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UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and professional services staff in further education, higher education, prison education, and adult and community education.
Dundee shows what’s happening across the UK: chaos, cuts and compulsory redundancies.

Staff have been out all week because they refuse to see their institution gutted.

Vote YES. We are the university. We fight for it.
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Nothing beats workplace engagement.

Members are backing this ballot and they want a clear, strategic plan and action they’ve endorsed.

Workplace conversations build that power. With consultation at the end of the ballot, your vote and your voice shape what comes next.
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
How do we win? One conversation at a time. Every reminder, every nudge, every chat with a colleague adds up. The small things, done together, make the difference.

On last night’s live, Karen Lorimer spelled it out clearly: this is how we win the ballot. VOTE YES
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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!
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Today is the last day to safely vote in the FE ballot! If it’s in your bag, your desk, under the bed, fish it out and run to that post box!!! VOTE YES!
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“A ludicrous pay offer well below inflation.”

@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social stands with UCU members as we ballot for fair pay, secure jobs and a future for higher education.

“We get secure, well-paid teaching jobs, students feel better, and society does better.”

Vote YES.
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
⏰ The 13th is the last safe day to vote!
Hear from our FE member on why you must vote YES and why your voice matters now more than ever.
#VoteYES #NewDealForFE
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“The only people who win from fear are vice-chancellors.”

Jo reminded us on last week’s live that their corporatised vision of the university is already destroying our sector. This ballot is our chance to fight back.

Be part of the movement to defend jobs, education and the future of HE!
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“We were absolutely gobsmacked.”

48 courses axed, music, languages, mental health care, childcare.
No consultation. No vision.

This is why we’re voting YES, to stop the destruction of our universities.
#WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYES
@uonucu.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This weekend be sure to get your vote in, chat to a colleague about getting their vote in! Together we can change the future of higher education! #wearetheuniversity
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On Get the Vote Out Day, remember what’s at stake.

Briony’s story is one of passion, pressure, and the fight for a fairer future.

Join us live here on X and YouTube tonight as we discuss how we get the vote out!

#UCUBallot #WeAreTheUniversity
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The international movement has our back.

Solidarity from Haldis Holst, Deputy General Secretary of Education International stands with us as we fight for the future of HE!

#WeAreTheUniversity #VoteYes
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Across the Atlantic, union solidarity runs strong 💪

David Hecker from the American Federation of Teachers thanks UK higher education staff for the incredible teaching and research they do every day and joins the call to vote YES for fair pay, job security, and the future of higher education.
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This Thursday is National Get The Vote Out Day!💌

Across the UK, members are organising, talking to colleagues and making every ballot count.

Whatever you're doing, from posters to coffee mornings, share it with #WeAreTheUniversity and tag us!

Let's make Thursday a show of strength and solidarity
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM