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STEADFAST RESISTANCE: UCU members at Edinburgh University on a five-day walk-out in a dispute over plans to cut £140 million from the university budget, September 2025
Education / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday

Trade unionists and protesters form a blockade outside weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in Rochester, Kent, in protest over the Israel-Gaza conflict and calling for an immediate ceasefire to halt the killing of civilians in Palestine. Over 400 trade unionists including health workers, teachers, hospitality workers, academics and artists are shutting down entrances to the arms factory which provides components for military aircraft currently being used by Israeli forces in the bombardment of Gaza. Picture da
TUC Congress 2025 / 9 September 2025
9 September 2025

Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY

UCU general secretary Jo Grady
Features / 9 September 2023
9 September 2023
UCU general secretary Dr JO GRADY explains why members at over 100 colleges are now balloting for strikes
More free time for workers is a traditional trade union dema
TUC CONGRESS 2021 / 8 September 2021
8 September 2021
There’s never been a better time for reclaiming our lives from the domination of employers, says UCU leader JO GRADY
TUC Congress 2020 / 14 September 2020
14 September 2020
Education has to be at the heart of our recovery from this crisis, but it can only deliver with proper support, says UCU leader JO GRADY
Staff have worked hard to support students under difficult c
TUC Congress 2020 / 14 September 2020
14 September 2020
Education has to be at the heart of our recovery from this crisis, but it can only deliver with proper support, says UCU leader JO GRADY