Birmingham UCU
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University of Birmingham UCU. Join our active and growing branch today! ucu.org.uk/join
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BUCU members voted today to give our collective support to the Brummies United Against Racism campaign, and call on the University of Birmingham leadership to do the same. www.wearebrig.co.uk/news/krff2ei...
Brummies United Against Racism — We Are BRIG
In March 2022, neighbours in Moseley were shocked to find hateful leaflets from the far-right group 'Patriotic Alternative' scattered on our doorsteps—designed to sow fear and division. But rather tha...
www.wearebrig.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BUCU members voted today to give our collective support to the Brummies United Against Racism campaign, and call on the University of Birmingham leadership to do the same. www.wearebrig.co.uk/news/krff2ei...
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UCU (@ucu.org.uk) has called a national demonstration against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester.
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
UCU (@ucu.org.uk) has called a national demonstration against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester.
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November.
All welcome!
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Reason 1⃣:
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Ten Reasons to Vote Yes in the @ucu.org.uk ballot
1⃣ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀
A YES vote strengthens the hand of your elected negotiators and your union in the face of a set of employers making massive cuts in pay and jobs.
1⃣ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀
A YES vote strengthens the hand of your elected negotiators and your union in the face of a set of employers making massive cuts in pay and jobs.
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reason 1⃣:
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Eight More Reasons to Vote Yes:
ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
HE Ballot 2025
UCU began a formal industrial action ballot of members across the UK on Monday 20 October for 6 weeks. UCU is calling for: a pay uplift that is at least RPI + 3.5% or £2,500, whichever is the high…
ucusolidaritymovement.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Eight More Reasons to Vote Yes:
ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
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Ten Reasons to Vote Yes in the @ucu.org.uk ballot
1⃣ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀
A YES vote strengthens the hand of your elected negotiators and your union in the face of a set of employers making massive cuts in pay and jobs.
1⃣ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀
A YES vote strengthens the hand of your elected negotiators and your union in the face of a set of employers making massive cuts in pay and jobs.
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Ten Reasons to Vote Yes in the @ucu.org.uk ballot
1⃣ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀
A YES vote strengthens the hand of your elected negotiators and your union in the face of a set of employers making massive cuts in pay and jobs.
1⃣ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀
A YES vote strengthens the hand of your elected negotiators and your union in the face of a set of employers making massive cuts in pay and jobs.
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If you don’t vote, or vote NO, you are voting for the status quo, i.e. ever-decreasing real-terms pay and working conditions, together with ever-increasing casualisation, insecurity, redundancies, and growing workloads for those who remain in employment.
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you don’t vote, or vote NO, you are voting for the status quo, i.e. ever-decreasing real-terms pay and working conditions, together with ever-increasing casualisation, insecurity, redundancies, and growing workloads for those who remain in employment.
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Nine More Reasons to Vote Yes:
ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
HE Ballot 2025
UCU began a formal industrial action ballot of members across the UK on Monday 20 October for 6 weeks. UCU is calling for: a pay uplift that is at least RPI + 3.5% or £2,500, whichever is the high…
ucusolidaritymovement.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Nine More Reasons to Vote Yes:
ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
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Ten Reasons to Vote Yes in the @ucu.org.uk ballot
2⃣ 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗨𝗞-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
Local fights have been strong.
2⃣ 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗨𝗞-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
Local fights have been strong.
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Ten Reasons to Vote Yes in the @ucu.org.uk ballot
2⃣ 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗨𝗞-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
Local fights have been strong.
2⃣ 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗨𝗞-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
Local fights have been strong.
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Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
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Ten Reasons to Vote YES in the UCU ballot ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
1. It is a vote against pay and job cuts
2. We need a UK-wide mandate to stand together
3. Staff pay has been falling as a proportion of expenditure
4. Pay is falling sharply in real terms
1. It is a vote against pay and job cuts
2. We need a UK-wide mandate to stand together
3. Staff pay has been falling as a proportion of expenditure
4. Pay is falling sharply in real terms
HE Ballot 2025
UCU began a formal industrial action ballot of members across the UK on Monday 20 October for 6 weeks. UCU is calling for: a pay uplift that is at least RPI + 3.5% or £2,500, whichever is the high…
ucusolidaritymovement.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Ten Reasons to Vote YES in the UCU ballot ucusolidaritymovement.org/2025/10/25/h...
1. It is a vote against pay and job cuts
2. We need a UK-wide mandate to stand together
3. Staff pay has been falling as a proportion of expenditure
4. Pay is falling sharply in real terms
1. It is a vote against pay and job cuts
2. We need a UK-wide mandate to stand together
3. Staff pay has been falling as a proportion of expenditure
4. Pay is falling sharply in real terms
It’s the weekend!
Going out for a walk?
Don’t forget to take a snack for the post box.
#GTVO
#WeAreTheUniversity
@ucu.org.uk @birminghamtuc.bsky.social
Going out for a walk?
Don’t forget to take a snack for the post box.
#GTVO
#WeAreTheUniversity
@ucu.org.uk @birminghamtuc.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It’s the weekend!
Going out for a walk?
Don’t forget to take a snack for the post box.
#GTVO
#WeAreTheUniversity
@ucu.org.uk @birminghamtuc.bsky.social
Going out for a walk?
Don’t forget to take a snack for the post box.
#GTVO
#WeAreTheUniversity
@ucu.org.uk @birminghamtuc.bsky.social
Ballot papers are dropping!
If you believe employees deserve the following:
A pay uplift that is at least RPI + 3.5%, whichever is the higher, on all pay points.
Then it’s time to vote YES
#WeAreTheUniversity
@ucu.org.uk
If you believe employees deserve the following:
A pay uplift that is at least RPI + 3.5%, whichever is the higher, on all pay points.
Then it’s time to vote YES
#WeAreTheUniversity
@ucu.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Ballot papers are dropping!
If you believe employees deserve the following:
A pay uplift that is at least RPI + 3.5%, whichever is the higher, on all pay points.
Then it’s time to vote YES
#WeAreTheUniversity
@ucu.org.uk
If you believe employees deserve the following:
A pay uplift that is at least RPI + 3.5%, whichever is the higher, on all pay points.
Then it’s time to vote YES
#WeAreTheUniversity
@ucu.org.uk
BUCU members - your ballot papers for the national vote will be landing on your doormats in a few weeks. Updates will appear as we receive them.
Please check your details are correct via My UCU www.ucu.org.uk/myucu
Meanwhile #solidarity to our Support Staff:
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Please check your details are correct via My UCU www.ucu.org.uk/myucu
Meanwhile #solidarity to our Support Staff:
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October 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
BUCU members - your ballot papers for the national vote will be landing on your doormats in a few weeks. Updates will appear as we receive them.
Please check your details are correct via My UCU www.ucu.org.uk/myucu
Meanwhile #solidarity to our Support Staff:
www.facebook.com/share/r/1CZk...
Please check your details are correct via My UCU www.ucu.org.uk/myucu
Meanwhile #solidarity to our Support Staff:
www.facebook.com/share/r/1CZk...
Tomorrow, Thursday 19th June @ 12:30 Reps from BUCU and our on campus sister union, Unison, will be launching our Joint Equality Network. Details in Graphic.
*Guest speaker*: Dr Kay Crosby, UCU member, legal scholar and activist from Newcastle University
@newcastleucu.bsky.social
*Guest speaker*: Dr Kay Crosby, UCU member, legal scholar and activist from Newcastle University
@newcastleucu.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Tomorrow, Thursday 19th June @ 12:30 Reps from BUCU and our on campus sister union, Unison, will be launching our Joint Equality Network. Details in Graphic.
*Guest speaker*: Dr Kay Crosby, UCU member, legal scholar and activist from Newcastle University
@newcastleucu.bsky.social
*Guest speaker*: Dr Kay Crosby, UCU member, legal scholar and activist from Newcastle University
@newcastleucu.bsky.social
To mark Nakba Day 2025 tomorrow, Thursday 15th May, University of Birmingham Friends of Palestine group is holding an event on the Green Heart. For those staff who are able and wish to attend the details are in the link below 👇🏼👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽👇🏻
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May 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
To mark Nakba Day 2025 tomorrow, Thursday 15th May, University of Birmingham Friends of Palestine group is holding an event on the Green Heart. For those staff who are able and wish to attend the details are in the link below 👇🏼👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽👇🏻
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Keele University plans to axe 150 more jobs amid a £5m deficit.
Staff cuts are not the solution, they harm education, overload workers and fail students.
We stand with our members ✊
#UCU #StopTheCuts
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Staff cuts are not the solution, they harm education, overload workers and fail students.
We stand with our members ✊
#UCU #StopTheCuts
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cash-strapped Keele University to cut 150 more jobs - BBC News
Keele University plans to axe further roles amid ongoing financial challenges.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Today at a quorate General Members Meeting the Branch passed a motion defending Trans rights.
The text of that motion can be read on our blog here:
birminghamucu.org/2025/05/09/m...
The text of that motion can be read on our blog here:
birminghamucu.org/2025/05/09/m...
Motion: Defending Trans Rights Motion
Proposed: Shirley YeSeconded: Charlotte Galpin NB Passed unanimously at quorate GMM on 09/05/25 The branch notes: The UK Supreme Court (SC) decision of 16 April 2025 excludes trans women from the l…
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May 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Today at a quorate General Members Meeting the Branch passed a motion defending Trans rights.
The text of that motion can be read on our blog here:
birminghamucu.org/2025/05/09/m...
The text of that motion can be read on our blog here:
birminghamucu.org/2025/05/09/m...
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Trans Liberation Demonstration
Birmingham
Showing up and showing out for the Trans+ Community.
Saturday 10th May, 3pm at Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square, B3 3SD
No branded placards
Direct Message @NOT_YOUR_SCAPEGOAT for accessibility information.
Trans Liberation Demonstration
Birmingham
Showing up and showing out for the Trans+ Community.
Saturday 10th May, 3pm at Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square, B3 3SD
No branded placards
Direct Message @NOT_YOUR_SCAPEGOAT for accessibility information.
May 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Trans Liberation Demonstration
Birmingham
Showing up and showing out for the Trans+ Community.
Saturday 10th May, 3pm at Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square, B3 3SD
No branded placards
Direct Message @NOT_YOUR_SCAPEGOAT for accessibility information.
Trans Liberation Demonstration
Birmingham
Showing up and showing out for the Trans+ Community.
Saturday 10th May, 3pm at Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square, B3 3SD
No branded placards
Direct Message @NOT_YOUR_SCAPEGOAT for accessibility information.
Interesting line up this evening #ProtectEducationNow
Catch @drjogrady.bsky.social on BBC Question time tonight, representing education workers and speaking truth on the issues that matter.
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
#ProtectEducationNow #UCU
May 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Interesting line up this evening #ProtectEducationNow
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Great support from our pre-92 sister branch @birminghamucu.bsky.social president @ellensho.bsky.social ! ❤️🔥 #BCUstrike #May1
May 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Great support from our pre-92 sister branch @birminghamucu.bsky.social president @ellensho.bsky.social ! ❤️🔥 #BCUstrike #May1
Tomorrow, Wednesday 7th May 2025, Unison and UCU will be hosting a Solidarity Picnic for Trans Rights on the Green Heart outside the Main Library from 12:30–2pm. Please come along, bringing your own lunch, to this relaxed and casual event to show solidarity and allyship to trans+ staff and students.
May 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Tomorrow, Wednesday 7th May 2025, Unison and UCU will be hosting a Solidarity Picnic for Trans Rights on the Green Heart outside the Main Library from 12:30–2pm. Please come along, bringing your own lunch, to this relaxed and casual event to show solidarity and allyship to trans+ staff and students.
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Shout out to @birminghamucu.bsky.social for leading the way for reporting their employer to HSE, we've followed their example at UoN birminghamucu.org/2024/12/18/h...
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Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has now informed us that they are to launch an official inspection into the management of stress at the University of Birmingham. This follows a UCU complaint …
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April 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Shout out to @birminghamucu.bsky.social for leading the way for reporting their employer to HSE, we've followed their example at UoN birminghamucu.org/2024/12/18/h...
uonucu.org/ucu-has-repo...
uonucu.org/ucu-has-repo...
How two UoB students feared for their academic qualifications and their futures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Birmingham protest students feared for university futures
Mariyah Ali and Antonia Listrat were part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Birmingham.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
How two UoB students feared for their academic qualifications and their futures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...