Prof Damien Page The skills used to describe men are the skills which are used/stated in promotion criteria. Meaning that promotion criteria are written *for* white men (usually *by* white men). Then we wonder why there are gender and ethnicity pay gaps.

Sam Marsh You could say they want Aldi prices for Marks & Spencers quality.

Sam Marsh A couple of months ago our employer said the quiet part out loud about this even in info sent to staff (see image).
I think a minimum % of income spent on staff (preferably defined as: directly employed on UK-negotiated pay scale) should be part of our 4 Fights claims.

This kind of thing is so important in trade union work, for when the 'we have always been at war with Eastasia' line comes out from management.

We're now over a 115 signatures! Staff members - please sign and share.
Sheffield UCU

Support the demands of the encampment for Gaza at the University of Sheffield! #CeasefireNOW forms.gle/oTnUiPrdtoWHNg…

Never let them forget

Many years ago in 1980s this is what some of us were doing at Barclays’ annual meetings to oppose apartheid South Africa. I salute these young people demonstrating peacefully & effectively the role banks play in funding the arms that are used to kill innocent Palestinians.

A massive congratulations to our #SCTTAP Athlete Yas from Sheffield Diving who will be representing Team GB at the Paris Olympics!🎉🎉

Meet the Sheffield Olympian who is hoping to win a medal in Paris. 🥇

.Ava-Santina: 'Is Keir Starmer, aided by Peter Mandelson, who is advising the party at the moment...'

Ed Balls: 'Mandelson... advising the party? Whether he actually is I'm not so sure'

'I have been in the presence of shadow ministers when they've had phone calls from him'

And in the middle of redundancies they take away our freedom of speech! Surreal! UCUSurrey #NoCompulsoryRedundancies UCU Phil Baty

Excellent thread on the protests at the Education awards and how the University may use its new code of practice on freedom of speech and academic freedom to clamp down.

Universities should be centres of learning, not funders of destruction. All power to a Sheffield students wanting transparency, accountability and justice from their university ✊🇵🇸

4 polite request accepted by more staff to join the protests

Pro-Palestine protestors speak out at the The University of Sheffield Education Awards.

There is also an event at 12pm today

This is worth 5 minutes of everyone’s time. A devastating condemnation from Ash Sarkar Ash Sarkar, against a dismal, would-be-patronising, wholly self-undermining performance from Emily Thornberry Emily Thornberry