Leicester UCU
@leicesterucu.bsky.social
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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!
Confidence vote in our leaders is now open.
Please vote yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/Universit...
Please vote yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/Universit...
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Confidence vote in our leaders is now open.
Please vote yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/Universit...
Please vote yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/Universit...
Busy pickets tomorrow!
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Busy pickets tomorrow!
Back on the pickets for week 4 of our strike action!
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Back on the pickets for week 4 of our strike action!
Andreas kicks off our second round of industrial action with his teachout later today.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Andreas kicks off our second round of industrial action with his teachout later today.
Packed week ahead!
And don't forget the national demonstration on Wednesday.
All welcome!
And don't forget the national demonstration on Wednesday.
All welcome!
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Packed week ahead!
And don't forget the national demonstration on Wednesday.
All welcome!
And don't forget the national demonstration on Wednesday.
All welcome!
EGM tomorrow, 1pm!
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
EGM tomorrow, 1pm!
One week to go for the national demonstration called by UCU (@ucu.org.uk) 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!
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
One week to go for the national demonstration called by UCU (@ucu.org.uk) 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!
Dozens of staff stood up and displayed these signs at the beginning of today’s address by the VC to demonstrate their lack of confidence in him and his ability to impose such devastating staff cuts across the university.
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Dozens of staff stood up and displayed these signs at the beginning of today’s address by the VC to demonstrate their lack of confidence in him and his ability to impose such devastating staff cuts across the university.
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We remind all members that we want to have a large show of solidarity - as large as possible - for our colleagues across the city. Please join us next Wednesday!
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!
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We remind all members that we want to have a large show of solidarity - as large as possible - for our colleagues across the city. Please join us next Wednesday!
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@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social hosting a speaker from @leicesterucu.bsky.social next week, and voting to donate to their hardship fund. Solidarity.
Leicester management want to cut 150 jobs and wipe out entire departments.
Staff and students are standing together to stop this destruction.
Members are striking from the week of 10 Nov and taking to the streets on 12 Nov. Join us in Leicester. Together we can fight this.
#WeAreTheUniversity
Staff and students are standing together to stop this destruction.
Members are striking from the week of 10 Nov and taking to the streets on 12 Nov. Join us in Leicester. Together we can fight this.
#WeAreTheUniversity
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social hosting a speaker from @leicesterucu.bsky.social next week, and voting to donate to their hardship fund. Solidarity.
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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Join the resistance! The rebel alliance needs you - get your ballots posted in the HE pay ballot ✊
@unison.org.uk
@ucu.org.uk
@unitetheunion.bsky.social
@eisunion.bsky.social
(Insert your Star Wars themed ballot puns below ↘️)
@unison.org.uk
@ucu.org.uk
@unitetheunion.bsky.social
@eisunion.bsky.social
(Insert your Star Wars themed ballot puns below ↘️)
October 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Yes! We love to see it.
Get those votes in!
Get those votes in!
🗳️🗳️🗳️ hi comrades! A reminder to vote soon and #voteyes in BOTH the national @ucu.org.uk AND the local KCL UCU ballot! #wearetheuniversity #wearekcl
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yes! We love to see it.
Get those votes in!
Get those votes in!
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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
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We need to combine our local fight @leicesterucu.bsky.social with our national fight @ucu.org.uk for maximum impact.
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 9:36 AM
We need to combine our local fight @leicesterucu.bsky.social with our national fight @ucu.org.uk for maximum impact.
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Rush Solidarity to @leicesterucu.bsky.social.
Together we can stop the cuts!
Remember, Remember the 12th of November!
UCU National Demo in Leicester
@ucu.org.uk
Together we can stop the cuts!
Remember, Remember the 12th of November!
UCU National Demo in Leicester
@ucu.org.uk
- EGM tomorrow at 12
- Strike action begins 10th of November
- Strike action begins 10th of November
October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Rush Solidarity to @leicesterucu.bsky.social.
Together we can stop the cuts!
Remember, Remember the 12th of November!
UCU National Demo in Leicester
@ucu.org.uk
Together we can stop the cuts!
Remember, Remember the 12th of November!
UCU National Demo in Leicester
@ucu.org.uk
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@leicesterucu.bsky.social begin a further two weeks of strikes from 10 November in their fight against redundancies. Share solidarity, make donations to their strike fund and join demonstrations 12/13 November!
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
@leicesterucu.bsky.social begin a further two weeks of strikes from 10 November in their fight against redundancies. Share solidarity, make donations to their strike fund and join demonstrations 12/13 November!
- EGM tomorrow at 12
- Strike action begins 10th of November
- Strike action begins 10th of November
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
- EGM tomorrow at 12
- Strike action begins 10th of November
- Strike action begins 10th of November
"It is in this random way that the universe is returned to its benign and hopeful axis, a reminder that you never know who you will meet on a picket line and how much that will mean. "
New blog post from a colleague in the School of Business:
www.survivingwork.org/surviving-wo...
New blog post from a colleague in the School of Business:
www.survivingwork.org/surviving-wo...
Other people five — Surviving Work
I realise this is not a good look to say this a week before the publication of my book that defends relationships between humans but Surviving Work started in 2011 when I was put in a compulsory red...
www.survivingwork.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"It is in this random way that the universe is returned to its benign and hopeful axis, a reminder that you never know who you will meet on a picket line and how much that will mean. "
New blog post from a colleague in the School of Business:
www.survivingwork.org/surviving-wo...
New blog post from a colleague in the School of Business:
www.survivingwork.org/surviving-wo...
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Very proud of my UCU branch for its 15 days of strike action! We stand firm and are planning for further action to force Leicester University to retreat from job cuts. Watch this space for details of a national demonstration in Leicester on 12 November.
Week 3, day 5: Last day of our three week strike.
We were joined by Red Leicester choir and staff and students worked on their percussion skills. Back to the office on Monday but our fight against job cuts and course closures continues.
We were joined by Red Leicester choir and staff and students worked on their percussion skills. Back to the office on Monday but our fight against job cuts and course closures continues.
October 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Very proud of my UCU branch for its 15 days of strike action! We stand firm and are planning for further action to force Leicester University to retreat from job cuts. Watch this space for details of a national demonstration in Leicester on 12 November.