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We unequivocally support UCU staff on strike today! They have been so supportive, knowledgeable and hard working for our branch over the years. We can always count on them to have our backs. It's time to have theirs. Read our branch statement to Jo Grady the GS too. It's time to resolve this dispute
Dear Jo, I am writing on behalf of the University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine UCU regarding the current dispute between UCU staff (members of Unite) and UCU as their employer. We have been following the dispute closely and we are supportive of the Unite members and see their issues as legitimate and serious. The fact that these longstanding issues involve bullying, and the unequal treatment of black staff is especially dismaying. These behaviours undermine the core principles of what trade unions are built on and have caused reputational harm to UCU within the wider trade union movement. The support provided by UCU staff is vital to the normal functioning of local branches. In particular, the support, advice, and commitment we have received in our current dispute from regional officers and other staff has been exemplary. Along with many other branches currently in dispute, we urgently need these staff to be able to do their work in conditions that are equal, fair, and reasonable. We urge senior managers in UCU to remain in talks with Unite and to resolve this dispute as a matter of urgency, in the spirit of good faith, solidarity and the union values we all share. Mark O’Brien, Branch President A group of people stood outside ucu Liverpool University office waving red Unite the Union flags in front of the University of Liverpool ucu banner which has the pink ucu logo and a blue silhouette of the Liverpool skyline A group of people stood outside ucu Liverpool University office waving red Unite the Union flags in front of the University of Liverpool ucu banner which has the pink ucu logo and a blue silhouette of the Liverpool skyline
April 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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I hoped #UCU would redouble efforts to resolve the @uniteucu.bsky.social staff dispute

Instead our own union-as-employer has issued management instructions NOT to use tactics #UCU members have routinely been advised to use *by #UCU*

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April 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
petabulmer.bsky.social
You can keep your dollars. I wouldn't get my hands dirty handling them. I want to live in a world where equality, diversity and inclusion are the norm. Not your world.
politicshome.bsky.social PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · Apr 3
British universities receiving US money are being asked by the Trump administration to fill out diversity surveys, report @matildamartin.bsky.social & @adampayne26.bsky.social

Surveys ask researchers at UK unis to confirm that projects they're working on are not DEI projects, PolHome understands
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Universities receiving funding from the United States are being asked by the Donald Trump administration to fill out surveys on diversity, equity, ...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
petabulmer.bsky.social
UCU still showing no signs of wanting to end the dispute
uniteucu.bsky.social Unite UCU @uniteucu.bsky.social · Mar 31
Our employer is editing our members’ out-of-office replies to remove reference to our strike action. They are choosing to censor us rather than talk to us.
Unite UCU’s suggested out-of-office wording for strike days overlaid with a ‘CENSORED by our trade union employer ’ stamp. “What out-of-office message should we use on strike days? We suggest all members use the following wording on strike days: I am not currently at work due to taking part in escalating strike action called by Unite, the trade union for UCU staff, over our Campaign for a Safe and Professional Workplace Culture.” ON STRIKE Thursday 28 - Friday 29 March Monday 31 March - Wednesday 2 April Monday 7 - Thursday 10 April Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April Wednesday 23 - Friday 25 April Monday 28 - Friday 2 May
March 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM