HE minister #jacquismith is on #question time on Thursday 5th Dec please jacqui don’t fall on the trope that #universities don’t know what they are doing they do! Students need staff in the classroom not on the dole UCU UCU London Regional Office UCU London Region

Facebook shut down the Stand up to Racism page after we called out Musk’s Nazi salute at Trump inauguration & urged people to join demo opposing Tommy Robinson supporters on Sat 1st Feb. Looks like algorithm shifted to support the far right #DefendFreeSpeech #UniteAgainstFascism

What's your taste, London? Piccadilly Circus, 15 March 2025. Palestine Solidarity Campaign Stop the War #FreePalestine

As BCU UCU members prepare for a first strike day this Thursday, we joined in solidarity with the Unite West Midlands Birmingham bin strike tonight. What an important & principled example to workers everywhere they are! Victory to the bin strike!

Thursday 1 May - 5.30pm BST- Online International Rally - Sign up here: tinyurl.com/1MayrallyDCP Speakers: Pranav Jani, @Momodou Taal, Meira Gold🍉 Tithi Bhattacharya, Lucia Pradella, Toufic Haddad & Victoria Araji ✊🏼

Have we had apologies for the 'banter' about knifing Jeremy Corbyn (Jess Phillips) or actually blowing up Glastonbury to kill his followers? Or is it only after criticising Israel that you have to apologise for something said two years ago? Just to clarify theguardian.com/politics/2015/…

It’s on! BCU UCU members take strike action this Thur 1st May. Pickets: - Seacole: 8:30 - 10 - Benjamin Zephaniah: 8:30 - 10:30 - Curzon, Parkside & Millenium Point: 8:30 - 12 Rally for jobs & professional respect: 12-1 in front of Parkside Building Teachout 2-3.30 Woodman

Rise of Reform UK is a product of successive governments attacking living standards of the many and scapegoating refugees & migrants. Sadly Labour is continuing this trajectory. We call on the govt to reverse these policies & adopt human rights based refugee & migration policy ⬇️

Despicable. No doubt the extreme right will say nothing about these vile crimes. Stand Up To Racism bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Dundee Uni backs down from plans to cut 700 jobs after pressure from unions and the community. Now they must take compulsory redundancies off the table. Solidarity works ✊

⚠️Firefighters are taking to the streets speaking to voters in Runcorn and Helsby with a clear message: ❌Firefighters DO NOT TRUST Reform UK A Runcorn firefighter says: "Farage pretends to be anti-establishment... but we see through the spin." Here's why👇

Wait till universities find out... 🤔

Solidarity to our colleagues in Cardiff. ✊

This is a pretty massive story. Cardiff Uni’s decision to u-turn on scrapping nursing may be down to missing a £5m-per year “break clause” in its funding contract with the WG/HEIW. “one of their flagship cuts proposals may have been a costly mistake.”

May Day is International Workers' Day Today we remember that every right we have was fought for. RMT isn’t just a union — it’s a movement for fairness, safety, and dignity at work. 📢 If you believe workers deserve better — follow us, join us, and fight with us.

TONIGHT: 5:30pm BST Important international rally in solidarity with university staff and students under attack for pro-Palestine activism. Freedom of speech, thought and protest are prerequisites for a democratic and educated society. 🖥️ On Zoom 👇 Register below

Important start to UCU's campaign to defend post 16 ed. It must be the starting gun to a much bigger campaign. We cant beat Starmer's Austerity 2.0 college by college or university by university. We need UK wide action. UCU Brighton UCU Newcastle University UCU newcastleucu.bsky.social UCU London Region University of Nottingham UCU branch

I’m grandson of an Irish migrant, living in one of the most diverse communities in the country. We get along together pretty well with every section of the community making its contribution. Talk of an “island of strangers” shockingly echoes the divisive language of Enoch Powell

lan Byrne MP Ian Lavery Bridget Phillipson North East Bylines BBC North East Laura Pidcock Labour🌹Unions UCU London Region Newcastle University UCU newcastleucu.bsky.social Maxine Looby UCU Immediate Past President Wolverhampton UCU UCU Solidarity Movement

📢 National Demo Announced at Newcastle University UCU members from across the UK will descend on Newcastle on Wednesday 11 June for a national demonstration against job cuts. UCU Northern Region ucunewcastle ✊ Join us and make your voice heard chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…