UCUSOUTHWEST

This is account of the full-time staff, based in the UCU South West Office: that's Nick, Alison, Stewart, Morin and Becca. See our SW region link below.

[UCU @ucu]

🚨UCU members 🚨

Our Workload Conference is taking place in person on 20th April from 10.30am - 4pm in Manchester📢

The event will bring together safety reps, workload reps, branch negotiators and workload activists across a number of UCU branches to network and share good practice.

Register here today 👇

https://t.co/FXsHa3bHDX

[Oxford Brookes UCU (@brookesucu.bsky.social) @BrookesUCU]

Our statement in response to @ignatius_sancho - once the university’s decisions re the end of the consultation period are communicated to all staff by Monday 29 Jan, we will be able to provide more detail. #stoptheSHAMcuts

[Oxford Brookes UCU (@brookesucu.bsky.social) @BrookesUCU]

Thanks to everyone who attended our last branch meeting of the year! What a mad 6 weeks. A very big THANK YOU to our negotiators. The campaign is escalating, with threats of industrial action and new information to share in the new year on the reasons for these cuts. 1/5

[Oxford Brookes UCU (@brookesucu.bsky.social) @BrookesUCU]

A well attended Branch EGM today voted unanimously (bar 1 abstention) on a motion of no confidence in the @oxford_brookes VC and on the following motion on redundancies and closures @ucu. We contest the financial predictions, the 'consultation' process, and the redundancies.

[UCUSOUTHWEST @UCUSOUTHWEST]

@ucu Brilliant and special shout out in SW to Bath Bristol and Exeter members who stood on pickets in all weathers and WON !!!

[UCU @ucu]

🚨NEW: UPDATE FOR FE MEMBERS

AoC recommends a 6.5% pay award.

The money is there for a decent pay rise.

Every single FE member now needs to vote YES and hold employers' feet to the fire.

#RespectFE

https://t.co/ObpeQjyUz9

[UCUSOUTHWEST @UCUSOUTHWEST]

🤬Absolutely outrageous @PlymUni
👉increasing the period of deductions, during a period of leave for many, with no notification to @UOPUCU members.
During #CostOfLivingCrisis
This sector *IS* broken @ucu #UCURising
💷*NO* DELAY on REPAY! 🫰 RT

[UCUSOUTHWEST @UCUSOUTHWEST]

@cfbloke @Bristol_UCU You have been an absolute star Paul best wishes from all in SW regional office

[Paul Ayres @cfbloke]

After 5 years, I'm stepping down as a @Bristol_UCU Branch Officer - hopefully, I've helped a few people along the way, tried to save a few jobs and spent too flipping long assembling the bloody banner! Here's a few memories ...

[University of Bath UCU @UCUBath]

🚨Breaking news🚨

We are pleased to announce that, after intensive talks over the last few weeks, @UniofBath have announced that they will not be deducting salary from those taking part in the Marking and Assessment Boycott from July 1st until the end of the ballot period.

@ucu

[UCUSOUTHWEST @UCUSOUTHWEST]

Solidarity with @NEUSouthWest #TeacherStrikes ✊
"under-valued, under-paid and under pressure"
"budgets being cut"
"we can't recruit staff"
We think our members know what this feels like, too.

[NEU South West Region @NEUSouthWest]

Members in Exeter talking about why they are on strike before marching through the city for a rally this lunchtime.
https://t.co/dT9XglGrsX

[UCUSOUTHWEST @UCUSOUTHWEST]

SW AGM - thank you to all our hard-working FE & HE officers who came to #Plymouth from across the region on Sat to review the year and to face the next challenges for 23-24 together. New officers taking roles for the regional committee too. #solidarity #ucuandproud #unity

[UCU @ucu]

You couldn't make it up!

@UCUSOUTHWEST|#RespectFE

[UCUSOUTHWEST @UCUSOUTHWEST]

https://t.co/qDs7BedV2A

[Bristol UCU @Bristol_UCU]

Joint picket - SART & A&A - What a beautiful day! 🌞 #ucuRISING #UCUstrikes #MAB ✊

[UCUSOUTHWEST @UCUSOUTHWEST]

Solidarity with @Bristol_UCU and all the other branches taking action against punitive pay docking and to those consulting members on escalation.
@UCEA1 can #Settlethedispute on #ucuRISING campaign by getting to the table without conditions.

[UCU @ucu]

Bristol's open day is...closed & we're on strike

Our message to management: halt the pay docking, call on @UCEA1 to negotiate & end the national degree scandal

#ucuRISING