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Upcoming General Meetings & AGM (2025–26) – Loughborough UCU

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · 8d

Members, we've announced our calendar of all member meetings for 2025-26. These meetings are vital opportunities to shape the direction of our branch and to stay engaged with the work of your union. We hope you’ll make a note of the dates and join us when you can. All the info is on our website.

LUCU Opposes the Far Right – Loughborough UCU

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · 15d

Improve your working conditions - join a union today!

Info on joining #LboroUCU and #UCU in general: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/

Work in another sector? Find the best union for you, here: www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

#JoinAUnion

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

Day two of picketing today! We will once again be at the north, west, and south entrances of UP and the Derby rd entrance of Jubilee campus from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

Come show your support, stand in solidarity, and learn all about what and why we are fighting!

#StopTheCuts

A photograph of a picket line. Numerous people and one lovely dog stand in front of banners.

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Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · 22d

#LboroUCU response to the far-right demonstration in London this weekend, and the nationwide St George’s and Union flag display campaign: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/lucu-opposes...

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · 28d

The results of the LUCU Staff Survey, held earlier this year, have now been published on our branch website. You can see them, and a brief report, here: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/report-from-...

#LboroUCU #LboroFamily #StaffSurvey

A New Rep for a New Department – Loughborough UCU

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are very pleased to announce that we have a new Department Rep in the School of Social Sciences & Humanities. Meet our very first UCU Rep for the new Loughborough Law Department in this article: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/a-new-rep-fo...

#LboroUCU #LboroFamily #LboroLaw

Strike ballot opens at University of Sheffield staff over job cuts

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Sheffield UCU @sheffielducu.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ballot papers drop today for local industrial action to defend jobs at the University of Sheffield against redundancy and further workload pressures.

www.ucu.org.uk/article/1415...

Staff at the University of Sheffield are being asked to vote for strike action, announced the University and College Union (UCU) today. The ballot opened yesterday and will close on Tuesday 30 September.

www.ucu.org.uk

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Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Aug 27

A reminder that you can still sign up for our Allyship & Solidarity CPD session, details on the post below.

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Aug 12

#LboroUCU has organised an online CPD workshop, "Allyship and Solidarity", open to all LU staff & Masters & PhD students. Taking place online on Tues 23rd September from 12 noon.

For more information and to register for the course: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-a...

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Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sometimes a barrier is a good thing!

Join #LboroUCU today: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/

Or if you work in another sector, you can find the best union for you, here: www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

#JoinAUnion

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Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Aug 12

#LboroUCU has organised an online CPD workshop, "Allyship and Solidarity", open to all LU staff & Masters & PhD students. Taking place online on Tues 23rd September from 12 noon.

For more information and to register for the course: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-a...

LUCU AGM 2025 and Your New Committee – Loughborough UCU

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Aug 1

Find out what happened at our #LboroUCU AGM and who's in each role on the LUCU Committee for 2025-26: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/lucu-agm-202...

Pass the Employment Rights Bill – in full, without delay

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Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Jul 29

Please sign and share the @tuc.org.uk petition to Members of the House of Lords demanding they pass the Employment Rights Bill in full.

www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...

The biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation is within reach. But Tory peers and big business want to water it down. Add your name now to demand the House of Lords passes the Employment Righ...

www.megaphone.org.uk

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Jul 23

#LboroUCU has organised an online CPD workshop, "The Menopause is a Workplace Issue", open to all LU staff and Masters & PhD students. Taking place online on Wed 20th August from 12 noon.

More info and to register: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/cpd-course-t...

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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨 URGENT UPDATE🚨

Following the latest report on Future Nottingham, we held an emergency meeting with our branch members. During this meeting we:

-Voted overwhelmingly to institute our strike on 24/7
-Voted overwhelmingly to start our ASOS on 24/7

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Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Jul 22

Join #LboroUCU today: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/

Not in the Education Sector, find the best union for you via @tuc.org.uk: www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

Stop redundancies and cuts to student support at Birmingham City University

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Jul 8

Please sign and share to support @bcu-ucu.bsky.social

BCU UCU @bcu-ucu.bsky.social · Jul 8

Petition to @mybcu.bsky.social governors: remove the threat to 342 jobs and cuts to student support at BCU!

Please sign and share

@ucu.org.uk

www.change.org/p/stop-redun...

Sign the Petition

www.change.org

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Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Jul 8

At lunchtime today!

Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Jun 18

Contextualising the Conflict: A Brief History of the Middle East. An open meeting on 8 July 12:30–13:30 focussed on contextualising the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Ali Bilgic, presents a potted history of the Middle East. The session is open to all #LboroFamily staff & students. More info:

Contextualising the Conflict: A Brief History of the Middle East – Loughborough UCU

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Jul 4

Huge picket at Lincoln💪

Time for management to listen to our members: Stop the cuts!

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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our ballot results are in!

-63% of members voted
-84% of voting members said YES to action short of strike
-72% of voting members said YES to strike action

Which means our call for industrial action has passed and we have a mandate to fight back!

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UCU Newcastle University @newcastleucu.bsky.social · Jun 27

A MASSIVE WIN AT NEWCASTLE UNI ICU

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Loughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · Jul 1

The #LboroUCU AGM & Branch Social both take place tomorrow, 2 July, in EHB002. All members are invited to attend the AGM from 12:30pm. From 1:30pm the Branch Social will begin where you can meet other LUCU members. Snacks & light refreshments provided.

For more info: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/lucu-annual-...