farm | #ucuRISING

Israel has systematically destroyed the Palestinian education system in its war on Gaza, bombing every university in the strip. It’s our duty as educators to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Listen to the inspiring words of our member Rafeef Ziadah:

“Small boats didn’t crash the economy. Liz Truss did. Wars create refugees. Trump’s “war on Iran” will create more. The question isn’t how to stop people fleeing. It’s how to stop creating the conditions that force them to.”Jo Grady

🚨URGENT UKRI UPDATE On Wednesday we gave UK Research and Innovation 48hrs to reverse the suspension of its Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion panel. It has not done so. We are therefore calling on all UCU members with any voluntary positions at UKRI to resign. Post below once you've resigned.

Vice-chancellors rake it in whilst staff and students come last Stand with UCU at negotiations with the employer tomorrow Back the talks, back the strikes, back the ballot #ucuRISING

THIS IS A MUST WATCH Journalist tries desperately to turn students against staff Students respond saying vice-chancellors are on overinflated salaries and need to put staff on proper contracts and pay them fairly It's staff and students Vs bosses #ucuRISING

🚨NEW: Universities richer than ever but staff spend hits record low The surplus universities made last year is enough to raise pay by more than 10% But UCEA refuses to negotiate. At Congress we'll table plans to win this dispute Full story: #ucuRISING

Shameful that Starmer took to the airwaves this morning to condemn workers fighting for fair pay & conditions👇 The leader of Labour should be backing staff, not bosses We have overwhelming support from students. If he cares about them he needs to recommit to abolishing fees

🚨URGENT UKRI UPDATE On Wednesday we gave UK Research and Innovation 48hrs to reverse the suspension of its Equality, Diversity & Inclusion panel. It has not done so. We are therefore calling on all UCU members with any voluntary positions at UKRI to resign. Post below once you've resigned.