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UCU campaign to improve the conditions of postgraduate researchers #PGRsAsStaff. DMs open but slow. Mastodon: @[email protected]
Joined November 2021
Over the coming week we'll be showcasing some of the great recent wins, initiatives and campaigns of PGR members, showing what a credit they are to @ucu. We'll also be previewing some upcoming work to show what's around the corner for @UCUPostgrads and the PGRs as Staff campaign.
💰@ucu PGRs and MABs get the goods💰. @NewcastleUcu @PGUCU_Newcastle win an agreement that will see PGRs teach under some of the best contracts in the sector. This builds on a branch 21/22 MAB commitment that @91caitlin @NRushCooper and other @UCUPostgrads have expertly secured
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Solidarity to students and staff at Teesside uni whose place of work has been targeted by fascists. @ucu members must organise to defend our colleagues and communities.
Footage of damage caused to Teesside University in middlesbrough amid the riots taking place. Such a shame, Middlesbrough is one of the most deprived areas in England. Yet they smash up a place designed to help young people better their futures. Mindless
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RT @UoNCasuals: The current "recruitment freeze" at @UniofNottingham includes ending the extension and renewal of most casual/fixed term co….
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RT @UcuSurrey: If UoS Exec impose such rash and concerning financial measures - they should at least have the gall to be honest about them.….
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RT @UcuSurrey: This is in line with the de facto style de-recognition that UoS has been pursuing for some time. [3/4].
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RT @UcuSurrey: To be categorically clear, @UcuSurrey considers this to be a gross misrepresentation. UoS has not been ‘working closely’ w….
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RT @UcuSurrey: We are astounded by the VC msg to the @UniOfSurrey PGR community re the VS scheme, which states:. 'To support our decision-….
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RT @sussexucu: Hi folks join us tomorrow from 4pm-6pm at The Meeting House for a PGR organising meeting! There will be pizza and worker pow….
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RT @cassiekill: After 7.5yrs of blood, sweat and tears, my corrections have been approved. I’m now Dr Kill. V grateful to the young people&….
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RT @ucu: Are you a postgraduate researcher and a member of UCU? Join the @UCUPostgrads Teaching Contract Database to bring members together….
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Let’s see who can win the best deals in the sector 👀. Check your emails and group chats for more information on how to get involved, or fill in this form to request to join the reps’ network 👉
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Please fill out this form to request to join the PGR Contract Database Rep's Network. You will subsequently be contacted with a link to join the group chat.
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Database entries will be submitted by reps and contain a mix of contractual information and subjective interpretation. We’ll soon be using this database to publish reports and other campaign materials. Reps can call on others in the network for support.
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Following consultation with @UCUAnti_Cas we’re now beginning to roll out the PGR Teaching Contract Database 🧵. Led by a network of PGR reps, the database should be a huge resource for:. 📣 Inspiring local campaigns.📈Developing local claims.📝 Assisting with local negotiations
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RT @DUCUPGR: Solidarity @LancasterUCU. “All staff (not you)” benefits exclude PGRs and PSS staff all too often! Great to see staff uniting….
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RT @LancasterUCU: We are celebrating a small victory at #Lancaster University. Casual staff will be able to order 1 or 2 Flexi10 bus ticket….
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RT @DUCUPGR: DU PGRs have got an email "Be kind to your mind" on wellbeing services. Research at @UniofOxford &elsewhere has found these d….
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RT @CambridgeUCU: Did you supervise undergraduates in 2023? You should have received an email this week titled ‘Undergraduate supervisor wo….
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RT @OxfordUCU: 📢 We have now reached 500 SIGNATURES!. If you work at Oxford, sign & share our open letter below 👇 demanding that management….
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RT @EveHayes123: During the pandemic after a deeply traumatic birth, @LivUni made me, a single mum, redundant with a baby to support. Today….
timeshighereducation.com
While UK universities are starting to address the challenges faced by new mothers, combining parenthood and academia remains a difficult task. Five writers give their experience of what institutions...
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RT @OxfordUCU: Solidarity with Oxford University tutors who have brought the university to the employment tribunal for its use of precariou….
oxforducu.org.uk
University of Oxford Branch
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RT @OxfordUCU: "There is no excuse for insecure employment or zero hours contracts" @OxfordAntiCas. Join almost *500 colleagues* who have s….
oxfordmail.co.uk
The University of Oxford has been called out by an education union for its short-term contracts and “less than national living wage” pay
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