Sheffield UCU
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
Updates from the University of Sheffield branch of the University and College Union.
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Website: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/sheffielducu
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Website: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/sheffielducu
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Solidarity with @sheffielducu.bsky.social with their strike action beginning today. We need to defend HE against the onslaught of cuts and redundancies that threaten the ability to do creative, radical and important research!
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Solidarity with @sheffielducu.bsky.social with their strike action beginning today. We need to defend HE against the onslaught of cuts and redundancies that threaten the ability to do creative, radical and important research!
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Saw the sun rise across the Pennines this morning as I was on my way to Sheffield, sadly I’m here because we’re on strike to stand against compulsory redundancies at Sheffield, the continued erosion of our working conditions & students’ learning conditions
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Saw the sun rise across the Pennines this morning as I was on my way to Sheffield, sadly I’m here because we’re on strike to stand against compulsory redundancies at Sheffield, the continued erosion of our working conditions & students’ learning conditions
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
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Back at the picket line again today. Here’s why: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423... @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk #SheffieldUCU #strike
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Back at the picket line again today. Here’s why: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423... @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk #SheffieldUCU #strike
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This morning picket @sheffielducu.bsky.social 💪
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This morning picket @sheffielducu.bsky.social 💪
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First day of #UCU @sheffielducu.bsky.social strike action today - trying to prevent further compulsory redundancies.
And a well attended rally afterwards with our comrades from @ucuhallam.bsky.social
And a well attended rally afterwards with our comrades from @ucuhallam.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
First day of #UCU @sheffielducu.bsky.social strike action today - trying to prevent further compulsory redundancies.
And a well attended rally afterwards with our comrades from @ucuhallam.bsky.social
And a well attended rally afterwards with our comrades from @ucuhallam.bsky.social
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On strike again to fight back against the relentless pursuit of damaging cuts and restructures by the appalling management at @sheffielduni.bsky.social We won't stand idly by while they continue to drive this institution into the ground! @sheffielducu.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
On strike again to fight back against the relentless pursuit of damaging cuts and restructures by the appalling management at @sheffielduni.bsky.social We won't stand idly by while they continue to drive this institution into the ground! @sheffielducu.bsky.social
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I am on strike this week, in support of colleagues placed at risk of compulsory redundancy.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am on strike this week, in support of colleagues placed at risk of compulsory redundancy.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
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Heartbroken to be on strike (again) - never an easy decision 👍 We cannot accept a university in which staff jobs, student education, and research progress are under threat by major (and financially unnecessary) change management processes. @sheffielducu.bsky.social #Sheffield #DigitalPicket
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Heartbroken to be on strike (again) - never an easy decision 👍 We cannot accept a university in which staff jobs, student education, and research progress are under threat by major (and financially unnecessary) change management processes. @sheffielducu.bsky.social #Sheffield #DigitalPicket
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Solidarity with friends and former colleagues @sheffielducu.bsky.social who start strike action today. Staff at Sheffield have been subjected to relentless and unnecessary attack for years now and have been badly let down by management.
Special shout out to all the ARPS staff taking action. 💪✊
Special shout out to all the ARPS staff taking action. 💪✊
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Solidarity with friends and former colleagues @sheffielducu.bsky.social who start strike action today. Staff at Sheffield have been subjected to relentless and unnecessary attack for years now and have been badly let down by management.
Special shout out to all the ARPS staff taking action. 💪✊
Special shout out to all the ARPS staff taking action. 💪✊
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@sheffielducu.bsky.social Do the University’s financial reports support the need to make job cuts? #DigitalPicket #Sheffield
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https://ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/state-of-the-university-2024-25/financial-position-cuts/
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November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
@sheffielducu.bsky.social Do the University’s financial reports support the need to make job cuts? #DigitalPicket #Sheffield
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Solidarity with all my former colleagues @sheffielducu.bsky.social out on strike yet again after years of uncertainty and restructures due to shambolic management decisions.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Solidarity with all my former colleagues @sheffielducu.bsky.social out on strike yet again after years of uncertainty and restructures due to shambolic management decisions.
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Heading to picket line for day 1 of @sheffielducu.bsky.social strike against compulsory job losses ✊✊🏼✊🏾 www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Mass strikes to hit University of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam in November and December over job cuts
A combined 28 days of strike action will hit the city of Sheffield over the next two months in rows over job cuts at Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam universities, UCU announced today.
www.ucu.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Heading to picket line for day 1 of @sheffielducu.bsky.social strike against compulsory job losses ✊✊🏼✊🏾 www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
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JOINT RALLY ANNOUNCEMENT:
Join us on Monday 17th November, 12:30PM @ Bakers Pool, Sheffield. For a joint rally with Uni of Sheffield. There will be speakers from both branches and we will hear from Dave Pike, TUC Regional Secretary, NE Yorkshire and Humber.
Join us on Monday 17th November, 12:30PM @ Bakers Pool, Sheffield. For a joint rally with Uni of Sheffield. There will be speakers from both branches and we will hear from Dave Pike, TUC Regional Secretary, NE Yorkshire and Humber.
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
JOINT RALLY ANNOUNCEMENT:
Join us on Monday 17th November, 12:30PM @ Bakers Pool, Sheffield. For a joint rally with Uni of Sheffield. There will be speakers from both branches and we will hear from Dave Pike, TUC Regional Secretary, NE Yorkshire and Humber.
Join us on Monday 17th November, 12:30PM @ Bakers Pool, Sheffield. For a joint rally with Uni of Sheffield. There will be speakers from both branches and we will hear from Dave Pike, TUC Regional Secretary, NE Yorkshire and Humber.
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Tomorrow I’m back on strike with @sheffielducu.bsky.social over the university’s refusal to rule out redundancies and stop the neverending cycle of unjustified restructures. East Asian studies remains under explicit threat of job cuts, but I’d be there even if we weren’t. We stand together.
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Tomorrow I’m back on strike with @sheffielducu.bsky.social over the university’s refusal to rule out redundancies and stop the neverending cycle of unjustified restructures. East Asian studies remains under explicit threat of job cuts, but I’d be there even if we weren’t. We stand together.
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Tomorrow @sheffielducu.bsky.social begins four weeks of strike action over the continuous restructuring of programs and departments and threats of compulsory redundancies imposed by university management. We are holding a joint rally with our sister branch at SHU which is facing similar threats.
JOINT RALLY ANNOUNCEMENT:
Join us on Monday 17th November, 12:30PM @ Bakers Pool, Sheffield. For a joint rally with Uni of Sheffield. There will be speakers from both branches and we will hear from Dave Pike, TUC Regional Secretary, NE Yorkshire and Humber.
Join us on Monday 17th November, 12:30PM @ Bakers Pool, Sheffield. For a joint rally with Uni of Sheffield. There will be speakers from both branches and we will hear from Dave Pike, TUC Regional Secretary, NE Yorkshire and Humber.
November 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Tomorrow @sheffielducu.bsky.social begins four weeks of strike action over the continuous restructuring of programs and departments and threats of compulsory redundancies imposed by university management. We are holding a joint rally with our sister branch at SHU which is facing similar threats.
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Getting ready for the #picket line! And I won't miss our rally with @sheffielducu.bsky.social & @ucuhallam.bsky.social (12.30 Barkers Pool). All that we ask is to get on with our work without being subjected to continuous harassment. @ucu.org.uk #ucustrike #Sheffield www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Mass strikes to hit University of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam in November and December over job cuts
A combined 28 days of strike action will hit the city of Sheffield over the next two months in rows over job cuts at Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam universities, UCU announced today.
www.ucu.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Getting ready for the #picket line! And I won't miss our rally with @sheffielducu.bsky.social & @ucuhallam.bsky.social (12.30 Barkers Pool). All that we ask is to get on with our work without being subjected to continuous harassment. @ucu.org.uk #ucustrike #Sheffield www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
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Leicester UCU will be on strike from Monday 29 September until Friday 17 October.
Support our striking members, donate to the fighting fund if you're able.
More details here: www.uculeicester.org.uk/leicester-uc...
Support our striking members, donate to the fighting fund if you're able.
More details here: www.uculeicester.org.uk/leicester-uc...
September 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Leicester UCU will be on strike from Monday 29 September until Friday 17 October.
Support our striking members, donate to the fighting fund if you're able.
More details here: www.uculeicester.org.uk/leicester-uc...
Support our striking members, donate to the fighting fund if you're able.
More details here: www.uculeicester.org.uk/leicester-uc...
BREAKING: Our members at the University of Sheffield have voted overwhelmingly for strike action against the University Executive Board’s ongoing campaign of job cuts, and the threat to staff workload and wellbeing that they represent.
September 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
BREAKING: Our members at the University of Sheffield have voted overwhelmingly for strike action against the University Executive Board’s ongoing campaign of job cuts, and the threat to staff workload and wellbeing that they represent.
Solidarity with members at our sister branch at Sheffield Hallam that have a rally tomorrow (24th Sept)
- 11:45 meeting outside the Langsett Building at City Campus
- Walk up to Hallam Square outside the Owen building for speakers at 12 noon.
Get down there and show your support!
- 11:45 meeting outside the Langsett Building at City Campus
- Walk up to Hallam Square outside the Owen building for speakers at 12 noon.
Get down there and show your support!
September 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Solidarity with members at our sister branch at Sheffield Hallam that have a rally tomorrow (24th Sept)
- 11:45 meeting outside the Langsett Building at City Campus
- Walk up to Hallam Square outside the Owen building for speakers at 12 noon.
Get down there and show your support!
- 11:45 meeting outside the Langsett Building at City Campus
- Walk up to Hallam Square outside the Owen building for speakers at 12 noon.
Get down there and show your support!
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University of Sheffield @ucu.org.uk members, have you voted? If you haven't, please do so immediately as the deadline is soon. Trade union solidarity is one the most important tools we've got left in our much troubled world. Don't waste it. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucuhallam.bsky.social
Here goes my vote for strike action at the University of Sheffield. When your management treats staff & students as disposable commodities, it's your duty, even more than your right, to respond. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @zooarchlabsheff.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk #sheffield #university #workersrights
September 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
University of Sheffield @ucu.org.uk members, have you voted? If you haven't, please do so immediately as the deadline is soon. Trade union solidarity is one the most important tools we've got left in our much troubled world. Don't waste it. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucuhallam.bsky.social
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Great day to post a ballot (when isn't it?!) The announcement of more potential restructures during the ballot period shows just how shameless Uni of Sheffield management is! It's so important everyone votes in our local dispute to save jobs @sheffielducu.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Great day to post a ballot (when isn't it?!) The announcement of more potential restructures during the ballot period shows just how shameless Uni of Sheffield management is! It's so important everyone votes in our local dispute to save jobs @sheffielducu.bsky.social
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We were already being balloted for strike action, and now this. It follows an absolutely brutal year of restructuring ⬇️
Earlier today, staff in five additional work areas were told they face targeted Voluntary Severence. This decision, and the meagre justifications that UEB are offering, show a complete lack of leadership or financial strategy.
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More threats to jobs, no long term vision. Vote YES to industrial action
At this point last year, the Vice-Chancellor was claiming that UEB’s approach to reducing staff expenditure over two academic years would allow the University to return to a surplus position by the 20...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We were already being balloted for strike action, and now this. It follows an absolutely brutal year of restructuring ⬇️
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Sheffield Transformed Festival 2025 - Tickets ON SALE NOW.
We’re pleased to open our ticket sales for our next festival 28th-30th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/sheff...
We’re pleased to open our ticket sales for our next festival 28th-30th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/sheff...
September 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Sheffield Transformed Festival 2025 - Tickets ON SALE NOW.
We’re pleased to open our ticket sales for our next festival 28th-30th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/sheff...
We’re pleased to open our ticket sales for our next festival 28th-30th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/sheff...
Earlier today, staff in five additional work areas were told they face targeted Voluntary Severence. This decision, and the meagre justifications that UEB are offering, show a complete lack of leadership or financial strategy.
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/weekly-updat...
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/weekly-updat...
More threats to jobs, no long term vision. Vote YES to industrial action
At this point last year, the Vice-Chancellor was claiming that UEB’s approach to reducing staff expenditure over two academic years would allow the University to return to a surplus position by the 20...
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Earlier today, staff in five additional work areas were told they face targeted Voluntary Severence. This decision, and the meagre justifications that UEB are offering, show a complete lack of leadership or financial strategy.
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/weekly-updat...
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/weekly-updat...
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An unwelcome boost to our ongoing @sheffielducu.bsky.social industrial action ballot as our VC announces more work areas to be targeted by cuts.
It is unclear that this has much to do with finances, but is more an ideological push to change the University's "size and shape".
It is unclear that this has much to do with finances, but is more an ideological push to change the University's "size and shape".
September 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
An unwelcome boost to our ongoing @sheffielducu.bsky.social industrial action ballot as our VC announces more work areas to be targeted by cuts.
It is unclear that this has much to do with finances, but is more an ideological push to change the University's "size and shape".
It is unclear that this has much to do with finances, but is more an ideological push to change the University's "size and shape".