Cambridge Defend Education

Cambridge students and academics fighting fees, cuts & privatisation

[Fergal Hanna @Fergal_H]

A crossover of @CambridgeUCU's #j4cs campaign, @CamDefendEd and @RMTunion at Cambridge station. Union solidarity is always such a boon on picket lines. Also great to see @ASLEFunion action bringing Cambridge to a near stand still

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

CDE visits the @RMTunion picket line! Rail workers are on strike against cuts and freezes to workers' pay. Come along to the Cambridge station until 2pm to show your support.

Collective action makes a difference! Solidarity between students & workers forever 💪💪💪

[Demilitarise Cambridge @DemilCambridge]

On Thursday night, we disrupted @RollsRoyce CEO Warren East's talk to tell him that there is NOTHING 'sustainable' about war.

Rolls Royce produce technology has been used to murder civilians in Yemen and Palestine.

#ClimateJustice =demilitarisation, not net-zero fighter jets.

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

student staff solidarity forever ✊

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

Rebekah from @CamDefendEd addresses the crowd outside Great St. Mary's.

In the meantime, our reps presentation at the Senior Tutors Committee meeting is being delayed. Is there an end to these stalling strategies?

#Justice4CollegeSupervisors #ContractsNOW

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

Don't miss this today at 2! 🔥🔥🔥

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

💥 TODAY IS THE DAY: JOIN OUR RALLY AT 2 PM 💥

At 2 PM our reps will meet the Senior Tutors.

Join the rally and show the Colleges that it is not just three reps - it's an ENTIRE CITY asking for change.

The drummers are on their way. Are you?

#Justice4CollegeSupervisors

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

Also, a gentle reminder to the pro-VC for Education that A LOT of the people he addresses through all-students emails are also University and College workers. The student occupation of the lecture block was in direct support of our working rights.

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

Eurgh patronising much @Cambridge_Uni?

Stop portraying occupiers as annoying kids to be reprimanded, they are adults engaging in legitimate and peaceful protest against the collapse of Higher Education.

All solidarity to @CamDefendEd!

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

recognition is a huge step forward for working conditions, organising and union power!
✊together we can win✊

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

until now, @Cambridge_Uni has been the only university in the uk to refuse to recognise ucu- this victory is not due to the goodwill of management but thanks to tireless organising by students and staff

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

🗣️ WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF ACHIEVING RECOGNITION! 🗣️

After two years of negotiations, we are about to get recognised by the @Cambridge_Uni for all our bargaining groups (academic, academic-related, and research staff).

It has been a hard fight - 🧵

https://t.co/G1qDL18WrS

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

years of strikes, protest, occupations, organising and negotiations won this for @CambridgeUCU

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

🗣️ WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF ACHIEVING RECOGNITION! 🗣️

After two years of negotiations, we are about to get recognised by the @Cambridge_Uni for all our bargaining groups (academic, academic-related, and research staff).

It has been a hard fight - 🧵

https://t.co/G1qDL18WrS

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

this is outrageous! coupled with ever rising costs of living, the marketisation of education is creating an increasingly bleak feature for students and staff alike

[James Boodt @JDBoodt]

jfc

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

Continuing the theme of solidarity we received a message from Pete Monaghan bringing greetings from @UcuCrc @UCUEHCRegion and @CambsTUC (who donated £200 to our strike fund). Massive thanks to @CamDefendEd raised an amazing £120 in donations too. #UCUstrike

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

For our final day of #UCUstrike picketing this week we are down at @Cambridge_Uni biomedical campus outside the Cancer Research Cambridge Institute. Come and join us until 12.30!

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

we’re in the tab! senior management can’t expect their fancy events go uninterrupted whilst ignoring the demands of ⁦@CambridgeUCU⁩ https://t.co/wRqVcU9tWR

[Cambridge UCU @CambridgeUCU]

Our pickets are hitting central Cambridge departments today including the Downing site, Chemistry and Engineering. Instead of disrupting lectures we're focussing on raising awareness about why we strike from research, admin and all other work. #UCUstrikes #NotjustLecturers

[Staff-Student Solidarity Network Edinburgh @sssn_edi]

Come talk to us at our stall outside the Gordon Aikman lecture theatre! ✊🏽♥️🔥 #solidarity

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

When the University denies workers a real seat at the table by refusing to recognise UCU, students won't allow UCU's demands go unheard

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

💥CDE DISRUPTS TOOPE SPEECH IN SUPPORT OF STRIKES💥
today, on the last working day before UCU goes on strike, we disrupted Toope's speech at the Clare benefactors dinner.

[Cambridge Defend Education @CamDefendEd]

Whilst Toope and other senior management enjoy fancy dinners and six figure paychecks, the workers that actually provide our education face increasing precarity, huge gender and racial pay gaps and massive pension cuts.