John McDonnell calls for grassroots leadership challenge to Starmer government In opinion piece for the Guardian, former shadow chancellor says party members, unions and MPs should ‘take back control’

Nice picture of Maxine and Jo with this article - UCU taking the lead! #UCU2025 #FightTheCuts articlewww.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/28/joh...

Thanks to everyone at UCU congress for showing your support for our ongoing industrial action at the University of Dundee.

#UCU2025 #SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni

Liverpool, you were incredible.

Motions passed, solidarity strengthened, action planned.

But for now, that’s a wrap!

Thank you to all our amazing members who took part, both online and in person.

#UCU2025

In case you missed it this morning!
#UKHE #UCU #UCU2025 #UCUCongress

At #UCU2025 we passed a vital motion backing a year of trade union climate action, starting autumn 2025
we’re embedding climate justice into our union work.

Because climate justice is union business.

#ClimateAction #UnionPower #UCU2025

Great News - the motion to support #EndNotDefend and tackle workplace sexual harassement has been overwhelmingly passed at @ucu.org.uk #ucu2025 Congress today.

Me speaking at congress

Thank you Maria Chondrogianni our amazing new UCU president for the work you have done getting the shared parental leave policy to #UCU2025. An honour to move the motion, giving the words of my hero Selma James:
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UCU threatens government with national strike over HE funding UK’s biggest academic union eyes showdown with Labour minister as it tries to respond to wave of university cuts

"It is shameful that university cuts have become so severe under a Labour government that our union is now laying the ground for a trade union dispute with the education secretary." @drjogrady.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucu-thr...

#ProtectEducationNow #StopTheCuts #ucu2025

Motion passed to raise a dispute with the education secretary over the goverment's failure to fund our sector

#UCU2025 congress has passed a motion to prepare to raise a formal dispute with the Education Secretary over the devastating funding crisis in higher education.

Our message is clear: if Labour won’t intervene, we will.

#UCU2025 #ProtectEducationNow #UnionPower #Post16Crisis #HigherEducation

None against!

Motion adopted to call on parliament to support the right to be free of employer detriment in the #EmploymentRightsBill!

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Join the cross-branch event on the 3rd of June! lu.ma/zs6bklhz

and read the legal explanation: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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#UCU2025 Congress has voted to raise a trade dispute with the government.

@drjogrady.bsky.social On BBC Radio 4 this morning our general secretary @drjogrady.bsky.social lays out the stark reality of the crisis facing our sector

Correction! It's @chloejwallace.bsky.social & Zara Dinnen who might speak to the motion if it comes to discussion.

The information in the thread above still stands; and our Ruth has been having great conversations with delegates all weekend.

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Delighted to report that several LGBTQ+ and trans-positive motions (44 on Saturday, 45-47, with amendment 47A.1, today) overwhelmingly passed by UCU congress. 🏳️‍⚧️

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And here's the motion:

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Here's a thread with the contextual information:

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This is the explanation of our legal case
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Meanwhile, we're absolutely continuing the legal work. Policy work and legal work have their own timelines...

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Hey! #UCUCongress / #UCU2025 / #UCU delegates! Today is the day for the motion on protecting us from detriment for ASOS.

This thread outlines and has explanations about the policy work that is needed and which we're hoping you'll vote in favour of when our fabulous @ruthfletcher.bsky.social speaks

Motion brought by @ucuessex.bsky.social @goldsmithsucu.bsky.social @ducu.bsky.social @kclucu.bsky.social, Oxford, Kingston, UAL

#UCU2025 #UCUCongress

Support our strike at the University of Dundee this week against the ongoing threat of compulsory redundancies (including my own).

#ucu2025 #saveHE

It’s a lovely day for a strike. Grab your shades and come down to our picket this morning at the front of the Tower Building from 8am-12pm.

We’re fighting for Shane O’Neill, Elise Gallagher and Tricia Bey to rule out compulsory redundancies at the University of Dundee.

#UCU2025 #SaveHE

At #UCU2025 we passed motions to reaffirm our commitment to trans rights.

We’ll keep fighting for inclusive spaces, supportive policies and real solidarity.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #UCU2025 #UnionPower

At #UCU2025 we reaffirmed our commitment to opposing the far right including campaigning against Reform UK and supporting Stand Up to Racism.

Now more than ever, we stand united against hate.

#UCU2025 #Unionpower

Tile with words: passed! Committing our union to oppose racist immigration laws, stand up to the far right and support anti-racist organising.

Passed at #UCU2025:

We’re committing our union to take on racist laws, oppose the far right and stand with students and workers organising against hate.

From teach-ins to protests, we’ll be there.
#UnionPower #UCU2025

A motion urging
@ucu.org.uk
to open a dispute with the secretary of state for education has passed without amendments at Congress. This is an important first step in redirecting our energies beyond random vice-chancellors to a fundamentally broken and unfair funding system #UCU2025 💪💪💪💪💪💪

T-shirts still available for anyone who wants one.

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Crowded Unite UCU fringe meeting

Thank you to all the UCU members who came to our fringe last night - and sorry we ended up with standing room only (again!). Our members absolutely appreciate your ongoing support, especially the unusually small handful required to work at #UCU2025 in somewhat trying circumstances. #Solidarity

Are you a UCU - @ucu.org.uk delegate to congress #ucu2025 ? More and more UCU branches are affiliating to us. Come and say hello to us at our stall to find out more about Liberation.

This motion is coming up today! H13.

Go and talk about the need to put the sector of secured financial footing and the positive legal advice we got that this dispute is feasible. #UCU2025 #UCUCongress #UCU