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UCU University of Glasgow @ucuglasgow.bsky.social · 1h

We’ve had a strong start to the academic year with our first general meeting & a welcome lunch for those of you who’ve recently joined UCUGlasgow! As we head into balloting (opening Oct 20th), it’s as important as ever to build our organising power. More here: glasgow.web.ucu.org.uk/2025/10/09/w...

New UCU Glasgow members meet branch officers and reps over lunch

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UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · May 22

We're hiring! Job vacancy for branch administrator/organiser with our Glasgow University branch @ucuglasgow.bsky.social. Closing date 10am on 5 June. Details and application 👇 www.ucu.org.uk/vacancies#BAO5

Work for us

Working for UCU

www.ucu.org.uk

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UCU University of Glasgow @ucuglasgow.bsky.social · Apr 10

🚨 Support our Graduate Teaching Assistants!

This year has seen a spate of cuts in real terms to GTA pay and conditions across many departments that left an already underpaid and overworked workforce at breaking point.

Sign our petition to support crucial staff: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/gta-glasgow/

UCU Campaign for GTAs
Calling for Fair Pay, Equal Pay, Secure Pay

Fair pay: To eliminate the endemic overworking of GTAs expected to perform tasks not within those stipulated as their responsibility in their employment contracts – particularly, but not limited to, extra administrative work and contributions to the creation of course content.

Equal pay: To raise allocated preparation time to a reasonable level which truly represents the work that GTAs must devote to delivering pedagogically sound teaching. There should be transparency of workload models for GTAs, e.g. preparation time, marking time and end discrepancies in pay rates and time allocations for different tasks across colleges.

Secure pay: To ensure all GTAs are issued initially with two-year contracts, as per the University’s policy.

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UEA UCU says join a union @uea-ucu.bsky.social · Mar 26

A phenomenal turnout for the UEA UCU day of action. Staff and students are making their voice heard, striving for a future for Higher Ed that doesn't look as bleak as it does right now. #SaveUEA #UKHE #StopTheCuts @ucu.org.uk

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Mar 26

Support colleagues at the University of East Anglia during their day of action by sharing this post.

What a turnout! Sending solidarity!

#SaveHE

UEA UCU says join a union @uea-ucu.bsky.social · Mar 26

A phenomenal turnout for the UEA UCU day of action. Staff and students are making their voice heard, striving for a future for Higher Ed that doesn't look as bleak as it does right now. #SaveUEA #UKHE #StopTheCuts @ucu.org.uk

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UCU University of Glasgow @ucuglasgow.bsky.social · Mar 25

No Cops on Campus.

The University and College Union Glasgow (UCUG) is gravely concerned at the response of the university’s governing bodies to peaceful student protests relating to divestment and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

The University and College Union Glasgow (UCUG) is gravely concerned at the response of the university’s governing bodies to peaceful student protests relating to divestment and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

The way to deal with a student occupation and hunger strike should be to engage immediately with the students whose health and wellbeing is in danger, not to refuse to call an emergency meeting of Court to discuss student demands, nor indeed to invite police on campus for three days in a row to intimidate protesters.

We in UCUG have been clear that we wish to see divestment from the arms industry and a just peace in Palestine. We will also continue to vocally oppose the global crackdown on basic human rights and civil liberties on staff and students involved in the divestment and pro-Palestinian movements, especially when it happens on our campus.

We call once again on the senior management group and members of Court to examine their conscience and change course.

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Mar 20

The cuts to 632 posts announced by university executives hide behind the numbers.

Every post is a person, a valued colleague.

We share their stories, as part of our grassroots We are the 632 campaign #WeAreThe632 #SaveDundeeUni

Up first is Anya who talks about how this will affect Dundee. 1/2

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UCU University of Glasgow @ucuglasgow.bsky.social · Mar 19

🍉 UCU Glasgow support for Palestine

In light of today’s protests on campus, the UoG Jewish Staff Network has also issued a statement of support for the GUJPS campaign for divestment (slide 2).

@glasgowstopwar.bsky.social

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UCU University of Glasgow @ucuglasgow.bsky.social · Mar 19

🍉 UCU Glasgow support for Palestine

In light of today’s protests on campus, we are sharing our support (slide 1; sent to SMG last month) for peaceful protests in solidarity with Palestine at the University of Glasgow.

@glasgowstopwar.bsky.social

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UCU University of Glasgow @ucuglasgow.bsky.social · Mar 14

Busy stall outside Main Gate yesterday as we sought to gain signatures to the national @ucu.org.uk petition to #StopTheCuts

Thanks to Diarmid, Jenny, Lina and Rory for donning the pink to support the branch ✊

Three people in pink hats, holding flyers which say Stop the Cuts, behind a table with big pink posters and a laptop.

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UCU University of Glasgow @ucuglasgow.bsky.social · Mar 13

Our members have been making the trip to join and support @ducuuo.bsky.social members on the picket lines

Extra important given the recent announcement of 632 jobs losses #StopTheCuts #savejobs #dogsonpicketlines

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