Jon Bryan @jonbryan
Trade Unionist. Former FE College Lecturer (Sociology) & @The_TUC Tutor at Newcastle College. Signatory to @AFAF_freespeech. Member of @unitetheunion Newcastle upon Tyne Joined July 2008-
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Pleased to be in Middlesbrough to be part of this protest. The University of Teesside needs to change the way it is doing things and listen to the staff
The University of Teesside is threatening compulsory redundancies @ucu and @unisontheunion are joining together today in the 🥵 to fight back 🪧📢 @ucuTEESSIDE2022 @NorthernUNISON @UNISONinHE
10 years ago, the polls closed and the votes started to be counted. What a brilliant night that was. The people had spoken! I’ve written some reflections that have been published by @acadofideas on Brexit - Ten Years On👇
I’m pleased to be part of this collection of essays published by @acadofideas Alongside @M0L0VATT @DavidJOToole @historykev and @casparhewett, we reflect on the Brexit vote 10 years later. My view: I still❤️Brexit open.substack.com/pub/clairefox/…
I’m not sure if @StigAbell and @KateEMcCann from @TimesRadio are still collecting ‘BS phrases’ or ‘HR/Management speak’, but I had a new one today. A consultation where FAQs are going to be updated once a week, we were told that: ‘Wednesday will be the heartbeat day’
🚨😮🚨😮🚨 🛑NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY CENSURED BY UCU🛑 On 28 May @ucu wrote to Northumbria management regarding the censure of Northumbria University.
🚨 Strike Action - Amcor, Cramlington Unite regional officer Craig Patterson said: “Our members at Amcor have been left with no choice but to escalate strike action, to make their voices heard. Full Story 🔗 unitetheunion.org/news-events/ne…
At Tyne Coast College, "the capacity and capability of its leadership and governance to bring about the required changes and improvements" is being questioned by the Department for Education in a 'Notice to Improve'. 1/6
Well done to Steph from @unitetheunion for doing this. That’s a great example for how trade union reps can win in the workplace for women 👏👏👏
Power to our rep Steph who's just won PPE that actually fits women, for her workplace! Safety at work isn't too much to ask of employers - but sometimes it takes a union #UnionStrong
BBC News coverage of the compulsory redundancy threat at Teesside University
The @ucu has today called on Teesside University to tell the union how many staff it intends to axe. @jonbryan says: "the way that this has been handled shows a real distance between those at the top of the and the rest of the staff body" Full story: ucu.org.uk/article/14498
The @ucu has today called on Teesside University to tell the union how many staff it intends to axe. @jonbryan says: "the way that this has been handled shows a real distance between those at the top of the and the rest of the staff body" Full story: ucu.org.uk/article/14498
... and the weekend's not over. Met Heather Wood, Women Against Pit Closures, who fought for jobs in 1984 and Kyle Griffiths, Unite branch secretary, fighting against the loss of 1000 oil and gas workers' jobs a month in 2026. #netzero @unitetheunion @GMB_union
Great to have the support of Eddie Dempsey from the @RMTunion, showing support for our @ucu members at @ucuNUbranch who have taken 20 days of strike action defending pay and pensions #MayDay Rally #Newcastle
This report in Times Higher Education is about the likely decline in the employers’ contribution rate to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, which could be less than one year away. If true, this would be welcome news. It would also lend weight to the stance taken by @UCUNUbranch 🧵1/5
Universities have been told to expect employer contribution rates for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme to fall, but remain in the dark about how much by or when further information will be announced #TPS #pensions timeshighereducation.com/news/universit…
The start of a new day brings hope that anything can happen and that change is possible. And no more so than the sunrise on MayDay. Happy #InternationalWorkersDay everyone 🚩
Today I stood with others from @ucu @ucuNUbranch @NewcastleUniUCU to remember the dead and fight for the living #workersmemorialday
Northumbria VC calls forcing staff to choose between their pension and their pay a "choice." It isn't. It's coercion. Even the financial advisers Northumbria is paying for are telling staff to stay in TPS. UCU's Jon Bryan in Times Higher 👇 timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jumpin…
It’s good that @jonbryan has spelt out the reality for @ucu members at @ucuNUbranch about the so-called pension choice being offered by Northumbria University Vice Chancellor Andy Long and his Executive team. He’s right to give them ‘no credit whatsoever’ timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jumpin…
“I give the Northumbria executive no credit whatsoever for adopting a novel approach…it passes on employer costs directly to the employee, and members quite rightly worry about…whether pension costs will just be the start of the cost transfers. There is nothing good about that”
I’ve a piece in @timeshighered today on what @NorthumbriaUni are doing to pensions for academic staff. The plans by Northumbria University Executive risk throwing the good reputation of the University away. Read more👇 timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jumpin…
An empty campus and a busy picket line - Northumbria University @ucu members on strike today to defend pensions and pay
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