UCU Imperial College
@ucuimperial.bsky.social
The official BlueSky account of the Imperial College branch of UCU.
Currently in dispute over pay, alongside our Unite & Unison branches, with a live strike action mandate.
Currently in dispute over pay, alongside our Unite & Unison branches, with a live strike action mandate.
🚨 Day 2 of 4: Staff strike at Imperial.
UCU & Unite are on the picket lines Tues–Fri, followed by two weeks of UCU teaching-targeted action until the end of term.
What began as a pay dispute has become a serious governance crisis.
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UCU & Unite are on the picket lines Tues–Fri, followed by two weeks of UCU teaching-targeted action until the end of term.
What began as a pay dispute has become a serious governance crisis.
🧵(1/)
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🚨 Day 2 of 4: Staff strike at Imperial.
UCU & Unite are on the picket lines Tues–Fri, followed by two weeks of UCU teaching-targeted action until the end of term.
What began as a pay dispute has become a serious governance crisis.
🧵(1/)
UCU & Unite are on the picket lines Tues–Fri, followed by two weeks of UCU teaching-targeted action until the end of term.
What began as a pay dispute has become a serious governance crisis.
🧵(1/)
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Remember to vote in the national ballot!
If you did not receive it, order your replacement ballot here:
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu....
The replacement request form closes TOMORROW.
If you did not receive it, order your replacement ballot here:
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu....
The replacement request form closes TOMORROW.
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 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Remember to vote in the national ballot!
If you did not receive it, order your replacement ballot here:
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu....
The replacement request form closes TOMORROW.
If you did not receive it, order your replacement ballot here:
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu....
The replacement request form closes TOMORROW.
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Another highlight of this last week of strikes was the History team subject showcase, followed by Claire Jenkins talking about resistance and protest in film 📽️
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Another highlight of this last week of strikes was the History team subject showcase, followed by Claire Jenkins talking about resistance and protest in film 📽️
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"[...] the more impossible it becomes to make that kind of choice, the smaller the space for learning for the joy of it becomes … well, then, it will eventually only be for the elite. Modern language degrees will be the domain of the rich."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees
Numbers taking languages at A-level and beyond has been falling for decades, although Duolingo says its app is most popular with young people
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"[...] the more impossible it becomes to make that kind of choice, the smaller the space for learning for the joy of it becomes … well, then, it will eventually only be for the elite. Modern language degrees will be the domain of the rich."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Can't find your ballot? Get another.
Replacements ballot requests end SUNDAY MIDNIGHT:
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
Replacements ballot requests end SUNDAY MIDNIGHT:
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 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Can't find your ballot? Get another.
Replacements ballot requests end SUNDAY MIDNIGHT:
yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/wearetheu...
Replacements ballot requests end SUNDAY MIDNIGHT:
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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...
We're holding a Zoom meeting for all Imperial trade union members (UCU, Unite & Unison) at 1pm today about the pay dispute and this week's strike action -- members check your union-registered email for info!
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We're holding a Zoom meeting for all Imperial trade union members (UCU, Unite & Unison) at 1pm today about the pay dispute and this week's strike action -- members check your union-registered email for info!
A significant new development in the Imperial College pay dispute.
The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.
Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143
The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.
Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143
Joint Trade Unions demand transparency over Imperial’s pay benchmarking
In brief (if you don’t have much time)
The Imperial Joint Trade Unions (JTU) have written to the University Negotiating Team (UNT) to raise serious concerns about the College’s handling of the 2018 Pa...
ucu.imperial.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A significant new development in the Imperial College pay dispute.
The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.
Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143
The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.
Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143
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Solidarity with all @ucuimperial.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Solidarity with all @ucuimperial.bsky.social
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Reporting in Imperial's student newspaper on the joint trade union strike action @ucuimperial.bsky.social felixonline.co.uk/articles/uni...
Unionised staff reject final pay award and vote for strike action
Members of Imperial’s Joint Trade Unions (JTU) have voted in favour of strike action following a dispute with the College over its 2025/2026 pay award.
The Imperial branch of the University and Colle...
felixonline.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reporting in Imperial's student newspaper on the joint trade union strike action @ucuimperial.bsky.social felixonline.co.uk/articles/uni...
A reminder that we're on strike again today -- ALL WELCOME TO JOIN US AT 11.00 at the Exhibition Road entrance for a march around campus to make some noise and show your feelings to management!
If you’re on or around campus, join us for a 15-minute march at 11 am (today and tomorrow), starting from the Exhibition Road entrance. Everyone is welcome — non-striking staff, students, families, children, pets — anyone who believes in fair pay.
Joint Trade Unions
Joint Trade Unions
imperial.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A reminder that we're on strike again today -- ALL WELCOME TO JOIN US AT 11.00 at the Exhibition Road entrance for a march around campus to make some noise and show your feelings to management!
Imperial UCU members are on strike today and tomorrow.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.
Joint Trade Unions
Joint Trade Unions
imperial.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Imperial UCU members are on strike today and tomorrow.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.