Jo Grady
@drjogrady.bsky.social
General Secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) https://bsky.app/profile/ucu.org.uk | she/her | unrepentant dyslexic
If Matt Goodwin is serious about his concerns that women are delaying motherhood, he should demand:
- Better employment security for women
- Better maternity rights
- Better maternity pay
- Free or at least affordable childcare
- Equal pay for women
- Equal pensions for women
- Better employment security for women
- Better maternity rights
- Better maternity pay
- Free or at least affordable childcare
- Equal pay for women
- Equal pensions for women
February 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
If Matt Goodwin is serious about his concerns that women are delaying motherhood, he should demand:
- Better employment security for women
- Better maternity rights
- Better maternity pay
- Free or at least affordable childcare
- Equal pay for women
- Equal pensions for women
- Better employment security for women
- Better maternity rights
- Better maternity pay
- Free or at least affordable childcare
- Equal pay for women
- Equal pensions for women
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THREE strike ballots in universities in Scotland closing next week - that’s 3️⃣
If you’re a member in Aberdeen, Heriot Watt or Stirling universities make sure you post those last minute ballot papers 📨📮✅✊ #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
If you’re a member in Aberdeen, Heriot Watt or Stirling universities make sure you post those last minute ballot papers 📨📮✅✊ #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
February 13, 2026 at 8:26 AM
THREE strike ballots in universities in Scotland closing next week - that’s 3️⃣
If you’re a member in Aberdeen, Heriot Watt or Stirling universities make sure you post those last minute ballot papers 📨📮✅✊ #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
If you’re a member in Aberdeen, Heriot Watt or Stirling universities make sure you post those last minute ballot papers 📨📮✅✊ #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
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Staff at Truro and Penwith College will strike on Monday 23 February.
Management imposed a 2% pay award, half the level recommended by the AoC - thats a real-terms pay cut.
Fair pay. Manageable workloads. Proper time for students.
Management imposed a 2% pay award, half the level recommended by the AoC - thats a real-terms pay cut.
Fair pay. Manageable workloads. Proper time for students.
Truro & Penwith College staff to strike over low pay & high workloads
Staff at Truro and Penwith College will strike on Monday 23 February in an escalating dispute over low pay and poor working conditions
www.ucu.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Staff at Truro and Penwith College will strike on Monday 23 February.
Management imposed a 2% pay award, half the level recommended by the AoC - thats a real-terms pay cut.
Fair pay. Manageable workloads. Proper time for students.
Management imposed a 2% pay award, half the level recommended by the AoC - thats a real-terms pay cut.
Fair pay. Manageable workloads. Proper time for students.
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@ucu.org.uk @chroniclelive.co.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @theguardian.com @danhollandnews.bsky.social @georgeclarke.bsky.social @andylong6.bsky.social
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!
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Government decision to proscribe Palestine action was unlawful, high court judges rule.
Huge victory for those opposing genocide. Huge wake up call for the Labour government.
Huge victory for those opposing genocide. Huge wake up call for the Labour government.
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Government decision to proscribe Palestine action was unlawful, high court judges rule.
Huge victory for those opposing genocide. Huge wake up call for the Labour government.
Huge victory for those opposing genocide. Huge wake up call for the Labour government.
A brilliant rally in Southend today as UCU and Unison members join students, trade unionists and the local community in a fight to save the campus there.
Inspiring day.
Inspiring day.
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A brilliant rally in Southend today as UCU and Unison members join students, trade unionists and the local community in a fight to save the campus there.
Inspiring day.
Inspiring day.
Not only does the University of Edinburgh have net assets of £3.1bn, but they have a surplus of £43mn. Yet, in the name of savings, the university continues to pursue redundancies which harm students, staff, and the institution itself.
An utter disgrace.
An utter disgrace.
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Not only does the University of Edinburgh have net assets of £3.1bn, but they have a surplus of £43mn. Yet, in the name of savings, the university continues to pursue redundancies which harm students, staff, and the institution itself.
An utter disgrace.
An utter disgrace.
Things Peter Mandelson was happy to tilt towards - Convicted sex offenders.
Things Peter Mandelson wasn’t happy to tilt towards - Ending insecure employment for millions of workers.
Things Peter Mandelson wasn’t happy to tilt towards - Ending insecure employment for millions of workers.
February 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Things Peter Mandelson was happy to tilt towards - Convicted sex offenders.
Things Peter Mandelson wasn’t happy to tilt towards - Ending insecure employment for millions of workers.
Things Peter Mandelson wasn’t happy to tilt towards - Ending insecure employment for millions of workers.
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Forcing staff out of their pension scheme and threatening dismissal if they object is shameful. It’s fire & rehire by another name.
Show your support for staff at Southampton Solent University striking on 9 & 17 February to protect retirement security. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1439...
Show your support for staff at Southampton Solent University striking on 9 & 17 February to protect retirement security. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1439...
Southampton Solent strike begins next week in fight over fire & rehire pension attack
Staff at Southampton Solent University will take two days of strike action beginning next week after management forced staff out of their preferred pension scheme, and threatened to sack all those who...
www.ucu.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Forcing staff out of their pension scheme and threatening dismissal if they object is shameful. It’s fire & rehire by another name.
Show your support for staff at Southampton Solent University striking on 9 & 17 February to protect retirement security. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1439...
Show your support for staff at Southampton Solent University striking on 9 & 17 February to protect retirement security. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1439...
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Not just a university restructure but a coastal town losing its future.
Rally tomorrow, 12–1pm, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend (SS1 1NS).
Be there.
Rally tomorrow, 12–1pm, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend (SS1 1NS).
Be there.
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Not just a university restructure but a coastal town losing its future.
Rally tomorrow, 12–1pm, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend (SS1 1NS).
Be there.
Rally tomorrow, 12–1pm, The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend (SS1 1NS).
Be there.
I travelled on an @eduinternational.bsky.social trip to Palestine. But we never got there
We were detained for 5+ hours, grilled and refused entry by Israeli forces
It was intimidating and a violation of our rights. It is nothing compared to what Palestinians go through every day under occupation
We were detained for 5+ hours, grilled and refused entry by Israeli forces
It was intimidating and a violation of our rights. It is nothing compared to what Palestinians go through every day under occupation
January 31, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I travelled on an @eduinternational.bsky.social trip to Palestine. But we never got there
We were detained for 5+ hours, grilled and refused entry by Israeli forces
It was intimidating and a violation of our rights. It is nothing compared to what Palestinians go through every day under occupation
We were detained for 5+ hours, grilled and refused entry by Israeli forces
It was intimidating and a violation of our rights. It is nothing compared to what Palestinians go through every day under occupation
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Your reminder:
£20 billion is the cost of cancelling all student loans
£10 billion is the annual cost of abolishing tuition fees
£90 billion is the lost tax revenue because of Brexit
£20 billion is the cost of cancelling all student loans
£10 billion is the annual cost of abolishing tuition fees
£90 billion is the lost tax revenue because of Brexit
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Your reminder:
£20 billion is the cost of cancelling all student loans
£10 billion is the annual cost of abolishing tuition fees
£90 billion is the lost tax revenue because of Brexit
£20 billion is the cost of cancelling all student loans
£10 billion is the annual cost of abolishing tuition fees
£90 billion is the lost tax revenue because of Brexit
On this basis we would stop paying for free school meals for children and free bus passes for pensioners.
I don’t use it/don’t benefit is literally the direct opposite reason why we have taxation to fund pubic goods.
Education is a public good. Fund it!
I don’t use it/don’t benefit is literally the direct opposite reason why we have taxation to fund pubic goods.
Education is a public good. Fund it!
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM
On this basis we would stop paying for free school meals for children and free bus passes for pensioners.
I don’t use it/don’t benefit is literally the direct opposite reason why we have taxation to fund pubic goods.
Education is a public good. Fund it!
I don’t use it/don’t benefit is literally the direct opposite reason why we have taxation to fund pubic goods.
Education is a public good. Fund it!
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“Slashing the staff body like this is nothing short of academic vandalism.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
Stand with London Met staff and students at the rallies as they fight cuts to 120 jobs:
Tue 3 Feb (Holloway) 9–10 & 1–2
Wed 4 Feb (City) 9–10 & 1–2
Mon 9 Feb (Holloway) 1pm
Stand with London Met staff and students at the rallies as they fight cuts to 120 jobs:
Tue 3 Feb (Holloway) 9–10 & 1–2
Wed 4 Feb (City) 9–10 & 1–2
Mon 9 Feb (Holloway) 1pm
Union condemns London Met job cut plans and calls on supporters to attend rallies
The University and College Union has today condemned plans by London Metropolitan University (London Met) to slash the jobs of 120 academic staff.
www.ucu.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:06 AM
“Slashing the staff body like this is nothing short of academic vandalism.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
Stand with London Met staff and students at the rallies as they fight cuts to 120 jobs:
Tue 3 Feb (Holloway) 9–10 & 1–2
Wed 4 Feb (City) 9–10 & 1–2
Mon 9 Feb (Holloway) 1pm
Stand with London Met staff and students at the rallies as they fight cuts to 120 jobs:
Tue 3 Feb (Holloway) 9–10 & 1–2
Wed 4 Feb (City) 9–10 & 1–2
Mon 9 Feb (Holloway) 1pm
I was asked on Question Time last night for my view on Reform morphing into the Tory Party.
I don’t want to swap one group of privatisation hungry suits for another.
These people offer nothing for working people and never will do.
I don’t want to swap one group of privatisation hungry suits for another.
These people offer nothing for working people and never will do.
January 30, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I was asked on Question Time last night for my view on Reform morphing into the Tory Party.
I don’t want to swap one group of privatisation hungry suits for another.
These people offer nothing for working people and never will do.
I don’t want to swap one group of privatisation hungry suits for another.
These people offer nothing for working people and never will do.
Today we remember the millions murdered under the Nazi regime during the Holocaust, and in the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
This year’s theme, Bridging Generations, is a call to action to listen, learn and carry those lessons forward.
Join us at 1pm today for a UCU webinar.
This year’s theme, Bridging Generations, is a call to action to listen, learn and carry those lessons forward.
Join us at 1pm today for a UCU webinar.
January 27, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Today we remember the millions murdered under the Nazi regime during the Holocaust, and in the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
This year’s theme, Bridging Generations, is a call to action to listen, learn and carry those lessons forward.
Join us at 1pm today for a UCU webinar.
This year’s theme, Bridging Generations, is a call to action to listen, learn and carry those lessons forward.
Join us at 1pm today for a UCU webinar.
📅 Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
Join our webinar on Tue 27 Jan, 13:00- 14:00 (Zoom) with Prof Eve Rosenhaft from the University of Liverpool.
We will outline what we know about the genocide of Europe’s Roma, the gaps that remain, and its lessons and legacies today.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our webinar on Tue 27 Jan, 13:00- 14:00 (Zoom) with Prof Eve Rosenhaft from the University of Liverpool.
We will outline what we know about the genocide of Europe’s Roma, the gaps that remain, and its lessons and legacies today.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: UCU Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 - Lunchtime webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Genocide of Europe’s Roma
Between the 1930s and 1945, Romani people across Europe faced internment, forced labour, sterilisation, deportation, and mass murder under Nazi rule—violence rooted in lo...
us02web.zoom.us
January 24, 2026 at 1:57 PM
📅 Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
Join our webinar on Tue 27 Jan, 13:00- 14:00 (Zoom) with Prof Eve Rosenhaft from the University of Liverpool.
We will outline what we know about the genocide of Europe’s Roma, the gaps that remain, and its lessons and legacies today.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our webinar on Tue 27 Jan, 13:00- 14:00 (Zoom) with Prof Eve Rosenhaft from the University of Liverpool.
We will outline what we know about the genocide of Europe’s Roma, the gaps that remain, and its lessons and legacies today.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Disgraceful from @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Punishing staff twice for taking strike action, and pushing a resolution further from reach. Terrible for staff, terrible for students
Please donate to the hardship fund. But know that the union is fully behind Sheffield and supporting them through this
Punishing staff twice for taking strike action, and pushing a resolution further from reach. Terrible for staff, terrible for students
Please donate to the hardship fund. But know that the union is fully behind Sheffield and supporting them through this
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Disgraceful from @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Punishing staff twice for taking strike action, and pushing a resolution further from reach. Terrible for staff, terrible for students
Please donate to the hardship fund. But know that the union is fully behind Sheffield and supporting them through this
Punishing staff twice for taking strike action, and pushing a resolution further from reach. Terrible for staff, terrible for students
Please donate to the hardship fund. But know that the union is fully behind Sheffield and supporting them through this
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Students are being penalised for getting an education.” @drjogrady.bsky.social on @skynewsrss.bsky.social this morning, on the mis-selling scandal in student loans.
January 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Students are being penalised for getting an education.” @drjogrady.bsky.social on @skynewsrss.bsky.social this morning, on the mis-selling scandal in student loans.
College lecturers in England are paid £7,000+ less than their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
Our members aren’t having it anymore.
Proud to stand alongside thousands taking strike action today.
Our members aren’t having it anymore.
Proud to stand alongside thousands taking strike action today.
January 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
College lecturers in England are paid £7,000+ less than their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
Our members aren’t having it anymore.
Proud to stand alongside thousands taking strike action today.
Our members aren’t having it anymore.
Proud to stand alongside thousands taking strike action today.
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Solidarity with all @ucu.org.uk FE strikers this week 📢
🗓️14-16 January 2026
📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets
1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social
#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
🗓️14-16 January 2026
📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets
1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social
#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
January 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Solidarity with all @ucu.org.uk FE strikers this week 📢
🗓️14-16 January 2026
📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets
1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social
#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
🗓️14-16 January 2026
📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets
1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social
#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
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Tonight on LBC, @drjogrady.bsky.social said it like it is.
FE lecturers are not paid enough for an incredibly hard job.
Tomorrow, they take strike action.
✊ Stand with FE staff.
FE lecturers are not paid enough for an incredibly hard job.
Tomorrow, they take strike action.
✊ Stand with FE staff.
January 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Tonight on LBC, @drjogrady.bsky.social said it like it is.
FE lecturers are not paid enough for an incredibly hard job.
Tomorrow, they take strike action.
✊ Stand with FE staff.
FE lecturers are not paid enough for an incredibly hard job.
Tomorrow, they take strike action.
✊ Stand with FE staff.
UCU members are on strike today in 25 colleges across the UK.
Their starting salaries are just above minimum wage and well below their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
This has to change. Let our members know you back them.
Their starting salaries are just above minimum wage and well below their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
This has to change. Let our members know you back them.
January 14, 2026 at 7:52 AM
UCU members are on strike today in 25 colleges across the UK.
Their starting salaries are just above minimum wage and well below their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
This has to change. Let our members know you back them.
Their starting salaries are just above minimum wage and well below their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
This has to change. Let our members know you back them.
Mandleson offering a mealy mouthed apology for the fact we have a system that does not protect women is nauseating.
Peter, not all men abuse or harass women, but many men - including you - participate in protecting the system that does. That’s the problem here.
Peter, not all men abuse or harass women, but many men - including you - participate in protecting the system that does. That’s the problem here.
January 11, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Mandleson offering a mealy mouthed apology for the fact we have a system that does not protect women is nauseating.
Peter, not all men abuse or harass women, but many men - including you - participate in protecting the system that does. That’s the problem here.
Peter, not all men abuse or harass women, but many men - including you - participate in protecting the system that does. That’s the problem here.