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🚨🚨🚨Save The Skills Academy 🚨🚨🚨 Protect jobs and protect vulnerable learners Because everyone deserves a chance Please sign and share megaphone.org.uk/petitions/save… #EducationForAll @ucu @ETCbranchUCU
Newcastle University has forked out over £1.7m in compensation to students chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…
🚨 GMB Union is deeply concerned by the overwhelming response to our recent bullying & harassment survey at Gateshead Council. We're now extending the survey to all our members in Gateshead. The voices of GMB members will shape our steps. 📢 Gateshead Council must 👂 and act!
🚨 97% strike vote at INTO Manchester INTO makes £20m+ in profits, pays £15m in dividends yet offers staff a paltry 2% pay rise? Management needs to come back to the table with a serious offer. ucu.org.uk/article/14108/…
Brilliant to see so many out at the Durham Miners’ Gala. A powerful reminder of the strength, pride and solidarity that runs through our movement. Let’s carry that spirit into every fight ahead. ✊ #DurhamMinersGala #UCU #Solidarity
Banners, Brass Bands and Blue Sky at the #DurhamMinersGala

Our @ucu National President @chondrogianni is with reps from @UCUNUbranch @ucuatdurham and @NewcastleUniUCU at the #DurhamMinersGala

Hot day at the #DurhamMinersGala and @ucu National President @chondrogianni is carrying our banner




🆕 An influential committee of MPs has demanded six-monthly updates on college teacher recruitment and retention amid warnings shortages put the government’s missions at risk feweek.co.uk/college-teache…
Be sure to tune in to @UCUNorthern podcast, discussuig all things solidarity with the Regional Secretary of @TUC_NEYH
Our most recent podcast is an interview with the Regional Secretary of @TUC_NEYH You can listen on Spotify, or search “UCU Northern Region” in the podcast app you use open.spotify.com/episode/49HL8p…
We have had to deal with redundancies at Tyne Coast College over the last few days, at a time of year when staff should be preparing for the next academic year. As this story says, two senior staff are not available at present. We are concentrating on supporting our members.
🆕 A north east college principal and a deputy have unexpectedly left their posts feweek.co.uk/two-senior-lea…
🆕 A north east college principal and a deputy have unexpectedly left their posts feweek.co.uk/two-senior-lea…
feweek.co.uk/youth-neet-num… Shutting down the provisions to help this won't help.... @FEWeek #NEET #EducationMatters #nobodyleftbehind
🚨🚨🚨Save The Skills Academy 🚨🚨🚨 Protect jobs and protect vulnerable learners Because everyone deserves a chance Please sign and share megaphone.org.uk/petitions/save… #EducationForAll @ucu @ETCbranchUCU
🚨🚨🚨Save The Skills Academy.🚨🚨🚨 A short sighted view that takes away opportunity and security for vulnerable young people across #Teesside #EducationForAll #alternativeprovision #stockton Please sign and share. megaphone.org.uk/petitions/save…
🚨🚨🚨Stop the closure. 🚨🚨🚨 "The school's website says its offering at Billingham is "a great place to learn for those who don't feel quite ready for a larger college environment". So what changed? #EducationForAll #AlternativeProvision #fenews @ucu @UCUNorthern @DrJoGrady
Newcastle University strike action over as dispute settled chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…
“Strike action lasting almost four months has ended” “Newcastle University said it welcomed the settlement which meant striking staff would return to work on Monday.” @MattPerrLabHist from @NewcastleUniUCU says: “That’s a big win for us” bbc.com/news/articles/…