LSE UCU
@lseucu.bsky.social
The London School of Economics Branch of the University and College Union.
www.lseucu.com
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If you haven’t completed our #workload survey yet, please do NOW! We’ve extended the deadline & need as many responses as possible.
More responses = more data = more pressure on managers to reduce workload.
Search for link in your inbox or write to the Branch Secretary if you can’t find it!
More responses = more data = more pressure on managers to reduce workload.
Search for link in your inbox or write to the Branch Secretary if you can’t find it!
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM
If you haven’t completed our #workload survey yet, please do NOW! We’ve extended the deadline & need as many responses as possible.
More responses = more data = more pressure on managers to reduce workload.
Search for link in your inbox or write to the Branch Secretary if you can’t find it!
More responses = more data = more pressure on managers to reduce workload.
Search for link in your inbox or write to the Branch Secretary if you can’t find it!
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London Metropolitan University has announced plans to cut more than 100 academic roles, in a move UCU has described as a “reckless assault on inclusive education”. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
Union brands London Met cuts an ‘act of institutional vandalism’
University’s plan to cut more than 100 academic roles puts it reputation for inclusive education at risk, fears UCU
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
London Metropolitan University has announced plans to cut more than 100 academic roles, in a move UCU has described as a “reckless assault on inclusive education”. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
Our comrades at @ucucapitalcitycoll.bsky.social are on strike this week as part of the nationally coordinated FE action over pay, workloads and national binding bargaining.
Get yourselves down to show your support. We are glad to be making a £200 donation to their strike fund.
Get yourselves down to show your support. We are glad to be making a £200 donation to their strike fund.
January 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Our comrades at @ucucapitalcitycoll.bsky.social are on strike this week as part of the nationally coordinated FE action over pay, workloads and national binding bargaining.
Get yourselves down to show your support. We are glad to be making a £200 donation to their strike fund.
Get yourselves down to show your support. We are glad to be making a £200 donation to their strike fund.
January 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Our comrades at @ucucapitalcitycoll.bsky.social are on strike this week as part of the nationally coordinated FE action over pay, workloads and national binding bargaining.
Get yourselves down to show your support. We are glad to be making a £200 donation to their strike fund.
Get yourselves down to show your support. We are glad to be making a £200 donation to their strike fund.
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Sheffield management have withdrawn their threat of a lockout for w/c 5 Jan to facilitate further discussions with our excellent @sheffielducu.bsky.social negotiators. Massive thanks to the ucu team, and to everyone for having our backs. It’s not over yet, but maybe there’s a path to get there!
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Sheffield management have withdrawn their threat of a lockout for w/c 5 Jan to facilitate further discussions with our excellent @sheffielducu.bsky.social negotiators. Massive thanks to the ucu team, and to everyone for having our backs. It’s not over yet, but maybe there’s a path to get there!
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Victory to @ucu.org.uk members at Sheffield Hallam & University of Sheffield
Management must wake up and listen to staff, vanity projects and six figure salaries wont cut it!
Our universities are a economic lynchpin for our region, and an engine of social mobility
Solidarity to UCU members!
Management must wake up and listen to staff, vanity projects and six figure salaries wont cut it!
Our universities are a economic lynchpin for our region, and an engine of social mobility
Solidarity to UCU members!
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Victory to @ucu.org.uk members at Sheffield Hallam & University of Sheffield
Management must wake up and listen to staff, vanity projects and six figure salaries wont cut it!
Our universities are a economic lynchpin for our region, and an engine of social mobility
Solidarity to UCU members!
Management must wake up and listen to staff, vanity projects and six figure salaries wont cut it!
Our universities are a economic lynchpin for our region, and an engine of social mobility
Solidarity to UCU members!
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Thank you to @ucu.org.uk members at Sheffield University for welcoming us on their picket lines this morning. Solidarity in their fight against redundancies.
Managment meed to stop playing games and make meaningful offers.
Victory to UCU members in Sheffield!
Managment meed to stop playing games and make meaningful offers.
Victory to UCU members in Sheffield!
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thank you to @ucu.org.uk members at Sheffield University for welcoming us on their picket lines this morning. Solidarity in their fight against redundancies.
Managment meed to stop playing games and make meaningful offers.
Victory to UCU members in Sheffield!
Managment meed to stop playing games and make meaningful offers.
Victory to UCU members in Sheffield!
Who doesn't love a picket pup!
Some of our furrier members have been enjoying our strong turnout over the past couple of weeks. Lots of comrades to cuddle
#picketpups
#picketpups
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Who doesn't love a picket pup!
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We can do this together. Post it. Post it. Post it.
#wearetheuniversity
#wearetheuniversity
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We can do this together. Post it. Post it. Post it.
#wearetheuniversity
#wearetheuniversity
🚨 TODAY is the LAST ‼️ day to request a replacement ballot if you have not already done so!
Do it NOW if you still need to - at the link!
#WeAreTheUniversity
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
Do it NOW if you still need to - at the link!
#WeAreTheUniversity
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
We are the University HE replacement ballot request / I've voted form
This form allows UCU higher education members to request a replacement ballot for the 2025 HE industrial action ballots, or to self-report that they have already voted.
yoursay.ucu.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚨 TODAY is the LAST ‼️ day to request a replacement ballot if you have not already done so!
Do it NOW if you still need to - at the link!
#WeAreTheUniversity
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
Do it NOW if you still need to - at the link!
#WeAreTheUniversity
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
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Lancaster University UCU members have beaten back compulsory redundancies.
After weeks of pressure management has agreed to halt all forced job cuts until July 2026.
This is a victory for jobs and every branch fighting cuts across the sector. We are the university.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
After weeks of pressure management has agreed to halt all forced job cuts until July 2026.
This is a victory for jobs and every branch fighting cuts across the sector. We are the university.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Strikes suspended in Lancaster University staff job cuts row - BBC News
The university is trying to save £30m amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Lancaster University UCU members have beaten back compulsory redundancies.
After weeks of pressure management has agreed to halt all forced job cuts until July 2026.
This is a victory for jobs and every branch fighting cuts across the sector. We are the university.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
After weeks of pressure management has agreed to halt all forced job cuts until July 2026.
This is a victory for jobs and every branch fighting cuts across the sector. We are the university.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Look at those graphs — then get your ballot in ASAP!
Next Wednesday is your LAST safe day to post, but don’t wait until then!
Next Wednesday is your LAST safe day to post, but don’t wait until then!
As we near the last safe day for ballot posting in the current national UCU ballot (get 'em in by Wed, preferably sooner), let's remember what we're fighting for. We'll start with the graphs we made last week. Decades of pay erosion has left many of us a full pay spine point below where we should be
And here we are! Literally every spine point is paying less in real terms than it was back in 2008. Spine point 5 (now replaced by the real living wage) is down by about 3.4%. By spine point 10, we're down over 10%. By spine point 23, over 20%, ultimately reaching a 22.1% reduction. 3/3
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Look at those graphs — then get your ballot in ASAP!
Next Wednesday is your LAST safe day to post, but don’t wait until then!
Next Wednesday is your LAST safe day to post, but don’t wait until then!
🚨 Reminder‼️
If you never received or have lost your ballot, SUNDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER is the LAST day to request a replacement!
Here is the link to the ballot replacement form: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
Don’t delay! Get your replacement now & post your ballot immediately! #WeAreTheUniversity
If you never received or have lost your ballot, SUNDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER is the LAST day to request a replacement!
Here is the link to the ballot replacement form: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
Don’t delay! Get your replacement now & post your ballot immediately! #WeAreTheUniversity
We are the University HE replacement ballot request / I've voted form
This form allows UCU higher education members to request a replacement ballot for the 2025 HE industrial action ballots, or to self-report that they have already voted.
yoursay.ucu.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨 Reminder‼️
If you never received or have lost your ballot, SUNDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER is the LAST day to request a replacement!
Here is the link to the ballot replacement form: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
Don’t delay! Get your replacement now & post your ballot immediately! #WeAreTheUniversity
If you never received or have lost your ballot, SUNDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER is the LAST day to request a replacement!
Here is the link to the ballot replacement form: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
Don’t delay! Get your replacement now & post your ballot immediately! #WeAreTheUniversity
It is Transgender Awareness Week.
Trans rights remain under attack in the UK.
Our branch believes that trans people are who they say they are, and trans rights are human rights!
Trans rights remain under attack in the UK.
Our branch believes that trans people are who they say they are, and trans rights are human rights!
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It is Transgender Awareness Week.
Trans rights remain under attack in the UK.
Our branch believes that trans people are who they say they are, and trans rights are human rights!
Trans rights remain under attack in the UK.
Our branch believes that trans people are who they say they are, and trans rights are human rights!
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We must stick together! Chat to your colleagues and vote YES!
Then tell us you’ve voted!
Then tell us you’ve voted!
No university is immune to the devastating trend sweeping the sector! Return your ballot to show Vice Chancellors that #WeAreTheUniversity!
Pickets across the country. A march through Leicester.
Hundreds of jobs on the line.
We’re not standing by while the sector burns.
We will continue to fight.
Congrats to all involved for yesterday!
Hundreds of jobs on the line.
We’re not standing by while the sector burns.
We will continue to fight.
Congrats to all involved for yesterday!
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
We must stick together! Chat to your colleagues and vote YES!
Then tell us you’ve voted!
Then tell us you’ve voted!
No university is immune to the devastating trend sweeping the sector! Return your ballot to show Vice Chancellors that #WeAreTheUniversity!
Pickets across the country. A march through Leicester.
Hundreds of jobs on the line.
We’re not standing by while the sector burns.
We will continue to fight.
Congrats to all involved for yesterday!
Hundreds of jobs on the line.
We’re not standing by while the sector burns.
We will continue to fight.
Congrats to all involved for yesterday!
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
No university is immune to the devastating trend sweeping the sector! Return your ballot to show Vice Chancellors that #WeAreTheUniversity!
🚨 You have 2 weeks from today to request a replacement ballot. 🗳️ Don’t wait - do it now if you still haven’t received yours!
If you have but have not returned it, do so now! Last safe day to post is 26th Nov! ✅
To those who’ve already voted - thank you! 🙏🏼
Let’s show managers #WeAreTheUniversity
If you have but have not returned it, do so now! Last safe day to post is 26th Nov! ✅
To those who’ve already voted - thank you! 🙏🏼
Let’s show managers #WeAreTheUniversity
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🚨 You have 2 weeks from today to request a replacement ballot. 🗳️ Don’t wait - do it now if you still haven’t received yours!
If you have but have not returned it, do so now! Last safe day to post is 26th Nov! ✅
To those who’ve already voted - thank you! 🙏🏼
Let’s show managers #WeAreTheUniversity
If you have but have not returned it, do so now! Last safe day to post is 26th Nov! ✅
To those who’ve already voted - thank you! 🙏🏼
Let’s show managers #WeAreTheUniversity
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YES! We love to see the solidarity from our LSE colleagues!
Let’s keep those votes pouring in!
Let’s keep those votes pouring in!
We were glad to welcome Jo Grady to our branch last week to fire up our members and get the vote out!
Remember to send your ballot in TODAY — and order a replacement if you haven’t received one yet!
#WeAreTheUniversity
Remember to send your ballot in TODAY — and order a replacement if you haven’t received one yet!
#WeAreTheUniversity
If you don’t vote YES, there’s no major pressure point.
✅ If you’ve voted - well done.
❌ If you haven’t - VCs see you as being on their side.
As Jo Grady said on last night’s live: we need every single vote to hit the legal threshold that’s how we win real change.
#VoteYES #WeAreTheUniversity
✅ If you’ve voted - well done.
❌ If you haven’t - VCs see you as being on their side.
As Jo Grady said on last night’s live: we need every single vote to hit the legal threshold that’s how we win real change.
#VoteYES #WeAreTheUniversity
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
YES! We love to see the solidarity from our LSE colleagues!
Let’s keep those votes pouring in!
Let’s keep those votes pouring in!
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🚨 Reminder to post your ballot! Don’t wait - drop it in the postbox today!
If you haven’t received yours, request a replacement ballot NOW: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
If you’ve already voted, let UCU know: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
#WeAreTheUniversity
If you haven’t received yours, request a replacement ballot NOW: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
If you’ve already voted, let UCU know: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
#WeAreTheUniversity
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🚨 Reminder to post your ballot! Don’t wait - drop it in the postbox today!
If you haven’t received yours, request a replacement ballot NOW: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
If you’ve already voted, let UCU know: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
#WeAreTheUniversity
If you haven’t received yours, request a replacement ballot NOW: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
If you’ve already voted, let UCU know: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
#WeAreTheUniversity
We were glad to welcome Jo Grady to our branch last week to fire up our members and get the vote out!
Remember to send your ballot in TODAY — and order a replacement if you haven’t received one yet!
#WeAreTheUniversity
Remember to send your ballot in TODAY — and order a replacement if you haven’t received one yet!
#WeAreTheUniversity
If you don’t vote YES, there’s no major pressure point.
✅ If you’ve voted - well done.
❌ If you haven’t - VCs see you as being on their side.
As Jo Grady said on last night’s live: we need every single vote to hit the legal threshold that’s how we win real change.
#VoteYES #WeAreTheUniversity
✅ If you’ve voted - well done.
❌ If you haven’t - VCs see you as being on their side.
As Jo Grady said on last night’s live: we need every single vote to hit the legal threshold that’s how we win real change.
#VoteYES #WeAreTheUniversity
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We were glad to welcome Jo Grady to our branch last week to fire up our members and get the vote out!
Remember to send your ballot in TODAY — and order a replacement if you haven’t received one yet!
#WeAreTheUniversity
Remember to send your ballot in TODAY — and order a replacement if you haven’t received one yet!
#WeAreTheUniversity
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🚨 GETTING THE VOTE OUT ACROSS THE UK! 🚨
This Thursday, join us LIVE as branches from every corner of the country share how they’re driving the YES vote home. 💪📮
🗓 Thursday 13 November, 7PM
📺 Watch on UCU X and YouTube
VOTE NOW. VOTE YES.
#WeAreTheUniversity #UCULive
This Thursday, join us LIVE as branches from every corner of the country share how they’re driving the YES vote home. 💪📮
🗓 Thursday 13 November, 7PM
📺 Watch on UCU X and YouTube
VOTE NOW. VOTE YES.
#WeAreTheUniversity #UCULive
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨 GETTING THE VOTE OUT ACROSS THE UK! 🚨
This Thursday, join us LIVE as branches from every corner of the country share how they’re driving the YES vote home. 💪📮
🗓 Thursday 13 November, 7PM
📺 Watch on UCU X and YouTube
VOTE NOW. VOTE YES.
#WeAreTheUniversity #UCULive
This Thursday, join us LIVE as branches from every corner of the country share how they’re driving the YES vote home. 💪📮
🗓 Thursday 13 November, 7PM
📺 Watch on UCU X and YouTube
VOTE NOW. VOTE YES.
#WeAreTheUniversity #UCULive
🚨 Reminder to post your ballot! Don’t wait - drop it in the postbox today!
If you haven’t received yours, request a replacement ballot NOW: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
If you’ve already voted, let UCU know: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
#WeAreTheUniversity
If you haven’t received yours, request a replacement ballot NOW: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
If you’ve already voted, let UCU know: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
#WeAreTheUniversity
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🚨 Reminder to post your ballot! Don’t wait - drop it in the postbox today!
If you haven’t received yours, request a replacement ballot NOW: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
If you’ve already voted, let UCU know: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
#WeAreTheUniversity
If you haven’t received yours, request a replacement ballot NOW: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
If you’ve already voted, let UCU know: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
#WeAreTheUniversity
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Hospital workers to receive thousands of pounds in back pay after strikes www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
Hospital workers to receive thousands of pounds in back pay after strikes
It comes after a union said the staff have been working 'well above their salary band for years'
www.nottinghampost.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Hospital workers to receive thousands of pounds in back pay after strikes www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
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#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
Our message is clear: if Labour won’t intervene, we will.
#UCU2025 #ProtectEducationNow #UnionPower #Post16Crisis #HigherEducation
May 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
#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
Our message is clear: if Labour won’t intervene, we will.
#UCU2025 #ProtectEducationNow #UnionPower #Post16Crisis #HigherEducation