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Branch update
Fifty UCU branches join calls for unconditional talks After over 50 UCU branches signed up to a statement calling on SMT and the General Secretary to meet with Unite for unconditional talks, branch…
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We wondered last week whether @drjogrady.bsky.social would listen to @ucu.org.uk members, agree to unconditional talks & withdraw the threat of deductions for taking ASOS.
So we asked her. She didn’t reply herself, but SMT’s response, regrettably, was “no”.
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So we asked her. She didn’t reply herself, but SMT’s response, regrettably, was “no”.
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Solidarity to @uniteneu.bsky.social and TSSA staff belonging to @gmblondonregion.bsky.social - both striking today over bullying and intimidation in their workplace.
Too many of today’s union leaders are displaying a level of hypocrisy which is doing severe damage to the entire movement.
Too many of today’s union leaders are displaying a level of hypocrisy which is doing severe damage to the entire movement.
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Solidarity to @uniteneu.bsky.social and TSSA staff belonging to @gmblondonregion.bsky.social - both striking today over bullying and intimidation in their workplace.
Too many of today’s union leaders are displaying a level of hypocrisy which is doing severe damage to the entire movement.
Too many of today’s union leaders are displaying a level of hypocrisy which is doing severe damage to the entire movement.
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Out on the picket line with our striking TSSA Union members this morning. We appreciate the solidarity from TSSA members and activists.✊
Bullying and intimidation have no place in any workplace. It’s time for TSSA’s executive leadership to clean up its act.
Bullying and intimidation have no place in any workplace. It’s time for TSSA’s executive leadership to clean up its act.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Out on the picket line with our striking TSSA Union members this morning. We appreciate the solidarity from TSSA members and activists.✊
Bullying and intimidation have no place in any workplace. It’s time for TSSA’s executive leadership to clean up its act.
Bullying and intimidation have no place in any workplace. It’s time for TSSA’s executive leadership to clean up its act.
Following a report on @drjogrady.bsky.social's NEC update, we want to clarify that all dispute issues remain unresolved:
❌ trade union victimisation
❌ failure to negotiate a hybrid working policy
❌ failure to adequately deal with safety issues
❌ breach of recognition agreement & other policies.
❌ trade union victimisation
❌ failure to negotiate a hybrid working policy
❌ failure to adequately deal with safety issues
❌ breach of recognition agreement & other policies.
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Following a report on @drjogrady.bsky.social's NEC update, we want to clarify that all dispute issues remain unresolved:
❌ trade union victimisation
❌ failure to negotiate a hybrid working policy
❌ failure to adequately deal with safety issues
❌ breach of recognition agreement & other policies.
❌ trade union victimisation
❌ failure to negotiate a hybrid working policy
❌ failure to adequately deal with safety issues
❌ breach of recognition agreement & other policies.
ASOS which is "work in the same way you’ve done for years" is not irresponsible. It's protecting our members until a fair & equitable hybrid policy is agreed.
UCU SMT then deducting 100% of daily pay from staff taking ASOS & undermining its own policy?
Now that’s irresponsible.
UCU SMT then deducting 100% of daily pay from staff taking ASOS & undermining its own policy?
Now that’s irresponsible.
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
ASOS which is "work in the same way you’ve done for years" is not irresponsible. It's protecting our members until a fair & equitable hybrid policy is agreed.
UCU SMT then deducting 100% of daily pay from staff taking ASOS & undermining its own policy?
Now that’s irresponsible.
UCU SMT then deducting 100% of daily pay from staff taking ASOS & undermining its own policy?
Now that’s irresponsible.
Being disabled shouldn’t mean you’re on a lower wage, or that you’re afraid to ask for support at work because it could hit you financially.
Having a reasonable adjustment should never lead to a pay cut.
But this is what’s happening to some UCU staff right now.
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Having a reasonable adjustment should never lead to a pay cut.
But this is what’s happening to some UCU staff right now.
Short 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Being disabled shouldn’t mean you’re on a lower wage, or that you’re afraid to ask for support at work because it could hit you financially.
Having a reasonable adjustment should never lead to a pay cut.
But this is what’s happening to some UCU staff right now.
Short 🧵
Having a reasonable adjustment should never lead to a pay cut.
But this is what’s happening to some UCU staff right now.
Short 🧵
We wondered last week whether @drjogrady.bsky.social would listen to @ucu.org.uk members, agree to unconditional talks & withdraw the threat of deductions for taking ASOS.
So we asked her. She didn’t reply herself, but SMT’s response, regrettably, was “no”.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/b...
So we asked her. She didn’t reply herself, but SMT’s response, regrettably, was “no”.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/b...
Branch update
Fifty UCU branches join calls for unconditional talks After over 50 UCU branches signed up to a statement calling on SMT and the General Secretary to meet with Unite for unconditional talks, branch…
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October 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We wondered last week whether @drjogrady.bsky.social would listen to @ucu.org.uk members, agree to unconditional talks & withdraw the threat of deductions for taking ASOS.
So we asked her. She didn’t reply herself, but SMT’s response, regrettably, was “no”.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/b...
So we asked her. She didn’t reply herself, but SMT’s response, regrettably, was “no”.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/b...
Fifty branches, representing over 36% of UCU members, have now called for @drjogrady.bsky.social to enter unconditional negotiations & remove the threat of punitive deductions against staff.
Unite's repeated requests for such talks have had no response. Will she now listen to @ucu.org.uk members?
Unite's repeated requests for such talks have had no response. Will she now listen to @ucu.org.uk members?
October 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Fifty branches, representing over 36% of UCU members, have now called for @drjogrady.bsky.social to enter unconditional negotiations & remove the threat of punitive deductions against staff.
Unite's repeated requests for such talks have had no response. Will she now listen to @ucu.org.uk members?
Unite's repeated requests for such talks have had no response. Will she now listen to @ucu.org.uk members?
Do you want to know how UCU senior management has responded to UCU branches calling on them to remove their threat of deductions? This is how.
How would you react?
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How would you react?
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September 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Do you want to know how UCU senior management has responded to UCU branches calling on them to remove their threat of deductions? This is how.
How would you react?
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How would you react?
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With another 9 @ucu.org.uk branches now calling on UCU to do the right thing we wonder if @drjogrady.bsky.social is listening to her members.
September 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
With another 9 @ucu.org.uk branches now calling on UCU to do the right thing we wonder if @drjogrady.bsky.social is listening to her members.
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The first-ever strike by staff of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has been covered by TradeWinds, ShippingWatch, and The Maritime Executive.
September 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The first-ever strike by staff of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has been covered by TradeWinds, ShippingWatch, and The Maritime Executive.
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ITF Staff Strike Day 4: Finishing strong on our fourth consecutive day of industrial action!
Massive thank you to everyone who committed to respect our global picket line, who visited us in person, or sent in a message of solidarity.
Massive thank you to everyone who committed to respect our global picket line, who visited us in person, or sent in a message of solidarity.
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
ITF Staff Strike Day 4: Finishing strong on our fourth consecutive day of industrial action!
Massive thank you to everyone who committed to respect our global picket line, who visited us in person, or sent in a message of solidarity.
Massive thank you to everyone who committed to respect our global picket line, who visited us in person, or sent in a message of solidarity.
Another 12 more UCU branches have signed (so far) today!
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We'd like to send special solidarity back to @ucukent.bsky.social and @ucugreenwich.bsky.social for their support following their own worrying news from this week.
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We'd like to send special solidarity back to @ucukent.bsky.social and @ucugreenwich.bsky.social for their support following their own worrying news from this week.
September 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Another 12 more UCU branches have signed (so far) today!
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We'd like to send special solidarity back to @ucukent.bsky.social and @ucugreenwich.bsky.social for their support following their own worrying news from this week.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/u...
We'd like to send special solidarity back to @ucukent.bsky.social and @ucugreenwich.bsky.social for their support following their own worrying news from this week.
Sometimes solutions are easy @drjogrady.bsky.social & @ucu.org.uk
Let’s sit down and talk without conditions or threats that damage everyone. It’s time to resolve this dispute.
Our statement, with support from the following branch committees:
Let’s sit down and talk without conditions or threats that damage everyone. It’s time to resolve this dispute.
Our statement, with support from the following branch committees:
September 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Sometimes solutions are easy @drjogrady.bsky.social & @ucu.org.uk
Let’s sit down and talk without conditions or threats that damage everyone. It’s time to resolve this dispute.
Our statement, with support from the following branch committees:
Let’s sit down and talk without conditions or threats that damage everyone. It’s time to resolve this dispute.
Our statement, with support from the following branch committees:
UCU policy: “To work with the TUC and other TUs to campaign for a change to the law to prevent such deductions, including lobbying government and opposition parties”
Maybe while @drjogrady.bsky.social is at @tuc.org.uk in Brighton she can work on thi… oh!
policy.web.ucu.org.uk/motion-infor...
Maybe while @drjogrady.bsky.social is at @tuc.org.uk in Brighton she can work on thi… oh!
policy.web.ucu.org.uk/motion-infor...
UCU: Fighting punitive ASOS deductions
Motion from UCU Congress 2022-2023: Fighting punitive ASOS deductions
policy.web.ucu.org.uk
September 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
UCU policy: “To work with the TUC and other TUs to campaign for a change to the law to prevent such deductions, including lobbying government and opposition parties”
Maybe while @drjogrady.bsky.social is at @tuc.org.uk in Brighton she can work on thi… oh!
policy.web.ucu.org.uk/motion-infor...
Maybe while @drjogrady.bsky.social is at @tuc.org.uk in Brighton she can work on thi… oh!
policy.web.ucu.org.uk/motion-infor...
🚨 Third consecutive vote for industrial action 🚨
✅ strike action: 76%
✅ action short of a strike (ASOS): 80%
✅ turnout: 77%
ASOS begins today with @ucu.org.uk threatening staff: "We'll deduct your wages."
Double standards and vindictive attacks undermine us all.
#ReclaimUCU
✅ strike action: 76%
✅ action short of a strike (ASOS): 80%
✅ turnout: 77%
ASOS begins today with @ucu.org.uk threatening staff: "We'll deduct your wages."
Double standards and vindictive attacks undermine us all.
#ReclaimUCU
September 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🚨 Third consecutive vote for industrial action 🚨
✅ strike action: 76%
✅ action short of a strike (ASOS): 80%
✅ turnout: 77%
ASOS begins today with @ucu.org.uk threatening staff: "We'll deduct your wages."
Double standards and vindictive attacks undermine us all.
#ReclaimUCU
✅ strike action: 76%
✅ action short of a strike (ASOS): 80%
✅ turnout: 77%
ASOS begins today with @ucu.org.uk threatening staff: "We'll deduct your wages."
Double standards and vindictive attacks undermine us all.
#ReclaimUCU
August 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
August 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🎵 ‘Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong.
Yes and yes’.
Yes and yes’.
August 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🎵 ‘Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong.
Yes and yes’.
Yes and yes’.
More members voting YES & YES for a Safe & Professional Workplace.
August 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
More members voting YES & YES for a Safe & Professional Workplace.
Yes and Yes votes in our campaign for a Safe & Professional Workplace hitting the postbox already.
Vote yes, vote early.
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Vote yes, vote early.
🚀
August 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Yes and Yes votes in our campaign for a Safe & Professional Workplace hitting the postbox already.
Vote yes, vote early.
🚀
Vote yes, vote early.
🚀
😡 Targeting our reps
😡 Refusing to talk
😡 Imposing an office return with no equality assessment or hybrid agreement
😡 Breaching agreed procedures
😡 Unsafe levels of work-related stress
Just 5 reasons our ballot opens today for a Safe & Professional Workplace.
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😡 Refusing to talk
😡 Imposing an office return with no equality assessment or hybrid agreement
😡 Breaching agreed procedures
😡 Unsafe levels of work-related stress
Just 5 reasons our ballot opens today for a Safe & Professional Workplace.
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Ballot opens today
Vote early, vote YES and YES The ballot over our Campaign for a Safe and Professional Workplace Culture opens today. Defend your contracts! Defend your reps! Stand up for Equality! Stand up for tra…
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August 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
😡 Targeting our reps
😡 Refusing to talk
😡 Imposing an office return with no equality assessment or hybrid agreement
😡 Breaching agreed procedures
😡 Unsafe levels of work-related stress
Just 5 reasons our ballot opens today for a Safe & Professional Workplace.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/b...
😡 Refusing to talk
😡 Imposing an office return with no equality assessment or hybrid agreement
😡 Breaching agreed procedures
😡 Unsafe levels of work-related stress
Just 5 reasons our ballot opens today for a Safe & Professional Workplace.
uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/b...
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Huge thanks to @cupe3903.bsky.social for their solidarity!
At York University, CUPE 3903 members are no strangers to the harmful effects that restructuring and unfair bargaining practices can have on workers.
At York University, CUPE 3903 members are no strangers to the harmful effects that restructuring and unfair bargaining practices can have on workers.
July 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Huge thanks to @cupe3903.bsky.social for their solidarity!
At York University, CUPE 3903 members are no strangers to the harmful effects that restructuring and unfair bargaining practices can have on workers.
At York University, CUPE 3903 members are no strangers to the harmful effects that restructuring and unfair bargaining practices can have on workers.
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As a result of unprecedented compounding pressure from our industrial action mandate, affiliate engagement and public scrutiny – ITF management are finally moving at the bargaining table.
July 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As a result of unprecedented compounding pressure from our industrial action mandate, affiliate engagement and public scrutiny – ITF management are finally moving at the bargaining table.
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Lovely message from Unite staff who are members of @gmb.org.uk:
"We wanted to extend our heartfelt solidarity with you and your dispute with management."
"We wanted to extend our heartfelt solidarity with you and your dispute with management."
July 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Lovely message from Unite staff who are members of @gmb.org.uk:
"We wanted to extend our heartfelt solidarity with you and your dispute with management."
"We wanted to extend our heartfelt solidarity with you and your dispute with management."
We’ve been relatively quiet recently. Unfortunately this isn’t because we’re finally making progress in our long-running dispute over our demand for a safe and professional workplace. Nor is it because industrial relations are improving and our employer is now engaging meaningfully.
Long 🧵
Long 🧵
July 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
We’ve been relatively quiet recently. Unfortunately this isn’t because we’re finally making progress in our long-running dispute over our demand for a safe and professional workplace. Nor is it because industrial relations are improving and our employer is now engaging meaningfully.
Long 🧵
Long 🧵