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Academic freedom under threat: what can UCU do?

Mike Finn (University of Exeter UCU) and I have published an article on UCU and academic freedom for USSbriefs. You can read the article by clicking here.

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Week three of the GS tour done. I’ve spoken directly to approx 1000 members about the importance of our 2 national HE ballots. These meetings make a difference. Grassroots campaigning is hard. It’s time consuming. It requires us to talk to each other. Social media is important in spreading messages, but nothing replaces personal contact. Please speak to everyone you know about our ballots. Encourage them to vote. Encourage them to campaign.
This isn’t about an affair, a grope, or apologising to the queen. Its about alleged misuse of public money. It’s about assault. It’s about an attack on democracy. The Prime Minister acts with impunity because he has never faced consequences. That is a pattern that has to stop!
Today I visited & officially opened the UCU South West regional office 🎉 It was a great opportunity to update ucu officers & members about what I’ve been doing since I took over as GS, but also to listen to the various priorities of staff, branch & regional reps from FE & HE.
This week I had the absolute pleasure of meeting the new President and Vice President of the NUS. Sometimes it feels like world is falling apart, but then you spend time with amazing women like these, and you realise we are gonna pull it back together.
'The Prime Minister's move to prorogue Parliament has confirmed his utter contempt for democracy. Today's decision has placed the country in uncharted territory, and increased the uncertainty facing staff and students across the UK. It will seriously undermine the ability of our elected MPs to scrutinise the impact of the government's Brexit plans on further and higher education, and must be opposed. 'As trade unionists who are committed to democratic organisation, we need to channel our anger and despair into action. I will be attending the protest at Downing Street on Saturday, and I urge all members of UCU to join me.'
Pride is more than a party. Pride is a protest. At a time when the far right and new authoritarians are organising we must stand together and fight patriarchy and misogyny that is at the core of their hateful ideology. Happy Manchester Pride to everyone standing together today. 🌈💞👯‍♀️
Ed Hall has been handcrafting trade union banners for over 30 years. His designs are iconic & vibrant. I couldn’t be more excited to announce that he is making the new @UCU banner. Today I met him to firm up details of the final design. Here is a sneak peak of an early draft💜
Twelve weeks since I got elected General Secretary, but he’s still wearing the #Grady4GS badge 💞 Dads are the best 🥰😍🥰
Calling all UCU HE members. We have an important pay ballot in September. But we are fighting for more than just pay. We are fighting against inequality, increasing casualisation & unsustainable workloads. Weekend task, pls update your membership info✅: https://ucu.custhelp.com/app/utils/login_form/redirect/membership?utm_source=lyr-&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=members&utm_term=&utm_content=

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