Solidarity all. Appaling! Keep up the fight.
something to report a workers perspective on maybe... @julietterowsell.bsky.social @chrisjparr.bsky.social @northeastbylines.co.uk

Protectors with assorted placards protesting against exorbitant rents.

Great day for a national housing demo.

Assembling in Soho Square, Central London.

www.housingdemo.org

This week over 400 members of the University community met at a joint union meeting to consider the motion below.

97% voted that they had no confidence in VC Frances Bowen and her leadership team.

Staff demand accountability.

www.ucu.essex.ac.uk/2026/04/17/v...

University lecturers stage rally in Newcastle amid pension row - updates Northumbria University lecturers will march from Newcastle Civic Centre to Grey's Monument in a walk out over pensions

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... ✊✊✊

It's a few weeks ago, so here a little reminder of how good it is to see members rally and fight these unreasonable proposals from the employer! We stand in solidarity @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social

@ulsteruni.bsky.social - Announces intention to make 450 colleagues redundant

University decimated 🤬😡

@caoimhearchibald.bsky.social @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

Holy shit! “Last week, Ucea and Universities UK asked the government to remove the requirement for post-92 universities to enrol academic colleagues in TPS.”

❤️💙🩷🤎💚🧡💜💛@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social want to say a HUUUUUUUGE thank you to all the individuals and UCU branches at universities and institutions across the country who have donated £1000s to the branch fighting fund, including...

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social fight on to save pay and pensions.Thanks to everyone who came today, and honoured us with their time and energy: @drjogrady.bsky.social, @nasuwt-official.bsky.social @nasuwtnewcastle.bsky.social, @ntyneside-nasuwt.bsky.social, @newcastleucu.bsky.social, @ducu.bsky.social

@newcastleucu.bsky.social standing shoulder to shoulder with @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social at today's @ucu.org.uk rally in Newcastle. Amazing turnout, solidarity, and support.

✊✊✊THIS IS THE ONE! Today's @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket line and rally banger! 👉👉👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbyrOBVDtR4 See you there.

Poster for national rally in Newcastle at 1PM on 25 March saying Everybody Welcome

A man stands against a bare wall holding a piece of paper that says “I’m going on strike because I don’t want to lose any more colleagues.”

Our member Jon will be on strike next week because he doesn’t want to lose any more colleagues

“Over 600 colleagues have left the University recently. But it’s not just about the numbers. It’s about the friendly, dedicated people who are no longer here to research, teach and support others” #SaveHE

This is on Monday, as part of @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social's strike activities - come along, all welcome! Please share! @ucu.org.uk

@ucu.org.uk @unitetheunion.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @tuc.org.uk @tucneyh.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk @danhollandnews.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @ucucommons.org @uculeft.bsky.social @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ducu.bsky.social @newcastleucu.bsky.social @moneyontheleft.bsky.social

💪🥁📣PLS SHARE! @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ON STRIKE 16, 17, 25, 26, 27 March AND 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 April. 👉👉👉25 March = NATIONAL RALLY TO PROTECT PAY AND PENSIONS 1PM at Monument in NEWCASTLE with UCU GS Jo Grady and President Elect Dyfrig Jones. All welcome.

BIG SOLIDARITY: 25 March JOIN!!

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social say to management @northumbriauni.bsky.social - time for a rethink on plans to steal pay and pensions? Our door is always open, and we have ideas to share!

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social are grateful and delighted to announce donations from @lseucu.bsky.social, @newcastleucu.bsky.social, @southamptonucu.bsky.social, Huddersfield UCU, and East Midlands Retired Members Branch - generosity and solidarity as we continue the fight for pay and pensions justice!

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social pickets @northumbriauni.bsky.social this week to save pay and pensions:
17 Feb – from 8.45: Picket all City Campus, and Coach Lane Campus
18 Feb – from 8.45: Everyone at City Campus
19 Feb – from 8.45: Everyone at Coach Lane

Ramadan: your rights at work ☪️

Two UNISON members talk about support at work during Ramadan unsn.uk/4rXDLLF

Whatever the court decides, you cannot ban solidarity.

Our latest donation to the @unitetheunion.bsky.social Birmingham Bin Strike has just been sent.

✊We have now raised over £4,000 for this strike.

#StrikeMap #YouCannotBanSolidarity

@ucu.org.uk @chroniclelive.co.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @theguardian.com @danhollandnews.bsky.social @georgeclarke.bsky.social @andylong6.bsky.social

Solidarity to all! ✊💕✊

THIS IS WHAT A UNION LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT SOLIDARITY LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT LOOKS LIKE. IGNORE AT YOUR PERIL!

”I’ve got a very clear message to @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social, stop running to the courts.”

Fran Heathcote @pcsunion.bsky.social, sending solidarity to @unitetheunion.bsky.social bin strikers.

Show this council you cannot ban solidarity. Standing with striking workers is not a crime.

#StrikeMap

Says it all @northumbriauni.bsky.social right now.

Solidarity picket visit to our colleagues @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social ✊✊✊

Strike Map logo. Text reads: You cannot ban solidarity. standing with workers is not a crime. pictures of picket lines.

We stand with the #Birmingham Bin Strikers.

You cannot ban solidarity.

Standing with workers is not a crime.

Shame on @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social.

#StrikeMap #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike.

The current situation at the University of Dundee is that we are not getting our annual pay increase and that promotion processes are paused.

At the same time the uni is refusing to rule out compulsory redundancies, it is advertising over 20 new senior management jobs for academic staff.