Thanks so much to everyone who voted in this historic @UCU General Secretary election. It ain't over! With the incumbent ahead by just 0.1% of members, we need: 🗳️a recount 📧the government to enable e-ballots ❌action to remedy all violations of UCU rules on social media, email use + hustings 🎓employers to get their act together for fair pay, democracy, equality + security. I'm so proud of what we've achieved already - let's reject the culture of fear, reject oligarchic rule, and make our union democratic. Watch and share 👇🏽

8. Free education is a human right in international treaties the UK signed. Let's take it seriously: 🎓restore public education funding 🤑replace forced-fees with fair tax and merit 🗳️reform, not just spend: with democracy at work Vote @UCU 👉🏽ewanmg.uk/education/

7. We must protect a living planet: 🌳lead by example, 100% clean energy @UCU itself, 🎓rank all uni's on actions, so students choose 🌞divest pensions, endowments from fossil fuels, shift to clean energy The planet's future is too important: vote!👉🏽 ewanmg.uk/planet/

Vote + we'll rebuild @UCU to be a winning force. We'll: 👩🏽‍⚖️boost our legal department, have a strategy +actually defend workers' rights 🎓back branches with facility time +make every rep a labour law expert 🖥️easy IT reform to never fail a ballot again 👉🏽ewanmg.uk/ucu

5. Workers' capital in our pensions must be pro-worker, and pro-planet. We must: 🛢️divest #USS from fossil fuels, 🌞vote our shares in all companies to go 100% clean energy, 🌹vote to recognise unions, more worker directors, end the pay gaps. Vote @UCU👉🏽ewanmg.uk/pensions/

Job security + ending casualisation @UCU is fundamental. If you vote, we will: 🔖enshrine job security in written collective agreements at every uni + college 🖊️shift to permanent contracts as norm 🤕throw the book at law-breaking employers Join us👉🏽ewanmg.uk/security

Structural change to end pay gaps @UCU means ditching bias markets, shifting to positive action. Vote + we'll: 🎓ensure new hires, promotions decrease pay gaps, not exacerbate 😎make panels look like our communities 📉decrease inequality overall 👉🏽ewanmg.uk/equality

Let's restore a functioning @UCU + together we can get change UK education! I'm running for UCU general secretary, for fair pay, democracy, equality, security, rebuilding UCU, pro-labour investing, a living planet + free public education. RT + sign up! ewanmg.uk