University and College Union, UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers & academic-related staff in further and higher education.
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No Shortcuts - A UCU Podcast🎙️
Every month we will bring you the latest industrial, political and campaigning news.
Crucially we will hear from branches, representatives and members.
Episode One covers the launch of the #EducationItsOurs campaign.
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This Monday at Labour Party Conference: Wages Not Weapons.
Join UCU’s @DrJoGrady , @RichardBurgon MP, @chilledasad100 and @faizashaheen to make the case for investing in people, public services and real security.
Monday 28 September | 12.15-1.15pm
The Long Shot, Albert Dock, Liverpool
ALT This Monday at Labour Party Conference: Wages Not Weapons. Join UCU’s @DrJoGrady, @RichardBurgon MP, @AsadRehman and @FaizaShaheen to make the case for investing in people, public services and real security. Monday 28 September | 12.15–1.15pm The Long Shot, Albert Dock, Liverpool
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USS has already shown it can act. Now it needs to finish the job.
We are calling on USS to divest from the Israeli settler economy before sanctions take effect.
Read our full statement:
ucu.org.uk/article/14664/UCU…
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The @UCU and their General Secretary @DrJoGrady have fought austerity in education and made the case for putting investment in our communities ahead of militarism- she'll be joining this event on Monday during party conference in Liverpool.
Registration: bit.ly/shiftpowerliverpool
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Next Tuesday from 7pm in Love Lane Brewery #Lab26
Join us for this discussion on what trade unionists need Andy Burnham to deliver
W/ @johnmcdonnellMP @KimJohnsonMP and @EquityUK @NEUnion @pcs_union @ucu @BFAWUOfficial
No conference pass needed
Supported by @arise_festival
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Wanting to show your support for the #EducationItsOurs campaign?
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Almost 3,000 views yesterday on our new podcast - No Shortcuts.
You can watch and share here but also listen wherever you get your podcasts.
#EducationItsOurs
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In our latest branch solidarity update video, UCU vice president @mark_pendleton hears about the latest at @ExeterUCU where members are organising and fighting back against job cuts, high workload and poor management
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Dyfrig Jones UCU President talking about the #EducationItsOurs campaign in our new podcast - No Shortcuts 🎙️
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No Shortcuts - A UCU Podcast🎙️
You can listen wherever you get your podcasts.
🎙️Acast: shows.acast.com/noshortcuts
🎙️Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/35O…
🎙️Apple Music: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Today at midday we are launching our new campaign #EducationItsOurs
Check your emails for more information on how you can get involved.
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Unprecedentedly long strikes by UCU staff at Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee could be the shape of things to come, observers say. Juliette Rowsell reports
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The University of Edinburgh is a world-class institution and our members are determined to protect it.
With an estimated 1,800 jobs at risk, staff are ready to strike for 25 days to defend jobs and the future of the university.
Management can end this dispute: rule out compulsory redundancies.
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A big win for UCU members at Bournemouth and Poole College.
After months of negotiations and strike action, members have secured:
• reduced teaching hours
• at least 7 hours protected planning, preparation and marking time each week
• improved pay
• a full Christmas closure without using annual leave
This is what collective action delivers.
ucu.org.uk/article/14645/Uni…
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Glasgow UCU is demonstrating today after the university slashed its Graduate Teaching Assistant and Associate Tutor budget by 62% and withdrew contract extensions.
No deficit. More precarity. More pressure on staff.
12 noon | University Main Gate
Stand with Glasgow UCU.
ucu.org.uk/article/14644/UCU…
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For the second year running, TUC Congress has backed our Wages Not Weapons motion.
A different vision of security: decent jobs, strong public services, equality, climate action, democracy and peace.
Real security means investing in people, not war.
leftfootforward.org/2026/09/…
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