'I think one of the concerns that we have relates to the Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme and that's the scheme that operates in the newer, the post-'92 universities.'
- Mary Senior from @UCU joined us to talk about budget at this week's meeting:
ow.ly/sWLs50SbFx8

Huge congratulations to our members at UCU at Queen's on securing a pay award of 13%!

UCU was honoured to welcome Palestinian Ambassador
Husam Zomlot at Congress 2024.

Watch a first snippet of the speech here, more to come.

This Sunday!

Why War, Peace & Palestine Are Trade Union Issues - @STWUK Trade Union Conference 2024

Sun 9 Jun - 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

ITF House, 49-60 Borough Road, London, SE1 1DR

Sign up here: tickettailor.com/events/stopthe…

Speakers Include:
Chris Smalls, Christian Smalls // Suzan

Rishi Sunak: Teenagers must do a full year of national service.

Also Rishi Sunak: Commemorating D-Day all day, nah can't be arsed.

Congrats also to Cambridge PGRs, Cambridge UCU, and the #J4CS campaign on this huge victory and on track for further improvements to contracts later this year!

Justice for Sheku Bayoh! Steadfast solidarity from trade unions and the wider community at today’s vigil #ShekuBayoh #BlackLivesMatter

Paper ballot union breaking rules busted! Well done UCU Lincoln **NO COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES** members, together we are stronger ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻💪🏻

Lena Wånggren UCU Scotland Immediate Past President addressing the #Justice4ShekuBayoh mass vigil this morning | UCU UCUedinburgh #NoJusticeNoPeace

🚨 Join the Trade Union Bloc at the March for Palestine this Saturday 8 June.

Assemble at 12PM on South Side of Russell Square, Corner of Bedford Place, London, WC1B 4H.

The death of Sheku Bayoh is the shame of Scotland- says Lena Wanggren, @UCU Scotland immediate past president #BlackLivesMatter

Many @UCU branches represented at today’s Sheku Bayoh vigil ⁦Open University UCU⁩ #BlackLivesMatter #ShekuBayoh #Justice

UCU Lincoln **NO COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES** solidarity to our colleagues fighting to save their livelihoods and the right for a generation to study a diverse range of courses which underpin our economy. VCs need to get out of their eyries and onto the shop floor for a semester. 🚶 in the shoes of others.

🚨STRIKE 🚨 UCU Lincoln **NO COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES**

Our members at University of Lincoln, UK have voted to take industrial against in their fight against job cuts

Management need to cancel the cuts

ucu.org.uk/article/13615/…

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Full solidarity with Goldsmiths UCU !

In #Pride month, UCU is proud to be LGBT+ inclusive all year round🏳️‍🌈

Check out our website this month & beyond for guidance, a charter for branches to sign up to, webinars & cpd sessions on LGBT+ matters, inc language and forms of exclusion 👇

ucu.org.uk/LGBT+charter

🚨 Important information for International Students!

Students in the UK from more than 70 countries and territories across the world can vote in the General Election on 4th July!

But many don't know this. So we've created a tool that will check for you: nus.org.uk/can-i-vote