Is Trump a yes-man for Israel’s new war?
⭐The mightiest imperial power in history is being led by the nose into a very dangerous war by its clients, Saudi Arabia as well as Israel writes @alexcallinicos.bsky.social socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callini...
The israelis are currently opening fire randomly into the flimsy tents of displaced families in the east of Gaza City: lethal gunfire is continuous
I'm standing for election for Vice President of UCU.
👇This is why.
I am standing for a stronger and more democratic UCU led by ordinary members.
See seanwallis.uk
On uculeft.org you can read about our other candidates, and follow @uculeft.bsky.social
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Good community demonstration today, opposing the far right.
49 years ago - the 'Battle of Wood Green' saw anti-fascists beat back the National Front. We need to stop the rise of racism and fascism again.
Next stop - 28th March Together Alliance demo!
Calling on Research Colleagues - especially in Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear physics (PPAN) community:
Please add your name to this Open Letter to Lord Patrick Vallance, Liz Kendall, Chi Onwurah and Prof Sir Ian Chapman about the UKRI cuts.
ecr-openletter-stfc.github.io
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Solidarity with Usama Ghanem, an Egyptian student at King's faced with deportation because he is 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 from his studies for his protesting over Gaza by KCL.
Solidarity with Usama Ghanem, an Egyptian student at King's faced with deportation because he is 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 from his studies for his protesting over Gaza by KCL.
Indefinitely suspended - but not expelled.
This is a stain on justice. Shame on King's!
ucw4palestine.org/2026/01/25/d...
Headline: 'Unite staff to strike over union victimisation' with the quote 'Across the trade union movement there is one thing we are all united on: that we do not act unlawfully towards our own. This issue will now bring together all voices across our movement. The victimisation of our Health and Safety rep and the threat to their job and livelihood must end immediately."
Regrettably our members will be commencing strike action from 9 February over the victimisation of our Health and Safety Officer.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/u...
Watch union representatives from Scottish universities give evidence to the Scottish Parliament on the crisis and how it is affecting staff and students.
www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/educ...
Comrades! We must fight! Reballot and HESC NOW @ucu.org.uk
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We held a rally to mark one-year of the financial crisis at the University of Dundee.
We resolve to continue opposing compulsory lay-offs and a radical reshaping of the institution.
If we fight together we win!
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni #WeAreTheUniversity
If you missed it, here’s the interim Principal talking about substantial future job cuts at University of Dundee.
He refers to the number of job losses recommended in the recovery plan. This is 390FTE with 340FTE via redundancies.
We believe redundancies are not necessary. #SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
@maggiechapman.bsky.social @ucuscotland.bsky.social
We can also quote him word for word from a meeting with all staff on 1st July.
“I do want to emphasises the fact that it’s a pure voluntary severance scheme.
It will not be followed by a redundancy scheme.
There is no secret Plan B.”
Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
A man’s left hand posts a letter in a red Post Office postbox.
Vote early, vote now in the UCU national ballot.
Talk to your friends in the union and encourage them to vote to stop real terms cuts to our wages.
#WeAreTheUniversity #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
A link to the full press release on our successful re-ballot at the University of Dundee can be found here
sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/news-an...
Our members have voted to support industrial action to fight against job cuts passed today!
In the ballot our 72% of members were in favour of strike action, and 90% in favour of action short of strike. Turnout was 58%.
Thank you to all members, reps and officials for helping us get the vote out.
Remember when UEG told us “there was no plan B” for further redundancies.
Now we know, from the published Recovery Plan, that at the same time they were proposing over 400 future job losses including over 350 redundancies.
We cannot trust their words.
Vote in our ballot now to protect jobs.
UCU - Imperial staff vote for strike action in pay and conditions row www.ucu.org.uk/article/1418...
The University of Dundee has a women problem
“In our view this culture of sexism runs deeper than the sidelining of women speaking up and out and persists beyond the ignominious end of Iain Gillespie’s tenure as Principal of the university.”
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/c...
Former Dundee vice-chancellor to ‘reflect’ on returning £150k payoff.
Scottish parliament committee grills Iain Gillespie, including on past behaviour at Natural Environment Research Council.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
What a shame that the #THES coverage of the crisis at Dundee was so limited. For those who want to know the full background of how redundancy was stopped and the university saved from collapse sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/
oh hey, government, this is why you SORT OUT THE FUNDING SYSTEM for universities alongside getting governance sorted. Because otherwise you're going to have to keep throwing good money after bad. Because we all know you cannot afford a university *actually* going under, however ballsy you sound.
The results of the De Montfort university UCU branch's formal No Confidence ballot have now been confirmed: a resounding 90% voted no confidence in the VC and the ULB
This is the fourth significant No Confidence vote passed during the current round of proposed redundancies
#BBCBreakfast: "46 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces whilst waiting for food... such deadly incidents have recently become a near daily occurrence but have attracted relatively little attention outside of Gaza since Israel attacked Iran"
So what's your excuse?
A full length clip is now available. Thanks to Lynne Rankin and the STV team.
youtu.be/X3hFD76n7ks?...
NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee.
Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us.
Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.
We are extremely concerned by the letter from Ernst and Young, auditors at the University of Dundee.
The letter suggests that executives submitted inaccurate responses during the auditing process.
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Feel free to contact Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social and speak to myself or others
