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Clips from UCU Congress 2023: UCU general secretary @DrJoGrady kicking off her keynote speech

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@DrJoGrady UCU general secretary @DrJoGrady on the USS pensions dispute in higher education from her keynote speech at UCU Congress 2023

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@DrJoGrady UCU general secretary @DrJoGrady on the pay and working conditions dispute in higher education and the ongoing marking and assessment boycott at 145 universities

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@DrJoGrady UCU general secretary @DrJoGrady on wins across the further education sector and in prison education

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@DrJoGrady UCU general secretary @DrJoGrady: change is not a spectator sport. Join a union and get organised!

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@DrJoGrady UCU general secretary @DrJoGrady on the union's equalities work

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@DrJoGrady UCU general secretary @DrJoGrady on the successes that the union had throughout 2022-23 with organising and industrial action ballots, and a massive recruitment campaign to be launched in the next months.

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@DrJoGrady UCU general secretary @DrJoGrady: 'this is our sector, this is our union, and right now, this is our moment'.

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May 27

@DrJoGrady

Our General Secretary @DrJoGrady is kicking off her keynote speech to Congress 🧵

"It’s wonderful to be here in Glasgow, a city with such glorious traditions of working class militancy and radical internationalism." ✊

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"From the Colton Weavers who were murdered fighting against wage cuts in the 18th century to the Women’s Peace Crusade activists who took a stand against the slaughter of WW1.

And, more recently, the heroes who stopped an immigration raid in Pollokshields just two years ago." ✊

Jo turns first to the USS dispute, telling delegates:

"Today, thanks to your bravery and determination, your steadfastness on picket lines, in the face of freezing winds and vindictive employers we are on the verge of seeing our retirement benefits restored, in full."

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May 27

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Clips from UCU Congress, opening address from president @janetfarrarUCU #ucuTOGETHER

On her visit to Colombia and UCU's work with @JFColombia

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@janetfarrarUCU @JFColombia President @janetfarrarUCU on the Sexual Violence Task Group and the report published in December 2021 ucu.org.uk/article/10812/…

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@janetfarrarUCU @JFColombia President @janetfarrarUCU on the general secretary @DrJoGrady

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May 27

@janetfarrarUCU

UCU Congress 2023 is underway with an opening address from our President @janetfarrarUCU:

"It’s been quite a year to be UCU’s first Goth President. The biggest ever FE strikes in England with the prospect of even bigger action to come."

"I have to take the time to say how very proud I am of my own branch at The Manchester College. They have had a renewed energy over the last year or so, a huge upsurge in membership and are fighting back against the terrible pay we have in FE." ✊

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Janet now turns to her visit to Colombia last month:

"We went up into the mountains and met with former combatant peasants rebuilding their community brick by brick. It really brought home the huge importance of international solidarity."

🇨🇴🤝 @JFColombia

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@ucu

Mar 29

31,853 UCU members have voted overwhelmingly across all surveys to have a say on the employers' proposals.

Thank you to everyone who voted, we now move on to the branch delegate meeting today, and higher education committee tomorrow.

The results in full:
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Q: Do you support UCU members being formally consulted on the proposals that have been reached with UCEA on pay, ending zero hour contracts, workloads, casualisation and closing equality pay gaps?

Combined result:
Yes: 78%
No: 22%

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@ucu

Feb 22

Branches are meeting to discuss Get The Vote Out plans & how to deliver a massive YES vote in the reballot

These are some of the meetings taking place over the next few days 👇

Contact your branch for more info & to get involved ✊

ucu.org.uk/contacts

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@RH_UCU

Royal Holloway members are meeting online today at 1pm @RH_UCU

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@SwanseaUcu

Swansea members are discussing plans today @SwanseaUcu

Contact the branch for more info

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UCU

@ucu

Feb 19

We have moved the employer on a range of issues. We will continue to move them in the coming weeks, but the thing that will get this dispute over the line is a massive YES vote in the reballot.

Here we set out where we are on a range of issues.

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