York College UCU
@yorkcollegeucu.bsky.social
We represent and support @ucu.org.uk members at York College. Staff working conditions are student learning conditions.
Pinned
90% voted YES.
32 colleges over the line.
17 colleges already won pay awards.
This is a huge organising win for our FE members.
College bosses must work with us, staff deserve a fair deal, especially when many are paid £7k–£9k less than in sixth forms.
Next steps announced next week.
32 colleges over the line.
17 colleges already won pay awards.
This is a huge organising win for our FE members.
College bosses must work with us, staff deserve a fair deal, especially when many are paid £7k–£9k less than in sixth forms.
Next steps announced next week.
89% of our eligible members voted YES on a 65% turnout.
It’s time for action to address pay erosion, spiralling workloads and failed bargaining arrangements. The sector deserves better.
Proud of our branch!
It’s time for action to address pay erosion, spiralling workloads and failed bargaining arrangements. The sector deserves better.
Proud of our branch!
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You can donate to our strike fund here ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/hardship-fund/
You can donate to our strike fund here ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/hardship-fund/
University of Sheffield staff 'intimidated' by pay forfeit warning
University of Sheffield to withhold pay if staff do not make up for teaching missed while striking.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You can donate to our strike fund here ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/hardship-fund/
You can donate to our strike fund here ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/hardship-fund/
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Check out this post about our current situation from a colleague at another university. @sheffielducu.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Check out this post about our current situation from a colleague at another university. @sheffielducu.bsky.social
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📢 Joint Rally Report: Speeches from the Rally
On Monday we held a joint rally with Sheffield UCU. Here's Bob Jeffery, Hallam UCU rep, explaining why we are in dispute with our employer.
youtu.be/hzbaL2jDsfQ
#SaveSheffieldHallam
On Monday we held a joint rally with Sheffield UCU. Here's Bob Jeffery, Hallam UCU rep, explaining why we are in dispute with our employer.
youtu.be/hzbaL2jDsfQ
#SaveSheffieldHallam
UCU Hallam Rep Bob Jeffery talking about our current dispute
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November 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
📢 Joint Rally Report: Speeches from the Rally
On Monday we held a joint rally with Sheffield UCU. Here's Bob Jeffery, Hallam UCU rep, explaining why we are in dispute with our employer.
youtu.be/hzbaL2jDsfQ
#SaveSheffieldHallam
On Monday we held a joint rally with Sheffield UCU. Here's Bob Jeffery, Hallam UCU rep, explaining why we are in dispute with our employer.
youtu.be/hzbaL2jDsfQ
#SaveSheffieldHallam
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RMT opposes Driver Only Operation declaring it unsafe
Rail union, RMT today laid bare the safety critical importance of a second person onboard train services after a dispute erupted on East West Rail.
rmtunion.org/3K72MUh
Rail union, RMT today laid bare the safety critical importance of a second person onboard train services after a dispute erupted on East West Rail.
rmtunion.org/3K72MUh
RMT opposes Driver Only Operation declaring it unsafe
Rail union, RMT today laid bare the safety critical importance of a second person onboard train services after a dispute erupted on East West Rail.
rmtunion.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
RMT opposes Driver Only Operation declaring it unsafe
Rail union, RMT today laid bare the safety critical importance of a second person onboard train services after a dispute erupted on East West Rail.
rmtunion.org/3K72MUh
Rail union, RMT today laid bare the safety critical importance of a second person onboard train services after a dispute erupted on East West Rail.
rmtunion.org/3K72MUh
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This isn’t “efficiency” it’s an ideological shift towards a Little England university system.
Nottingham is set to become the only Russell Group university with no modern languages or music degrees.
48 courses on the line. We’re fighting it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Nottingham is set to become the only Russell Group university with no modern languages or music degrees.
48 courses on the line. We’re fighting it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
University of Nottingham considers axing language and music degrees
Total of 48 degrees could disappear from Russell Group institution, with falling revenues and rising costs blamed
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This isn’t “efficiency” it’s an ideological shift towards a Little England university system.
Nottingham is set to become the only Russell Group university with no modern languages or music degrees.
48 courses on the line. We’re fighting it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Nottingham is set to become the only Russell Group university with no modern languages or music degrees.
48 courses on the line. We’re fighting it.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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📢 Day Four: Resilience in Full Display!
Another strong showing on our picket lines!
Our fight continues for no compulsory redundancies, fair working conditions, our dignity and our future.
Solidarity is our strength. We will not be silenced.
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Another strong showing on our picket lines!
Our fight continues for no compulsory redundancies, fair working conditions, our dignity and our future.
Solidarity is our strength. We will not be silenced.
#SaveSheffieldHallam
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
📢 Day Four: Resilience in Full Display!
Another strong showing on our picket lines!
Our fight continues for no compulsory redundancies, fair working conditions, our dignity and our future.
Solidarity is our strength. We will not be silenced.
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Another strong showing on our picket lines!
Our fight continues for no compulsory redundancies, fair working conditions, our dignity and our future.
Solidarity is our strength. We will not be silenced.
#SaveSheffieldHallam
89% of our eligible members voted YES on a 65% turnout.
It’s time for action to address pay erosion, spiralling workloads and failed bargaining arrangements. The sector deserves better.
Proud of our branch!
It’s time for action to address pay erosion, spiralling workloads and failed bargaining arrangements. The sector deserves better.
Proud of our branch!
90% voted YES.
32 colleges over the line.
17 colleges already won pay awards.
This is a huge organising win for our FE members.
College bosses must work with us, staff deserve a fair deal, especially when many are paid £7k–£9k less than in sixth forms.
Next steps announced next week.
32 colleges over the line.
17 colleges already won pay awards.
This is a huge organising win for our FE members.
College bosses must work with us, staff deserve a fair deal, especially when many are paid £7k–£9k less than in sixth forms.
Next steps announced next week.
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
89% of our eligible members voted YES on a 65% turnout.
It’s time for action to address pay erosion, spiralling workloads and failed bargaining arrangements. The sector deserves better.
Proud of our branch!
It’s time for action to address pay erosion, spiralling workloads and failed bargaining arrangements. The sector deserves better.
Proud of our branch!
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I am on strike this week, in support of colleagues placed at risk of compulsory redundancy.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am on strike this week, in support of colleagues placed at risk of compulsory redundancy.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you a student and want to know more/how to support the strike, see here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...
@sheffielducu.bsky.social
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Back at the picket line again today. Here’s why: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423... @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk #SheffieldUCU #strike
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Back at the picket line again today. Here’s why: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423... @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk #SheffieldUCU #strike
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Pickets all over Edinburgh this morning! From Old College to King's Building, Edinburgh UCU staff are saying NO to job cuts!
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Pickets all over Edinburgh this morning! From Old College to King's Building, Edinburgh UCU staff are saying NO to job cuts!
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📢 Solidarity Continues: Day Two Strike Momentum
Our strike continues with powerful momentum. We're united, standing strong and sending a clear message. Management must listen.
Join us on the picket lines. Every voice matters!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Our strike continues with powerful momentum. We're united, standing strong and sending a clear message. Management must listen.
Join us on the picket lines. Every voice matters!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
📢 Solidarity Continues: Day Two Strike Momentum
Our strike continues with powerful momentum. We're united, standing strong and sending a clear message. Management must listen.
Join us on the picket lines. Every voice matters!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Our strike continues with powerful momentum. We're united, standing strong and sending a clear message. Management must listen.
Join us on the picket lines. Every voice matters!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
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A university administrator wrote last summer that my team’s research on forced labor in the Uyghur Region of China and student recruitment in China were “untenable bedfellows.”
Today on the picket line at Sheffield Hallam University…
Today on the picket line at Sheffield Hallam University…
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A university administrator wrote last summer that my team’s research on forced labor in the Uyghur Region of China and student recruitment in China were “untenable bedfellows.”
Today on the picket line at Sheffield Hallam University…
Today on the picket line at Sheffield Hallam University…
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Even more petitions popping up. Doesn't make for a great endorsement, does it?
Please sign, spread the word, and help us push back against the constant undermining of our university:
c.org/MwqdpHLCnZ
c.org/Q6pTJXz87F
c.org/sGNYk5yGpM
Please sign, spread the word, and help us push back against the constant undermining of our university:
c.org/MwqdpHLCnZ
c.org/Q6pTJXz87F
c.org/sGNYk5yGpM
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Even more petitions popping up. Doesn't make for a great endorsement, does it?
Please sign, spread the word, and help us push back against the constant undermining of our university:
c.org/MwqdpHLCnZ
c.org/Q6pTJXz87F
c.org/sGNYk5yGpM
Please sign, spread the word, and help us push back against the constant undermining of our university:
c.org/MwqdpHLCnZ
c.org/Q6pTJXz87F
c.org/sGNYk5yGpM
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📢 Solidarity in Action: Day One Strike Highlights
Today was powerful! Our members showed incredible unity and resolve on the first day of strike action. We stood together, loud and proud, demonstrating our commitment to fighting in our dispute!!!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Today was powerful! Our members showed incredible unity and resolve on the first day of strike action. We stood together, loud and proud, demonstrating our commitment to fighting in our dispute!!!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
📢 Solidarity in Action: Day One Strike Highlights
Today was powerful! Our members showed incredible unity and resolve on the first day of strike action. We stood together, loud and proud, demonstrating our commitment to fighting in our dispute!!!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Today was powerful! Our members showed incredible unity and resolve on the first day of strike action. We stood together, loud and proud, demonstrating our commitment to fighting in our dispute!!!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
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🚨 STRIKE ACTION BEGINS TODAY 🚨
Join us on the picket lines to secure Hallam's future. After 1,000 job losses, we demand change.
✊ No Compulsory Redundancies
✊ Protect Academic Conditions
✊ Restore Career Progression
✊ Ensure Transparent Management
ucuhallam.org
Join us on the picket lines to secure Hallam's future. After 1,000 job losses, we demand change.
✊ No Compulsory Redundancies
✊ Protect Academic Conditions
✊ Restore Career Progression
✊ Ensure Transparent Management
ucuhallam.org
UCU Sheffield Hallam University | UCU Hallam
ucuhallam.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🚨 STRIKE ACTION BEGINS TODAY 🚨
Join us on the picket lines to secure Hallam's future. After 1,000 job losses, we demand change.
✊ No Compulsory Redundancies
✊ Protect Academic Conditions
✊ Restore Career Progression
✊ Ensure Transparent Management
ucuhallam.org
Join us on the picket lines to secure Hallam's future. After 1,000 job losses, we demand change.
✊ No Compulsory Redundancies
✊ Protect Academic Conditions
✊ Restore Career Progression
✊ Ensure Transparent Management
ucuhallam.org
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⏰ The 13th is the last safe day to vote!
Hear from our FE member on why you must vote YES and why your voice matters now more than ever.
#VoteYES #NewDealForFE
Hear from our FE member on why you must vote YES and why your voice matters now more than ever.
#VoteYES #NewDealForFE
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
⏰ The 13th is the last safe day to vote!
Hear from our FE member on why you must vote YES and why your voice matters now more than ever.
#VoteYES #NewDealForFE
Hear from our FE member on why you must vote YES and why your voice matters now more than ever.
#VoteYES #NewDealForFE
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The clock is ticking and FE colleagues deserve better! We are loosing FE teachers every year and it must stop now.
Vote YES
Vote YES
The clock is ticking! Each and every ballot paper returned gives us the strength to keep going and get the settlement that we, our students and our communities deserve.
Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The clock is ticking and FE colleagues deserve better! We are loosing FE teachers every year and it must stop now.
Vote YES
Vote YES
The clock is ticking! Each and every ballot paper returned gives us the strength to keep going and get the settlement that we, our students and our communities deserve.
Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The clock is ticking! Each and every ballot paper returned gives us the strength to keep going and get the settlement that we, our students and our communities deserve.
Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
Vote YES ✅ for a #NewDealForFE
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“Pie in the sky thinking.”
The government’s V-level plan won’t work without investing in college staff pay.
Further education needs funding, not fantasy.
#VLevels #NewDealforFE
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
The government’s V-level plan won’t work without investing in college staff pay.
Further education needs funding, not fantasy.
#VLevels #NewDealforFE
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
V-level rollout "pie in the sky" without substantial investment in staff, says UCU
UCU said the rollout of V-levels will fail to get more young people into work and training unless the government substantially raises college staff pay. The union was responding to the government's un...
www.ucu.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“Pie in the sky thinking.”
The government’s V-level plan won’t work without investing in college staff pay.
Further education needs funding, not fantasy.
#VLevels #NewDealforFE
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
The government’s V-level plan won’t work without investing in college staff pay.
Further education needs funding, not fantasy.
#VLevels #NewDealforFE
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Be like your social media admin (me) and return your ballot!
VOTE YES ✅
VOTE YES ✅
October 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Be like your social media admin (me) and return your ballot!
VOTE YES ✅
VOTE YES ✅
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Job insecurity, discrimination, unsafe working conditions, and unmanageable workloads are all barriers to good mental health. Take time out for yourself! Look after your mental health
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Job insecurity, discrimination, unsafe working conditions, and unmanageable workloads are all barriers to good mental health. Take time out for yourself! Look after your mental health
Pay erosion in FE makes all of our jobs harder. Dedicated colleagues leave our workplaces every year and we have to do more with less.
Vote YES ✅
Academic staff 🤝 Support and Professional Services staff
Vote YES ✅
Academic staff 🤝 Support and Professional Services staff
Staff in FE need real change now
Pay has fallen by a third in real terms while workloads have become unmanageable
Vote YES for a Better Deal for FE ✅
Pay has fallen by a third in real terms while workloads have become unmanageable
Vote YES for a Better Deal for FE ✅
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Pay erosion in FE makes all of our jobs harder. Dedicated colleagues leave our workplaces every year and we have to do more with less.
Vote YES ✅
Academic staff 🤝 Support and Professional Services staff
Vote YES ✅
Academic staff 🤝 Support and Professional Services staff
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The Countdown has started
Ballot starts next Monday, 13 October: VOTE YES to put pressure on the employers to negotiate the settlement we need in FE
VOTE YES for a New Deal for FE www.ucu.org.uk/article/1419...
Ballot starts next Monday, 13 October: VOTE YES to put pressure on the employers to negotiate the settlement we need in FE
VOTE YES for a New Deal for FE www.ucu.org.uk/article/1419...
VOTE YES for a New Deal for FE
Members in around 70 further education college employers in England are to be balloted for industrial action following an inadequate offer for 2025-26 from employers' representatives.
www.ucu.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Countdown has started
Ballot starts next Monday, 13 October: VOTE YES to put pressure on the employers to negotiate the settlement we need in FE
VOTE YES for a New Deal for FE www.ucu.org.uk/article/1419...
Ballot starts next Monday, 13 October: VOTE YES to put pressure on the employers to negotiate the settlement we need in FE
VOTE YES for a New Deal for FE www.ucu.org.uk/article/1419...
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Ballot papers are landing!
Ballots open on the 13th!
Vote YES for fair pay, safe workloads and binding national agreements.
This is our chance to win.
#VoteYes #NewDealForFE
Ballots open on the 13th!
Vote YES for fair pay, safe workloads and binding national agreements.
This is our chance to win.
#VoteYes #NewDealForFE
October 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Ballot papers are landing!
Ballots open on the 13th!
Vote YES for fair pay, safe workloads and binding national agreements.
This is our chance to win.
#VoteYes #NewDealForFE
Ballots open on the 13th!
Vote YES for fair pay, safe workloads and binding national agreements.
This is our chance to win.
#VoteYes #NewDealForFE
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The #UCU #NewDeal4FE ballot opens on Monday 13 October. What's the dispute about?
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The #UCU #NewDeal4FE ballot opens on Monday 13 October. What's the dispute about?