Open University branch of the University and College Union (UCU)
Milton Keynes
Joined June 2012
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Education is a public good, not a commodity.
As Andy Burnham calls for greater public control of essential services, UCU general secretary Jo Grady asks: where is that ambition for post-16 education?
Universities and colleges need proper funding.
ucu.org.uk/article/14691/UCU…
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“The word is carnage, it is carnage what they are doing now – at the local level and also at the national, senior management level in the UK. Why are they thinking about the destruction of higher education?” theguardian.com/education/20…
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Higher education in this country is at risk on a scale we have never experienced before. The future of our young people is being put at risk and the potential of our economy is being jeopardised. It’s time to speak up and demand the investment needed in this jewel in the crown of our society. @ucu
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On 20 November, UCU members, students and supporters will come together to defend the future of higher education.
Across the UK, jobs are being cut, courses are closing and our universities are under threat. It’s time to stand together and demand change.
Join us on 20 November. Education. It’s ours.
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This is a consequence of the dire future painted by @UlsterUni leaders and the prospects for N. Irish HE create by insufficient funding @CArchibald_SF ….
The number of people applying for redundancy at Ulster University shows the lack of confidence staff have in the institution, a union has said #highered #redundancies #UCU
timeshighereducation.com/new…
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Save the date- your union branch will be taking an all out strike day on Tuesday, 27th of October alongside other universities across the country.
ALT Join the spooky picket line Tuesday 27th October Picket: 8:30am-12pm, University Park, West Entrance & Jubilee Campus, Derby Road Followed by: Funeral march to trent Building UONUCU
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91% of UCU members who voted at INTO Manchester backed entering a formal dispute over pay and workloads.
Despite making almost £9m in profit last year, management has frozen pay and cut almost half of teaching posts in two years.
UCU and @unisontheunion members are demanding fair pay and manageable workloads.
ucu.org.uk/article/14688/UCU…
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This is a pretty damning response to the ongoing catastrophe @UlsterUni. Imagine your staff are so demoralised that they massively over-subscribe your voluntary redundancy scheme.
Gutting in every sense of the word. 💪🏽💪🏽
Press statement from @ucu N. Ireland regional office following the announcement that 735 @UlsterUni colleagues have applied to the voluntary redundancy scheme @StudyAtUlster
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Completely unsustainable and will cause deep and lasting damage to the regional economy
Time for @CArchibald_SF to engage with all stakeholders in post 16 education to address this urgent and catastrophic situation
Northern Ireland's universities are facing a "substantial" cut of £21m in the Stormont funding they receive to teach students.
bbc.in/4i7rrq9
Open University UCU retweeted
Universities in Northern Ireland face a £21 million funding cut, with both Queen’s Belfast and Ulster University already facing financial deficits.
More cuts could mean fewer student places and courses.
Higher education needs investment, not further cuts.
Education. It’s ours.
Open University UCU retweeted
This Friday, join UCU’s Black Members’ Standing Committee for a Black History Month webinar exploring race and lived experience through poetry and prose.
Featuring contributions from Dave Neita and Claire Hynes.
Friday 23 October | 1–2.30pm | Online
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Join us Thursday 29/10 at the @TheHillStation for this amazing strike fundraiser, with music from Alex Vafai, Auntie, Olly Nuts & Visit Me. Get your tix early! luma.com/vmu9w13r
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Our members at Dundee University have exposed cuts to disability and welfare student services. They are striking against vicious job cuts.
They are fighting to protect an institution at the heart of the community in Dundee. Show them your solidarity.
thenational.scot/news/266389…
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In every community. Across the country.
This is how we turn the tide.
Join us at Organise Together.
👉 Manchester: 17 Oct
👉 London: 24 Oct
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All four unions at Glasgow Caledonian University walk out on strike
i.stv.tv/4hYv4NL
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Ulster University is planning to cut up to 450 full-time equivalent posts around 15% of its workforce.
UCU’s Norman Hagan explains what’s at stake for staff, students and the future of higher education.
These cuts will have devastating consequences for those who remain and the students they teach.
We stand in solidarity with staff at Ulster University. Together, we must fight these cuts.
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Workers from 4 unions standing together against university cuts.
Solidarity to the striking workers of Glasgow Caledonian University.
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Huge picket at Glasgow Caledonian University with UCU, EIS, Unison and Unite all on strike. Hundreds hearing from Jo Grady and other unions' general secretaries. Spending millions buying land while cutting jobs makes no sense #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
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Staff at Goldsmith's University are participating in one of the longest strike actions in their union's history.
They're suffering under constant "restructures" that prioritise profit, rather than the lives of the students and staff.
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This⬇️@RupaHuq @jamesmurray_ldn 4,000 courses have so far been culled, 30,000 jobs gone in 2 years. Education of all types should be accessible locally. 👀 at your own constituencies #MPs ask questions ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Universities are tearing apart the humanities, arts and social sciences. Courses are closing, jobs are disappearing, and students and staff are paying the price.
At Exeter, 85% of proposed job cuts targeted these disciplines.
These are choices, not inevitabilities. We need university leaders who will defend education, not dismantle it.
Defend our humanities. Defend our universities.
educationitsours.org.uk