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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 1d

Our members have voted to support industrial action to fight against job cuts passed today!

In the ballot our 72% of members were in favour of strike action, and 90% in favour of action short of strike. Turnout was 58%.

Thank you to all members, reps and officials for helping us get the vote out.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 2d

By "trans activists hijack" The Telegraph mean "trans people are involved"

Trans activists ‘hijack’ group researching NHS gender issues
The Daily Telegraph6 Oct 2025By Michael Searles DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR
TRANS activists have taken over a research group set to underpin the future of NHS care for gender-questioning children, critics have claimed.

The taxpayer-funded project was set up to address the “weak evidence” around treating children who question their gender in response to the Cass review.

But the project has now been accused of “bias” by openly promoting puberty blockers and sex-change surgery.

The James Lind Alliance (JLA) also labels gender dysphoria – a medical condition – as “gender diversity”, and collects data on gender identity instead of biological sex.

It was commissioned by the NHS in the wake of Baroness Cass’s review into gender-questioning children’s care to understand “what future research evidence will help secure the best outcomes for children, adolescents and young adults”.

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 3d

First a synagogue in Manchester, now a mosque in Peacehaven. This racist hate needs to be opposed and opposed vigorously for all our futures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'

Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 5d

This situation was already horrific enough and now this development ground.news/article/vict...

One of the victims who died in Manchester attack likely shot by officers, police say

One of the victims who died in the Manchester synagogue attack was likely shot by armed officers, police said on Friday. Manchester police Chief Constable Stephen Watson said that according to a preli...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 5d

Zack Polanski saying what every politician should be saying,

"It's problematic to weaponise the synagogue attack to silence protest in this country against the genocide in Gaza"

"These are separate things and we should condemn them both"

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Trade Union Blues @tradeunionblues.bsky.social · 5d

MTUC statement regarding today's horrific attack on the Manchester Jewish community. Trade Unionists stand in solidarity with those affected.

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embrajones.bsky.social @embrajones.bsky.social · 6d

All eyes on the Flotilla- witness the illegal actions of the IDF. Already protests in Italy and Belgium

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Israeli military boards Global Sumud aid flotilla headed for Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Vessels carrying about 500 activists including Greta Thunberg intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territory

www.theguardian.com

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 6d

All eyes on the flotilla.

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 7d

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 10d

The @ucuscotland.bsky.social banner at today’s anti-racist rally in Perth #RefugeesWelcomeHere

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 15d

Cooper "The humanitarian catastrophe worsens.. children dying of starvation while food rots at the border"

So you'll stop all arms exports to Israel? No
So you'll halt all trade? No
So you'll impose sanctions? No
So you'll end all military ties? No

So its just empty words

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 15d

This is utterly despicable. They are bringing the union into disrepute. Solidarity with @uniteucu.bsky.social

Unite UCU @uniteucu.bsky.social · 15d

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?

uniteucu.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/u...

Screenshot of email from UCU management which reads: ASOS Attendance Form - New Weekly Survey
Starting Monday 22 September, all staff will receive an email with a link to the new ASOS attendance form. This short weekly survey is mandatory for all staff, whether you were on ASOS or not. Please make sure to complete it each week, failure to do so may result in pay deductions. The cut off each week will be Friday at 5pm.

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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 15d

An inspiring first day of picketing to kick off our 4 weeks of strike action! Faculty, students, AND a dog or two made an appearance.

A photograph of a packed picket line on the southern edge of the University of Nottingham's campus

A photo of a picketer with a very good boy looking on with the respect that the university should be giving too

A group of picketers holding a sign that says Students Support the Strikes

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 16d

How concerned are you that Israel will start annexing parts of the West Bank?

Yvette Cooper: "We have been clear, & I have been clear to the Israeli foreign minister, we have been clear to the Israeli govt, that they must not do that"

Or you'll write them a stern letter, right?

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Cecile Menard @cecilebm.bsky.social · 17d

Another day, another anti-fascist counter protest in Falkirk where UCU members, reps and officers are standing against racism. @ucuscotland.bsky.social #refugeeswelcome

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Scottish Trades Union Congress @scottishtuc.bsky.social · 17d

The people of Glasgow and beyond turned out.

We made clear that we are united, we're together and, alongside the STUC, gave solidarity and support to all those facing hatred and persecution in our communities.

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 16d

UCUE branch secretary / UCU Scotland VP and STUC Black workers co-chair standing up to racism together in Falkirk today @ucuscotland.bsky.social @cecilebm.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social

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Unite UCU @uniteucu.bsky.social · 19d

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.

We call on Jo Grady and UCU SMT to:
• Enter negotiations with Unite UCU without preconditions.
• Stop the threat of punitive deductions for ASOS - this breaches UCU and TUC policy and only serves to undermine all of us, not least those UCU members currently involved in legal test cases against punitive deductions after taking lawful industrial action.

Signed, 25, no, 37, no, now 46 UCU branch committees (and still counting)

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 18d

Really impressed to see fellow YP members and supporters move swiftly from WTF mode to redoubling efforts to build a democratic party from below. ✊

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Grant Buttars @gbuttars.bsky.social · 19d

From @rs21.bsky.social YOUR PARTY: DON’T FUCK THIS UP revsoc21.uk/2025/09/18/y...

Your Party: Don’t fuck this up

rs21 - revolutionary socialism in the 21st century

revsoc21.uk

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DK Renton @davidkr.bsky.social · 21d

A Substack from me, addressing the consequences of the Tommy Robinson movement last weekend. We probably won't see more marches on that scale this year. What will happen, though, is a huge boost of energy for Farage and Reform

davidrenton590934.substack.com/p/tommy-robi...

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 25d

In our fight for fair pay, we stand alongside all the unions representing higher education staff.

Our @eisunion.bsky.social brothers and sisters back UCU members, just as we back them 🤝

#WeAreTheUniversity