Fighting Workload Issues: Could You Be a Workload Rep? – Loughborough UCU

If you're at #LboroUCU consider taking up a role in our #workload campaign: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/fighting-wor...

Huge Win on USS Pension Valuations – Loughborough UCU

(2/2) ...This change is a major achievement by @ucu.org.uk’s negotiating team and national officials, as well as all members who had voted for and taken the strike action which has unfortunately been necessary to focus the minds of employers and keep this on the agenda.

#LboroUCU #UCU #USS

Huge Win on USS Pension Valuations – Loughborough UCU

(1/2) Huge Win on #USS Pension Valuations:

@ucu.org.uk have successfully negotiated a change to the methodology to be used for future USS Pension Scheme valuations which will benefit all members...

#LboroUCU #UCU

We're very happy to announce two new members of the #LboroUCU team.

Read more here: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/reps-team-co...

Latest Lboro UCU News – Loughborough UCU

See our website for new articles on:

- The Employment Rights Act 2025: What It Means for You
- War in Western Asia: Support for Members
- Have your say on LU’s REF Code of Practice
- Loughborough’s Rights Retention Policy: A Win for Academic Staff.

ucu.lboro.ac.uk/news/

#LboroUCU #LboroFamily

Stronger together ✊

Hear from #LboroUCU members on why union membership matters and how we support each other.

Be part of it: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/

@ucu.org.uk #UCU #JoinAUnion

Talk: When The World Looked Away – Palestine. #LboroUCU will host a talk by Prof Ali Bilgic on Tues 3 Mar at 12-1pm on Loughborough campus (location tba) and online. Please contact ucu@lboro.ac.uk to register your interest in attending in person or online.

More info: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/event/talk-w...

The #LboroUCU Office will be closed for the festive period from 5pm on Friday 19th December the office will re-open from 10am on Tuesday 6th January.

We wish all #LboroFamily staff and students a great winter break!

For more details or should you need to contact us: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/lucu-office-...

#LboroFamily staff, please sign the open letter in response to change of process regarding Worktribe. This has been written collaboratively by #LboroUCU Department Reps & Committee Members. Read the letter then sign & share with other staff here at Lboro.

Sign here: forms.office.com/e/S2MAkyHfR5

Solidarity with Derby @ucu.org.uk members on strike against compulsory redundancies this week.

#LboroUCU branch is with you as you stand up to your catastrophic management!

#DerbyUCU #WeAreTheUniversity

CPD Course: Allyship and Solidarity – Loughborough UCU

Last chance to register for the #LboroUCU online CPD workshop, "Allyship and Solidarity", open to all LU staff & Masters & PhD students. Taking place online on Tues 11th November from 12 noon.

For more information and to register for the course: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-a...

The @ucu.org.uk "We are the University" ballots will be posted to members on Monday. Look out for a pink envelope at your registered address arriving next week. We encourage all members to vote and make their voice heard. #WeAreTheUniversity #LboroUCU

Interested in supporting colleagues & making a real difference?

LUCU is looking for new volunteer caseworkers — full training provided!

Intro to Casework (online): Tue 18 Nov, 1–4:30pm.

Learn more 👉 ucu.lboro.ac.uk/become-a-luc...

#LboroUCU

💜 Loughborough UCU Get Together!
📅 Wed 29 Oct, 🕐 1–2pm
📍 UCU Office – 3 Holywell Dr

☕ Tea, coffee & biscuits on us!

Join fellow members to reconnect, meet your new committee & start the year with good conversation and friendly faces.

#LboroUCU #UnionTogether

Improve your working conditions - join a union today!

Info on joining #LboroUCU and #UCU in general: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/

Work in another sector? Find the best union for you, here: www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

#JoinAUnion

LUCU Opposes the Far Right   – Loughborough UCU

#LboroUCU response to the far-right demonstration in London this weekend, and the nationwide St George’s and Union flag display campaign: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/lucu-opposes...

The results of the LUCU Staff Survey, held earlier this year, have now been published on our branch website. You can see them, and a brief report, here: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/report-from-...

#LboroUCU #LboroFamily #StaffSurvey

A New Rep for a New Department – Loughborough UCU

We are very pleased to announce that we have a new Department Rep in the School of Social Sciences & Humanities. Meet our very first UCU Rep for the new Loughborough Law Department in this article: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/a-new-rep-fo...

#LboroUCU #LboroFamily #LboroLaw

Sometimes a barrier is a good thing!

Join #LboroUCU today: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/

Or if you work in another sector, you can find the best union for you, here: www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

#JoinAUnion

#LboroUCU has organised an online CPD workshop, "Allyship and Solidarity", open to all LU staff & Masters & PhD students. Taking place online on Tues 23rd September from 12 noon.

For more information and to register for the course: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-a...

LUCU AGM 2025 and Your New Committee – Loughborough UCU

Find out what happened at our #LboroUCU AGM and who's in each role on the LUCU Committee for 2025-26: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/lucu-agm-202...

#LboroUCU has organised an online CPD workshop, "The Menopause is a Workplace Issue", open to all LU staff and Masters & PhD students. Taking place online on Wed 20th August from 12 noon.

More info and to register: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-t...

Join #LboroUCU today: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/

Not in the Education Sector, find the best union for you via @tuc.org.uk: www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

The #LboroUCU AGM & Branch Social both take place tomorrow, 2 July, in EHB002. All members are invited to attend the AGM from 12:30pm. From 1:30pm the Branch Social will begin where you can meet other LUCU members. Snacks & light refreshments provided.

For more info: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/lucu-annual-...

Do you know who your #LUCU Department Rep is?

Have you considered joining the #LboroUCU Reps Team?

Find out who your Rep is and what's involved in being a Rep here: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/reps-contacts

#TradeUnionRep #UCU

A Staff Survey from Loughborough UCU – Loughborough UCU

Following the latest staff survey results, in which some staff have expressed frustration results do not seem to reflect day-to-day experiences working at the University, #LboroUCU is launching its own short survey to help us to better understand the lived experiences of staff at the University.

#LboroUCU have recently launched a new page on our branch website focusing on #Equality.

You can see the new page, in full, here: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/equalities/

On Friday @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, MP for Loughborough, joined #LboroUCU and staff from across the university for an open meeting on the future of Higher Education policy in the UK. We send thanks to LU staff who attended & asked insightful questions & to Jeevun for his responses. #LboroFmaily

A reminder that #LboroUCU is hosting an Open Meeting, this Friday: “The Future of Higher Education Policy in the UK” with @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, MP for Loughborough. All #LboroFmaily staff are invited to join us on May 9th, 1-2pm, in U005 (Brockington Extension) or online.

Open Meeting with Jeevun Sandher, MP for Loughborough – Loughborough UCU

#LboroUCU is hosting an Open Meeting: “The Future of Higher Education Policy in the UK” with @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, MP for Loughborough.

All #LboroFmaily are invited to join us on May 9th, 1-2pm, in U005 (Brockington Extension) or Online.

More details here: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/open-meeting...