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Higher Education is under attack 🚨 We are fighting back ✊

Hosted by Afua Hagan, join us LIVE as we discuss how we can ‘Reclaim HE’ and defend against the ongoing and increasing threats to the sector.

🗣️ Nina Turner, Jo Grady
🕕 18:00 - 19:30
📅 Thursday 9 May
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9 yrs ago today, Sheku Bayoh met his death after being violently restrained by up to 6 police officers on the streets of Kirkcaldy - his family continue the fight for truth & justice - Final evidence on Race will be heard at Public Inquiry in June- vigil 6th June STUC

Come work University of Huddersfield

We’ll make you redundant.

On this #InternationalWorkersDay we stand with workers around the world, and in particular with our colleagues in Gaza currently facing siege, starvation, dispossession and death. Justice for Palestine and ceasefire now!

Luke Hall (new HE minister) just told the Commons that the new student loan Ts and Cs are progressive

📢 Urgent Call to Action! 📢

1/5 UCU stands in solidarity with those fighting for justice & human rights. We've co-written a letter with University of Sussex Students' Union urging divestment from companies complicit in Israel's colonial genocide. Join us in this crucial fight for justice!

📢📢 #WeAreAllSue campaign update!

Since Monday 22 April, we've accomplished the following:

1. Support from 2 UCU branches -- UCU Glasgow York St John UCU .

2. Over 160 signatures on Sue's letter to Newcastle University management.

3. £960 out of £14,000 raised for her fundraiser.

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Today, asylum seekers & undocumented people live in even more fear as the government is engaging in a shock Rwanda operation in time for elections in order to get votes.

This 🧵focuses on this harmful policy & migrants in & out of higher education.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

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Uk students were you at?

Graeme Dey Week one. It has been hard, but someone has to care about public sector colleges and future of further education. We deserve respect because FE deserves respect.

UCU is deeply concerned by the wrongful arrest of Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Professor and Global Chair in Law at Queen Mary University of London, in Israel. We condemn any attempts to stifle freedom of speech on the war in Gaza and demand that diplomatic access is…

I would hope that Columbia Faculty see their admin arresting their own students for peaceful protest as a red line. These students are in our care. Our primary responsibility as academics is to nurture their minds and protect them from oppression. Faculty must walk out now.

We're delighted to announce that this years Glasgow May Day March will be led by staff & lecturers involved in Further Education. Cuts to colleges have a huge impact on our communities. Join our march and rally on Sunday 5th May! EISFela UNISON Scotland GMB Scotland Unite Scotland

College lecturers across Scotland should have received a fair pay award in 2022 instead they are effectively getting an 8% pay cut. Pleased to be able to show solidarity with EIS-FELA members at Edinburgh College Sighthill campus. Edinburgh EIS EISFela

Of the 50 Unis facing redundancies, how many of them are sacking their VC due to mismanagement?

Of the 50 Unis facing redundancies, how many of them are sacking their VC due to mismanagement?

As the judgement is about to be handed down (🤞), a reminder of the extraordinary fortitude of Fiona Mercer, the care worker at the heart of this case. Great write up from UNISON - UK's largest union: magazine.unison.org.uk/2023/12/12/fio…