@uonucu.bsky.social
Organised representation for all academic staff, postgraduates, and APM staff level 4 and above at the University of Nottingham. Here in solidarity with workers the world over.
@ucu.org.ukReposted by @uonucu.bsky.socialDespite disruption, students overwhelmingly back striking staff at Nottingham.
UCU members are fighting job cuts, course closures and the future of higher education.
Stand with them: educationitsours.org.uk/map/
Video: Al Jazeera
@uonucu.bsky.socialOur strikes against the university's gross financial mismanagement is making international news, showing that our fight is about so much more than saving one institution.
It's about preserving education, research, and labour rights for all of our futures.
@uonucu.bsky.socialWhoops! Session is from 1-2:30. The image is correct, the post text is not. See you there!
@uonucu.bsky.socialWhoops! Session is from 1-2:30. The image is correct, the post text is not. See you there!
@uonucu.bsky.socialThe session will include a quick recap on this dispute, as well as outlining the role of the upcoming Special Higher Education Sector Conference (SHESC), before opening up a space to collectively discuss how we might advance this dispute, and thinking through how we might want it to look in practice
@uonucu.bsky.socialby advancing a dispute with the Secretary of State for Education over the issue of funding in Higher Education. This dispute has been UCU policy for two years now, having been consistently backed by multiple UCU branches, including UoN UCU, and voted for at UCU Congress in 2025 and 2026.
@uonucu.bsky.socialThese efforts have given rise to the University Rank-and-File network, where union members from across the sector have worked together to develop a response to the escalating redundancy crisis in UK universities...
@uonucu.bsky.socialIt will start by introducing the central role that the UoN UCU Reps Network has played in our current dispute over planned course closures and redundancies, before discussing efforts to build a cross-branch, cross-union Reps network in Higher Education nationally.
@uonucu.bsky.socialWe are hosting a teach out on Thursday 8th October 12-3pm at Mammoth on Building Rank and File Networks and strategy. This session will focus on the importance of building rank and file networks and strategy for advancing our collective struggles in Higher Education.
@ucu.org.ukReposted by @uonucu.bsky.socialNottingham bought a campus for £37.5m. Spent £40m more on it. Its own accounts say it could now sell for £14m.
Staff and students are paying for that. 609 jobs. Three departments. More than 40 courses.
That's why we're on strike.
@ucucommons.orgReposted by @uonucu.bsky.socialNewsletter #28! Feat:
- @uonucu.bsky.social rally
- Our paper to this week's HEC on the Sullivan Review
- Education: It's Ours launch
- UCU response to Burnham speech
- Oil heir made Sustainability Prof at Newcastle
- THE/Orbán links
- TurnItI/AI scandal
@uonucu.bsky.socialWith two days of strike action under our belts, we now begin over two months of continuous in response to our university's gross financial negligence.
Shout out to Notts Solidarity Group for the slides! And @tregenza.bsky.social for the original photos.
@uonucu.bsky.socialYeah, our students are amazing. Honoured to have them fight along with us!
@uonucu.bsky.socialOur strike action yesterday wasn't the first step in this fight and it for sure won't be our last. Our members, our students, and our community members know what is at stake. And we will all keep going toe to toe with management until they listen to reason.
@uonucu.bsky.socialGreatly appreciate your support!
@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.socialReposted by @uonucu.bsky.socialSolidarity with @uonucu.bsky.social members once again striking against compulsory redundancies and course closures.
Such an outcome would devastate workers, students, and our city, as well as UK research.
I urge the university leadership to do the right thing and protect jobs and courses.
@rullsenberg.bsky.socialReposted by @uonucu.bsky.socialVery long day supporting @uonucu.bsky.social strike action but great collective energy from colleagues and students and lovely UCU Vice-president @markpendleton.bsky.social (huge props too @dyfrigjones.bsky.social for fitting in busy schedule to come and speak in support).
@howardstevenson.bsky.socialReposted by @uonucu.bsky.socialYou are, quite literally, amazing. It’s incredible what’s being thrown at you - job cuts, course closures and a management who refuse to listen tp any of the credible counter-proposals they’ve been presented with. Your determination to keep going is an inspiration.
@uonucu.bsky.social✊
@librarykirsten.bsky.socialReposted by @uonucu.bsky.socialI dropped by the @uonucu.bsky.social rally yesterday - so lovely to see union pals and their pups! Best of luck for the dispute ✊
