Great to see our massive win on decasualisation at the Open University featured in this article.
In 2023 we will deliver more victories across further and higher education.
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On New Year’s Eve we projected a message onto the headquarters of UCEA.
Every single day of the year we will put them under pressure until they agree the change our sector needs.
RT if you are ready to strike, vote, organise and win in 2023.
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RT if one of your New Year’s resolutions is to support every single worker that takes strike action in 2023.
The bosses, media and political class stick together.
So must ours.
Organise your workplace, support picket lines, donate to strike funds.
Do your bit.
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2022 was the year unions fought back. I am proud that UCU were right at the heart of that.
We will be in 2023 as well 💪
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Happy New Year to every UCU member. We have achieved so much together this year.
2023 is going to be the year when we change our sector forever.
#ucuRISING #RespectFE
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Out and about this festive period? Remember the person serving you/driving you/working is a person too. They’d probably much rather be with their loved ones. So be kind, be patient, and if you’re in the pub, for gods take your pots back to the bar with you. We’re not Tories 👏
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Can I ask all UCU members to give me one last RT of the year?
Here is my end of year message to you.
Thank you for everything you have done this year.
We come back in 2023 ready to change our sector forever.
#ucuRISING #RespectFE
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I think we can all support in her New Year’s resolution - this union is going to fight on every single front in 2023.
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I know it’s hard realising you’re not the cutest sibling, but Happy birthday anyway to my brother ??
And yes, my mum nearly did kill my Nan for cutting me that fringe ??
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Today is National Postal Workers Day.
Royal Mail workers are getting attacked non stop by the bosses every single day. They have lost 18 days pay and they are still rock solid.
Every single UCU member stands with you today and everyday.
Keep going.
#PostalWorkersDay
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🚨UCU MEMBERS - HIT THE RT BUTTON🚨
In 2023 we will once again take strike action in every single university in the UK
THIS is your chance to say what that should look like
Read this document and send in your views
ucu.org.uk/media/13471/Wi
This is your union
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Employers come at us on a coordinated basis. We must do the same in defence of working people.
Unions must take action together in 2023.
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If you have 7 free minutes today, make sure you spend it watching this. These disputes would be over very quickly if we all stood together. Don't just do it for yourself. Do it for us all. Do it for those who will come after us. #ucurising #enoughisenough
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“The government's new laws will conscript workers to work against their will. It's the sort of thing we see from oppressive regimes.”
It’s time to fight back.
Sign the pledge to defend the #RightToStrike here:
wesayenough.co.uk/petition
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Trying to imagine if a woman pundit had made a gaffe like this, and the levels of abuse, sexism and vitriol she’d get for it.
Mercifully for Tim, cos he’s a fella it’s just a bit of banter he’s exposed to.
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Maybe some people’s kids can’t wait to leave home, Kirstie…
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Here’s Kirstie Allsopp telling @RuthDavidsonPC that students should think about living at home in order to save for a house deposit #TimesRadio twitter.com/TimesRadio/sta…
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Our Further Education members have been absolutely inspirational this year.
Winning ballots.
Winning pay deal.
Winning disputes.
The whole union pays tribute to you.
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RT if the thanks you want from Gillian is a proper pay rise, the restoration of your pensions, fair workloads and an end to casualisation.
Thanks don’t pay the bills.
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I want to thank our fantastic teachers, headteachers and education staff for another term of outstanding work.
Every moment you spend supporting your students provides them with the tools for future success.
I'm wishing you all the very best for the festive period.
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This, amongst many other reasons is why we have to end casualisation in our sector. This is an absolute disgrace.
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116 members of casualised workers @GoldsmithsUoL have sent the following statement to management.
They demand:
- £1000 for staff affected by unpaid wages
- A public apology for damages caused.
- Immediate implementation of the Assimilation Agreement
goldsmithsucu.org/2022/12/16/gol
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The media has spent a lot of time this week talking about the pay of nurses, rail workers, postal workers, civil servants and elected union leaders.
I can’t recall a single clip about CEO pay, management bonuses or ministerial salaries.
Solidarity to the strikers.
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That anger is well placed! We will come together and apply maximum pressure on the employers. Put an offer on the table or see you on the picket line.
#ucuRISING
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Extraordinary general meeting for @oubucu members (online) 9 January, 1-2.
Members reporting ABSOLUTE FURY over @UCEA1 game-playing in negotiations 
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Ours is 9th January at 1pm. Joining details will be sent out to members. #UCUrising
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👏 Great stuff Greenwich. Brilliant to see so many branches engaging with members on the #ucuRISING campaign.
Let us know when your branch meeting is.
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BRANCH MEETING - 5th January at 4pm. Expect the first gh- sorry, the calendar invite and Teams link soon! It's unlikely the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future will visit UCEA over the break, so we're going to discuss the best strategy for #ucuRISING action.
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Well done Swansea 👏
Can’t wait to hear the views of our members on the next steps of the #ucuRISING campaign.
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Swansea UCU members: We have scheduled a meeting for Mon 9 Jan at 1pm to discuss next steps ahead of the BDM. Please make every effort to come along. Details and link in your emails. #ucuRISING twitter.com/ucu/status/160…
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Hey! Thanks for this. I think redeployment policies are great (I benefitted from one myself!) but we need to push for them to be implemented and consequences for employers if they are not.
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Pay and pensions are crucial issues for every single UCU member but ending casualisation in our sector also has to be a priority of the #ucuRISING campaign
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They seem to have forgotten about the depths of our feeling
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UCEA ARE WATCHING THIS TWEET SO I NEED EVERY UCU MEMBER TO RT IT.
They haven’t put a pay offer on the table and are saying they will only consider doing so if we don’t call further action.
Message to them - get real or see you on the picket line.
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See you on the picket line
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UCEA ARE WATCHING THIS TWEET SO I NEED EVERY UCU MEMBER TO RT IT.
They haven’t put a pay offer on the table and are saying they will only consider doing so if we don’t call further action.
Message to them - get real or see you on the picket line.
#ucuRISING
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UCEA ARE WATCHING THIS TWEET SO I NEED EVERY UCU MEMBER TO RT IT.
They haven’t put a pay offer on the table and are saying they will only consider doing so if we don’t call further action.
Message to them - get real or see you on the picket line.
#ucuRISING
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I ASK EVERYONE WHO SEES THIS TWEET TO PLEASE RT IT.
Tomorrow nurses strike. They will be put through hell by the media, politicians and the establishment.
Ahead of the action please share this tweet if you back the nurses and find it sickening that they are being vilified.
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It’s going to take more than the bosses and their paid for bots to beat us 💪
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I think jo the unions and Thier members have been doing a excellent job of getting the core messages and details across. Using social media. Including knocking down bot attempts to change the narrative
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The UCU YouTube account has added over 1,000 subscribers since the start of the #ucuRISING campaign. 2023 will see us grow that following and engagement levels even more.
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A YouTube channel would probably provide the best base to build something IMHO
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The more I see of the way the media are covering the various disputes the more convinced I am that trade unions need to build our own media.
What ideas do you have for that? YouTube channels? Streaming? Podcasts?
Let me know!
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Solidarity to every worker taking strike action this week.
The UCU stands shoulder to shoulder with you.
RT if you will back every single worker that takes to the picket line.
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“We’ve played the game, we’ve done everything we’re supposed to and we’re still being treated abysmally.”
This is why every single person in the country should stand in solidarity with strikers.
#GeneralElectionN0W
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I was proud to set out why our members across the union have been taking strike action at the @DailyMirror event this evening.
UCU and Proud.
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I was proud to set out why our members across the union have been taking strike action at the event this evening.
UCU and Proud.
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Hi Paul / bot 🤖
Our strikes will continue as long as they have to in order to change the education sector and protect our members jobs.
Sorry if working people standing up for themselves offends you.
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Strike going in to next year
? Oh dear.Not going very well then is it?Will you resign as soon as you call off the action or are your members going to have to sling you out from your cushy job?
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