Grant Buttars
@gbuttars.bsky.social
Socialist, trade unionist, archivist. UCU NEC and Vice Chair of Higher Education Committee | rs21 | Your Party | he/him [“default-setting crank”, apparently]
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Vote @seanwallis13.bsky.social for UCU VP HE! youtu.be/U6ZXr9xnBMg
Sean Wallis: Why I am standing for Vice President of UCU in 2026
YouTube video by Sean Wallis
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Vote @seanwallis13.bsky.social for UCU VP HE! youtu.be/U6ZXr9xnBMg
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Nearly 800 staff left the University of Edinburgh last year as senior management pushes a £140m savings drive
This hits precarious staff hardest
It's a great comfort to learn that senior management pay & bonuses are unaffected 😉
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2582884...
This hits precarious staff hardest
It's a great comfort to learn that senior management pay & bonuses are unaffected 😉
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2582884...
800 staff leave Edinburgh University amid £140m cuts drive
Bosses at the institution want to cut £90m from their annual salary bill, which unions say could result in as many as 1,400 jobs being lost.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Nearly 800 staff left the University of Edinburgh last year as senior management pushes a £140m savings drive
This hits precarious staff hardest
It's a great comfort to learn that senior management pay & bonuses are unaffected 😉
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2582884...
This hits precarious staff hardest
It's a great comfort to learn that senior management pay & bonuses are unaffected 😉
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2582884...
Your Party CEC elections
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February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Your Party CEC elections
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Join @uniteucu to say:
“NO” to TU Victimisation in UCU
🚨Strike rally
⏰Thurs 12 Feb @ noon
📍UCU HQ, Carlow Street
Including guest speaker for the Workplace Day of Action for Palestine 🇵🇸
Everyone welcome!
Bring your branch banner & your solidarity to say #HandsOffMarie
#SupportTheStrike
“NO” to TU Victimisation in UCU
🚨Strike rally
⏰Thurs 12 Feb @ noon
📍UCU HQ, Carlow Street
Including guest speaker for the Workplace Day of Action for Palestine 🇵🇸
Everyone welcome!
Bring your branch banner & your solidarity to say #HandsOffMarie
#SupportTheStrike
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Join @uniteucu to say:
“NO” to TU Victimisation in UCU
🚨Strike rally
⏰Thurs 12 Feb @ noon
📍UCU HQ, Carlow Street
Including guest speaker for the Workplace Day of Action for Palestine 🇵🇸
Everyone welcome!
Bring your branch banner & your solidarity to say #HandsOffMarie
#SupportTheStrike
“NO” to TU Victimisation in UCU
🚨Strike rally
⏰Thurs 12 Feb @ noon
📍UCU HQ, Carlow Street
Including guest speaker for the Workplace Day of Action for Palestine 🇵🇸
Everyone welcome!
Bring your branch banner & your solidarity to say #HandsOffMarie
#SupportTheStrike
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Unite against TU Victimisation
@Unitetheunion.bsky.social doesn't tolerate the victimisation of its reps by employers. Today our members in the North West are showing what solidarity looks like.
It's time UCU ended the victimisation of Marie, our Health & Safety Officer.
#Strike #HandsOffMarie
@Unitetheunion.bsky.social doesn't tolerate the victimisation of its reps by employers. Today our members in the North West are showing what solidarity looks like.
It's time UCU ended the victimisation of Marie, our Health & Safety Officer.
#Strike #HandsOffMarie
February 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Unite against TU Victimisation
@Unitetheunion.bsky.social doesn't tolerate the victimisation of its reps by employers. Today our members in the North West are showing what solidarity looks like.
It's time UCU ended the victimisation of Marie, our Health & Safety Officer.
#Strike #HandsOffMarie
@Unitetheunion.bsky.social doesn't tolerate the victimisation of its reps by employers. Today our members in the North West are showing what solidarity looks like.
It's time UCU ended the victimisation of Marie, our Health & Safety Officer.
#Strike #HandsOffMarie
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Ahead of the 10 February Certification Officer hearing, I’ve written about why Ewan McGaughey and I took this route.
This is a regulatory process, not a court case.
Ewan and I will represent ourselves. UCU has hired a King’s Counsel.
vickyblakeucu.uk/202...
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This is a regulatory process, not a court case.
Ewan and I will represent ourselves. UCU has hired a King’s Counsel.
vickyblakeucu.uk/202...
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Certification Officer Hearing: Blake & McGaughey v UCU
This is about trust and proper process: an explainer ahead of the 10 February Certification Officer hearing in Blake & McGaughey v UCU, concerning alleged non-compliance with UCU’s election rul…
vickyblakeucu.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Ahead of the 10 February Certification Officer hearing, I’ve written about why Ewan McGaughey and I took this route.
This is a regulatory process, not a court case.
Ewan and I will represent ourselves. UCU has hired a King’s Counsel.
vickyblakeucu.uk/202...
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This is a regulatory process, not a court case.
Ewan and I will represent ourselves. UCU has hired a King’s Counsel.
vickyblakeucu.uk/202...
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Day 2 of Your Party Scotland conference about to start
February 8, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Day 2 of Your Party Scotland conference about to start
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Britain’s new left-wing force Your Party has got off to a troubled start.
But faced with the historic decline of working-class organization, it’s vital that it makes good on its promise to rebuild grassroots power.
But faced with the historic decline of working-class organization, it’s vital that it makes good on its promise to rebuild grassroots power.
Your Party Can Realign the British Left
Britain’s new left-wing force Your Party has got off to a troubled start. But faced with the historic decline of working-class organization, it’s vital that it makes good on its promise to rebuild grassroots power.
jacobin.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Britain’s new left-wing force Your Party has got off to a troubled start.
But faced with the historic decline of working-class organization, it’s vital that it makes good on its promise to rebuild grassroots power.
But faced with the historic decline of working-class organization, it’s vital that it makes good on its promise to rebuild grassroots power.
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USA: More Unions Are Saying ‘ICE Out’ labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...
More Unions Are Saying ‘ICE Out’
More unions across the country are taking a stand against Immigration and Customs Enforcement since the January 23 mass strike in Minneapolis and the January 24 killing of Alex Pretti, an intensive ca...
labornotes.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
USA: More Unions Are Saying ‘ICE Out’ labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...
And now a reference to Scottish-born Irish socialist James Connolly in the city where he lived with his brother for a time - from @paulmurphy.pbp.ie ✊
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 PM
And now a reference to Scottish-born Irish socialist James Connolly in the city where he lived with his brother for a time - from @paulmurphy.pbp.ie ✊
Loving @danhutchison.bsky.social quoting from Mary Brooksbank to kick off Your Party Scotland conference in Dundee.
February 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Loving @danhutchison.bsky.social quoting from Mary Brooksbank to kick off Your Party Scotland conference in Dundee.
@yourparty.scot is there an agreed hastag for the conference?
February 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM
@yourparty.scot is there an agreed hastag for the conference?
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To be “crystal clear” (😂) - UCU comms should (a) not attack members for exercising the right to go to the Certification Officer and (b) be entirely neutral in relation to this case - because it is our union not a personal fiefdom. Their comment proves exactly why this case needs to be heard
February 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
To be “crystal clear” (😂) - UCU comms should (a) not attack members for exercising the right to go to the Certification Officer and (b) be entirely neutral in relation to this case - because it is our union not a personal fiefdom. Their comment proves exactly why this case needs to be heard
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I’m no longer shocked about the attacks on members for wanting a fair & democratic union but the UCU comment suggests they’ve forgotten the basic requirement to represent the interests of members not those of the GS alone - which is exactly what the case is all about. Our union, our subs #ucu
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I’m no longer shocked about the attacks on members for wanting a fair & democratic union but the UCU comment suggests they’ve forgotten the basic requirement to represent the interests of members not those of the GS alone - which is exactly what the case is all about. Our union, our subs #ucu
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The @timeshighered.bsky.social has reported that @ewanmg.bsky.social and I have applied to the Certification Officer regarding concerns over the 2024 UCU general secretary election. UCU has characterised this as “smearing”, via a spokesperson.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/jo-grad...
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Jo Grady’s UCU election win challenged over ‘unfair advantage’
Candidates who stood in 2024 poll seek rerun of campaign after claiming incumbent broke rules by using union resources
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM
The @timeshighered.bsky.social has reported that @ewanmg.bsky.social and I have applied to the Certification Officer regarding concerns over the 2024 UCU general secretary election. UCU has characterised this as “smearing”, via a spokesperson.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/jo-grad...
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www.timeshighereducation.com/news/jo-grad...
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I’m not UCU Left member but welcome their endorsement. We need a broad diverse left who can work together and there are many good candidates here to vote for. ✊
The last 5 years have seen members’ decisions overturned, delayed, or frustrated. Jo Grady and her supporters from UCU Commons and the Campaign for UCU "Democracy" are killing our union. Another dispute with Unite UCU looms. Vote for a strong member-led alternative!
uculeft.org/nec-election...
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NEC Elections 2026
Vote for a fighting member-led union: We need action, solidarity and equality! It is vital that members vote in the upcoming NEC elections. Across post-16 education sectors, jobs are threatened, pa…
uculeft.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I’m not UCU Left member but welcome their endorsement. We need a broad diverse left who can work together and there are many good candidates here to vote for. ✊
It’s @ucu.org.uk NEC election time again. Please read my election address and consider giving me your vote www.ucu.org.uk/article/1436.... Please also vote for Sean Wallis for Vice President HE seanwallis.uk @seanawallis.bsky.social
Grant Buttars (University of Edinburgh)
www.ucu.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 6:28 AM
It’s @ucu.org.uk NEC election time again. Please read my election address and consider giving me your vote www.ucu.org.uk/article/1436.... Please also vote for Sean Wallis for Vice President HE seanwallis.uk @seanawallis.bsky.social
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I'm standing for election for Vice President of UCU.
👇This is why.
I am standing for a stronger and more democratic UCU led by ordinary members.
See seanwallis.uk
On uculeft.org you can read about our other candidates, and follow @uculeft.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZX...
👇This is why.
I am standing for a stronger and more democratic UCU led by ordinary members.
See seanwallis.uk
On uculeft.org you can read about our other candidates, and follow @uculeft.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZX...
Sean Wallis: Why I am standing for Vice President of UCU in 2026
YouTube video by Sean Wallis
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I'm standing for election for Vice President of UCU.
👇This is why.
I am standing for a stronger and more democratic UCU led by ordinary members.
See seanwallis.uk
On uculeft.org you can read about our other candidates, and follow @uculeft.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZX...
👇This is why.
I am standing for a stronger and more democratic UCU led by ordinary members.
See seanwallis.uk
On uculeft.org you can read about our other candidates, and follow @uculeft.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZX...
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📣 Hands off Marie!
Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep.
✍️ [email protected]
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social
Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep.
✍️ [email protected]
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 PM
📣 Hands off Marie!
Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep.
✍️ [email protected]
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social
Tell @drjogrady.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk to stop victimising Unite UCU's safety rep.
✍️ [email protected]
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteTheUnion @unitetheunion.bsky.social
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Andrea Egan, the left candidate, has decisively won the UNISON General Secretary election. The result is an ‘absolute fucking disaster’ for Starmer. rs21 members in UNISON explain more. revsoc21.uk/2025/12/18/l...
Left win in UNISON
rs21 - revolutionary socialism in the 21st century
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December 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Andrea Egan, the left candidate, has decisively won the UNISON General Secretary election. The result is an ‘absolute fucking disaster’ for Starmer. rs21 members in UNISON explain more. revsoc21.uk/2025/12/18/l...
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Support @sheffielducu.bsky.social! Oppose the lock-out threat! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
No lockout for University of Sheffield staff
UCU members have been standing up against the continual cutting and restructuring of the last several years which has significantly damaged the University’s international standing, the quality of educ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Support @sheffielducu.bsky.social! Oppose the lock-out threat! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
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Charlie Jarsve argues that Labour’s attacks on migrants and plans for a Danish style immigration system are an attack on all of the working class.
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Attacks on migrants are an attack on us all
rs21 - revolutionary socialism in the 21st century
revsoc21.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Charlie Jarsve argues that Labour’s attacks on migrants and plans for a Danish style immigration system are an attack on all of the working class.
revsoc21.uk/2025/11/27/a...
revsoc21.uk/2025/11/27/a...
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New York will always be a city of immigrants. When we protect the communities who keep this city running and uphold our sanctuary laws, we create a future that’s safer for every New Yorker.
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New York will always be a city of immigrants. When we protect the communities who keep this city running and uphold our sanctuary laws, we create a future that’s safer for every New Yorker.
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Solidarity in action on the picket line at George Square! @ucuscotland.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Solidarity in action on the picket line at George Square! @ucuscotland.bsky.social
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#StopTheCuts and divest from genocide! #StopStaffCutAtUoE
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#StopTheCuts and divest from genocide! #StopStaffCutAtUoE