Joseph Choonara
@jchoonara.bsky.social
Author: "Reader's Guide to Capital"; "Insecurity, Precarious Work & Labour Markets"; "Unravelling Capitalism". Editor: International Socialism. UCU activist. Posts in personal capacity.
Hundreds assembling for the national demo at Leicester over university job cuts.
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hundreds assembling for the national demo at Leicester over university job cuts.
This is tomorrow. Please come if you can!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is tomorrow. Please come if you can!
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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.
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.
Day 13 of strike action at the University of Leicester. Still going strong.
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Day 13 of strike action at the University of Leicester. Still going strong.
Day 12 of strike action, and a teach-out by our magnificent colleagues in Geography, Geology & the Environment.
October 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Day 12 of strike action, and a teach-out by our magnificent colleagues in Geography, Geology & the Environment.
Heading in to negotiations on day ten of strike action at the University of Leicester. This is my negotiating team.
October 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Heading in to negotiations on day ten of strike action at the University of Leicester. This is my negotiating team.
Palestine teach-out on the picket line today as part of the national day of action.
October 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Palestine teach-out on the picket line today as part of the national day of action.
Day seven of our UCU strike. A teach-out, from our at-risk Modern Languages colleagues at the University of Leicester.
October 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Day seven of our UCU strike. A teach-out, from our at-risk Modern Languages colleagues at the University of Leicester.
Teach-out on strikes in the ancient Greek and Roman world on our picket line this morning.
October 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Teach-out on strikes in the ancient Greek and Roman world on our picket line this morning.
Nice to have our local MP, Shockat Adam, visit our picket line this morning. We really appreciate his support on this the third day of our strike action.
October 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Nice to have our local MP, Shockat Adam, visit our picket line this morning. We really appreciate his support on this the third day of our strike action.
Day two. UCU's strike at Leicester University.
September 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Day two. UCU's strike at Leicester University.
Fantastic turnout of staff and students for the first day of our strike against redundancies.
September 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Fantastic turnout of staff and students for the first day of our strike against redundancies.
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A great turnout to our amazing rally today, with emotional speeches and incredible support from students, staff, and trade unions.
September 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A great turnout to our amazing rally today, with emotional speeches and incredible support from students, staff, and trade unions.
Superb Rally Against Redundancies at the University of Leicester, with hundreds of staff, students and supporters. @leicesterucu.bsky.social begins its strike on Monday.
September 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Superb Rally Against Redundancies at the University of Leicester, with hundreds of staff, students and supporters. @leicesterucu.bsky.social begins its strike on Monday.
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Our friends at @leicesterucu.bsky.social are holding a rally tomorrow at 1pm. All DMU UCU members who are in the area, please consider stopping by to show solidarity!
September 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Our friends at @leicesterucu.bsky.social are holding a rally tomorrow at 1pm. All DMU UCU members who are in the area, please consider stopping by to show solidarity!
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Ahead of @leicesterucu.bsky.social striking from 29/9-17/10 we are at the freshers fair to talk to our students to explain why we are striking and ask them to support us to protect education at Leicester.
September 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Ahead of @leicesterucu.bsky.social striking from 29/9-17/10 we are at the freshers fair to talk to our students to explain why we are striking and ask them to support us to protect education at Leicester.
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Leicester UCU will be on strike from Monday 29 September until Friday 17 October.
September 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Leicester UCU will be on strike from Monday 29 September until Friday 17 October.
Enormously proud of my UCU branch for voting to take action to stop redundancies.
August 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Enormously proud of my UCU branch for voting to take action to stop redundancies.
Strike ballot, posted.
July 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Strike ballot, posted.
I wrote a piece in response to recent articles in Jacobin, by Hanna Goldberg and others, on Mike Kidron and the theory of the permanent arms economy. Sadly, Jacobin weren't interested, but you can read it here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Kidron and the Permanent Arms Economy
PDF | A short respond to recent writing on Mike Kidron and the Permanent Arms Economy in the US radical left publication Jacobin. | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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July 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I wrote a piece in response to recent articles in Jacobin, by Hanna Goldberg and others, on Mike Kidron and the theory of the permanent arms economy. Sadly, Jacobin weren't interested, but you can read it here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Indicative ballot results are out!
Click here for more about our dispute: www.uculeicester.org.uk/appeal-to-co...
Click here for more about our dispute: www.uculeicester.org.uk/appeal-to-co...
July 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Indicative ballot results are out!
Click here for more about our dispute: www.uculeicester.org.uk/appeal-to-co...
Click here for more about our dispute: www.uculeicester.org.uk/appeal-to-co...