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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 1d

🗣️🗣️ calling all anti fascist educators and union members: TOMORROW 8 October at 8pm join the London Regional UCU online organising meeting about ‘Education. Immigration, and Racism’ it’s time to stand up to far right extremism and fascism in Britain 🗣️🗣️ ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Education, Immigration and Racism - Unite Against the Far Right. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Speakers: * Jo Grady, General Secretary UCU * Maria Chondrogianni, President UCU * Kevin Courtney, Stand Up to Racism * Charlotte Khan, Care for Calais * Samira Ali, Women against the Far Right 6.3...

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Aug 12

We've written to KCL Management urging them to urgently lobby UK Government to enable safe passage for Chevening Scholarship students from Gaza to the UK. Considering the level of institutional complicity that KCL has with the genocide, it's really the LEAST they can do. See our statement below.👇

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jul 28

An open letter to KCL management, condemning punitive misconduct disciplinaries against Palestine Encampment students, is currently circulating with 250+ signatories. We copy the text of the letter ⬇️

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Yasmin G @anilsghost.bsky.social · Jul 26

Not surprising to me that King’s College London is in this shameful league table @kclucu.bsky.social

Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · Jul 26

'The Social Innovators for Justice has released the UK University Repression League Table, ranking universities according to their attacks on students, with suspensions, monitoring and investment in genocide' A worthy initiative. @anilsghost.bsky.social
updates.techforpalestine.org/announcing-t...

Announcing: The UK University Repression League Table 2025

For the last two years, UK universities have attacked students for advocacy for Palestine, including censorship, restrictive speech policies, and the suppression of dissenting voices. These disgusting...

updates.techforpalestine.org

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@RosesRebellion🌹🪐🌺🌸 🥀 @rosesrebellion.bsky.social · Jul 11

@kclucu.bsky.social thanks to vice chair Pete Chonka for speaking @nujlfb.bsky.social www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2507parli...

'When the only journalists are being slaughtered...' | The Freelance

...how to report a genocide? Our meeting in Parliament

www.londonfreelance.org

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jul 10

This outcome gives us important leverage in negotiations with management. Please come to our next General Meeting on 23 July to discuss next steps!

KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jul 10

We are demanding that management make a public statement condemning the harassment that has taken place; take adequate steps to safeguard staff affected; and commission an independent review into the handling of complaints related to Palestine since late 2023

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jul 10

🌟 91% of voting members shared our concern that management is not doing enough to protect academic freedom and safeguard staff

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jul 10

🌟78% of voting members would support a formal ballot on possible industrial action if there is no agreement to end this trade dispute

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jul 10

🌟55% of our voting-eligible membership participated. Thank you so much! This easily passes the anti-trade union legal 50% threshold for a valid result

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Results are now in on our consultative e-ballot on academic freedom and staff safeguarding ➡️ we PASSED the threshold for a valid result with 🌟91% 🌟sharing our concern that management is not doing enough to protect us and our rights kcl.web.ucu.org.uk/2025/06/11/c...

Consultative ballot on academic freedom and staff safeguarding at KCL

VOTE to show management that you’ll take a stand for academic freedom and the safety of colleagues at KCL! What is this dispute about? What are the demands? In March, KCL UCU formally notified manage...

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 25

This may not be about you, but it is happening to the people around you. Are you comfortable with that? Please vote in the KCL UCU e-ballot on academic freedom and safeguarding

KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

Politically-motivated intimidation - designed to silence us - has overwhelmingly targeted women and non-binary people, BAME and junior colleagues + branch union activists. This is a racist and misogynistic campaign threatening the personal and job security of often precariously employed colleagues

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Confront @confrontpower.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our new findings would be of particular interest to @sussexucu.bsky.social @kclucu.bsky.social @umucu.bsky.social and @cardiffucu.bsky.social

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 24

Great analysis from @parkesland.bsky.social on the connection between attacks on Palestine solidarity and attacks on trans rights. Relevant to our wider mobilising as a union and our current dispute about academic freedom and safeguarding at KCL UCU

Chris(tyn) Parkes @parkesland.bsky.social · Jun 23

The Starmer regime decided, on the same day, to proscribe Palestine Action and to impose trans segregation on the Parliamentary estate.

These are not unrelated events.

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Chris(tyn) Parkes @parkesland.bsky.social · Jun 23

The Starmer regime decided, on the same day, to proscribe Palestine Action and to impose trans segregation on the Parliamentary estate.

These are not unrelated events.

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Chris Downs @chris-downs.bsky.social · Jun 23

Trouble at King's College London ⤵️
Join a union. Stand together.
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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

We are in formal dispute with KCL because the institution has failed in its duty of care. Investigations into events have been delayed and onerous. In some cases, investigations have targeted our members causing severe distress, including those with direct family experience of the genocide in Gaza

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

Members should have received a unique link to their UCU-registered email from [email protected]. If you can’t find this, email us at [email protected]. Vote in solidarity: for freedom of academic expression and freedom for Palestine

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

The e-ballot is open until July 8th. VOTE NOW and tell your rep!
kcl.web.ucu.org.uk

King's College London

Our KCL UCU Branch Site

kcl.web.ucu.org.uk

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

We NEED members to vote in our consultative e-ballot on academic freedom to give our negotiators the leverage they need and to show management the depth of concern among staff. This ballot does not commit the branch/members to any form of industrial action now, but we need your support

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

We NEED KCL UCU members to come together NOW as a community in defiance of intimidation and institutional indifference

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our negotiators are demanding that KCL take immediate steps to conclude investigations into harassers, protect staff, publicly condemn this harassment, and launch an independent review into the handling of politically-motivated complaints and systems like ‘Report and Support’

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

We are in formal dispute with KCL because the institution has failed in its duty of care. Investigations into events have been delayed and onerous. In some cases, investigations have targeted our members causing severe distress, including those with direct family experience of the genocide in Gaza

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our members have had their social media content investigated and policed by KCL, in flawed and onerous investigations that have included material posted up to almost a decade PRIOR to their employment by the university

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

Targeted harassment at KCL has often involved the mis-use of Report + Support to silence people. Since October 2023 the number of reports made through this anonymous system have more than doubled. Many cases have been baseless but the investigations have created enormous amounts of labour and stress

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · Jun 23

At the same time, pro-Palestinian, BAME and Muslim students have been swiftly suspended and excluded, often without any clear justification. This is a racist double standard which needs addressing

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