TODAY. Get that vote in the post 👉
Ballots must be returned NOW. #UCU
@brookesucu.bsky.social
#industrialaction
#OxfordBrookes #University

One of our health and safety officers, Jill Millar, explains why our members should vote yes ❌ and yes ❌ in the local ballot. Jill explains that cuts to time for assessment are being driven by a desire for financial savings. As a result, both the student experience and staff wellbeing will suffer.

Our branch secretary, @stuartwhigham.bsky.social, explains why our members should vote yes ❌ and yes ❌ in the local ballot. Stuart outlines the impact that wider cuts to workload tariffs will have on our Associate Lecturer colleagues.

Our campaigns officer, Ma​ïa Pal, explains why our members should vote yes ❌ and yes ❌ in the local ballot. Successive cuts to research time undermine the research-led teaching which is the essence of a University education.

We are balloting for industrial action at Oxford Brookes. 🚨🚨 REMINDER to all members to return your ballots in the post 🚨🚨

Lancaster University is proposing over 450 job cuts, with a Voluntary Redundancy scheme underway and a Compulsory Redundancy scheme likely in September. That means about 1 in 4 staff will be directly impacted. Please sign the petition to show your support: chng.it/cHDm4prxbc

Don't forget to vote in the consultative ballot. The ballot closes on Friday 15th August.

Want to hear from UCU’s negotiators before you vote?

Join the online member briefing:

🗓️ THIS Friday 14:00-15:30
📝 Register by Friday 11am:

Ask questions. Get the facts. VOTE.

www.ucu.org.uk/HEconsultati...

We remain in dispute over planned cuts to workload tariffs. To find out more and ask any questions please come to the open meeting on Monday 16 June. ALL STAFF welcome!

Collective bargaining sometimes needs collective barking.🐾
#solidardog #pupsonpickets #SaveUEA

We have an open meeting (hybrid) on Thursday 3 April, 12pm in JHB204. Featuring updates on our concerns with workload planning, finances, research, and the Portfolio Review/Strategic Transformation. In the words of Jane Fonda 'unions bring us into community' so please bring a friend! #BeMoreLikeJane

Today marks the last day of the Miners’ Strike 40 yrs ago. On Saturday in Oxford, we co-hosted an event with @strikemap.bsky.social to celebrate the huge solidarity shown in Oxford and beyond linking these struggles to the present day through culture and the arts to remember our history as workers.

If you're being approached by SOAS to do marking, be aware that the SOAS tutors are on a marking boycott & you're being asked to scab mark (managers don't feel they should be transparent about it)

hardship fund: gofund.me/71598ef7&sa=...
template motion: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Higher Education is in crisis, which if you work in HE you already knew. Up to 10,000 jobs across the sector are threatened. To our local members and wider stakeholders UCU's new campaign needs support. Step 1 is to sign the petition here: stopthecutspetition.org.uk Thanks! #StoptheCUTS

Reminder to all our members at Oxford Brookes and UCU members in general. Ballots for the NEC elections need to be completed and returned in the post. The last safe posting day is tomorrow. Candidate details and a recording of the online hustings can be found here: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1373...

@oxfordtuc.bsky.social and strikemap.bsky.social presents 'The Miners Strike in Oxford' event:

https:/www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-miners-strike-in-oxford-a-celebration-of-solidarity-tickets-1205516946639

#NUM @orgreavejustice.bsky.social #StrikeMap #SeaGreenSingers #BannerTheatre

We stand in solidarity with @ucu.org.uk members at Coventry University. Please support the petition calling for their VC to be removed from a government role. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/remove-coven...

Keir Starmer must stop pandering to the hard-right on immigration.

Our statement 👇

Joint statement from @BrookesUCU and Brookes SU condemning University response to protest at Zuckerberg Scholarship lecture.

🚨🚨 Final URGENT reminder to our branch members to vote in the consultative ballot. DEADLINE IS 5PM TODAY 🚨🚨

Some members of the branch, in the Oxford Brookes Palestine Solidarity Group, have serious concerns about the Sam Zuckerberg Annual Lecture being held tomorrow evening. If you would like to know more and sign their petition then please use the following link: forms.gle/vRxd3qyXXKNM...

Higher education members 📢 Don't forget to vote in the consultative ballot:

📨 Check your emails for the ballot link
❌ REJECT the pay element
✅ ACCEPT the terms of reference on pay-related elements

⏰ Ballot closes Tuesday 3 December at 5pm ⏰

VOTE now✊