@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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Jon Bryan retweeted
Hilary Salt@RedActuarySep 7
Sharon Graham, Unite's general secretary: “Death by a thousand cuts has been going on under the nose of successive governments. Years of underinvestment, unsustainable zero-emission mandates and high industrial energy costs are crippling the industry. There must be further action.”  Well said @UniteSharon @unitetheunion . JLR doesn’t need a hand out, it needs the handcuffs of high energy costs and imposed EV targets removing
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Staff at the University of Cumbria have accused their institution of “fire and rehire” practices, as it looks to lower its pension costs #highered #pensions timeshighereducation.com/new…

Cumbria accused of ‘fire and rehire’ threat in pensions row

Staff offered £8,000 to give up Local Government Pension Scheme membership, but those who do not agree could have their contracts terminated, union says

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Useful piece from @alexxaphillips in @Independent looking at the elite universities and executive pay. Includes Newcastle University and Durham University, and quotes from @ucu inews.co.uk/news/education/s…

The seven elite universities losing millions of pounds… while bosses' pay rises

Russell Group universities are axing jobs and cutting courses as the sector faces a financial crisis fuelled by a drop in international students

inews.co.uk
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🚨😮🚨😮🚨 🛑NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY CENSURED BY UCU🛑 On 28 May @UCU wrote to Northumbria management regarding the censure of Northumbria University.
Northumbria University: On 28 May UCU wrote to Northumbria management regarding the censure of Northumbria University. There has been wide-ranging public comment and criticism directed at Northumbria University management since it announced its intention to introduce two separate salary scales for staff depending on which pension scheme they choose, with those staff who choose to remain in the Teachers' Pensions Scheme (TPS) being subject to a punitive pay freeze. Northumbria University UCU have resisted these unacceptable proposals at every turn, including through industrial action.

ALT Northumbria University: On 28 May UCU wrote to Northumbria management regarding the censure of Northumbria University. There has been wide-ranging public comment and criticism directed at Northumbria University management since it announced its intention to introduce two separate salary scales for staff depending on which pension scheme they choose, with those staff who choose to remain in the Teachers' Pensions Scheme (TPS) being subject to a punitive pay freeze. Northumbria University UCU have resisted these unacceptable proposals at every turn, including through industrial action.

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🚨 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-event…
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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
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BBC News coverage of the compulsory redundancy threat at Teesside University
UCU Northern Region@UCUNorthernMay 7
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
Image shows Teesside University UCU (University and College Union) members with their union banner which says: "Knowledge is Power - Teesside University - Education for the Community, NOT for profit - UCU". PCS trade union flags also present.

ALT Image shows Teesside University UCU (University and College Union) members with their union banner which says: "Knowledge is Power - Teesside University - Education for the Community, NOT for profit - UCU". PCS trade union flags also present.

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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
Image shows Teesside University UCU (University and College Union) members with their union banner which says: "Knowledge is Power - Teesside University - Education for the Community, NOT for profit - UCU". PCS trade union flags also present.

ALT Image shows Teesside University UCU (University and College Union) members with their union banner which says: "Knowledge is Power - Teesside University - Education for the Community, NOT for profit - UCU". PCS trade union flags also present.

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... 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
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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
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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
Times Higher Education
@timeshigheredApr 30
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/new…

Universities told to expect TPS employer contribution rate fall

Government expected to allow employer contribution rates to come down next year after lobbying by post-92 institutions

timeshighereducation.com
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Jon Bryan retweeted
UCU
@ucuApr 23
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/opi…

Jumping from the TPS to USS is not a choice we should be asked to make

Northumbria’s novel cost-cutting scheme is no better than the subsidiary arrangements others are using to avoid pension obligations, says Jon Bryan

timeshighereducation.com
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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/opi…

Jumping from the TPS to USS is not a choice we should be asked to make

Northumbria’s novel cost-cutting scheme is no better than the subsidiary arrangements others are using to avoid pension obligations, says Jon Bryan

timeshighereducation.com
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An empty campus and a busy picket line - Northumbria University @ucu members on strike today to defend pensions and pay
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Jon Bryan retweeted
UCU
@ucuMar 24
Northumbria management says it needs to cut £25m. But it spent £39.6m on capital projects last year an eightfold increase in four years. Staff are being asked to pay for that gamble with their pensions. Rally tomorrow: Newcastle Civic Centre, 12.30pm. ucu.org.uk/article/14449/Str…

Strike rally at Northumbria University over 'pension theft' & pay freeze as management wastes...

Northumbria University staff will rally on Wednesday 25 March as they protest management's attempt to rob them of their pension.

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Our members at Northumbria University are once again on strike tomorrow, in protest at the proposals on pay and pensions which the University Executive are pressing ahead with. Please come and support them on Wednesday 25th March - details👇
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🎸🎻🪗Choonz and joie de vivre (and a bit of a breeze🍃) at the @UCUNUbranch picket lines today - life-affirming, bonding moments in the fight for pay and pension justice @NorthumbriaUni .
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It was still 'woolly hat time' this morning on the picket line at Northumbria University in Newcastle!
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As @UCUNUbranch say here, we don't want to be on strike and our door is always open to @NorthumbriaUni management, but members (and right-thinking people!) can never accept their plans for pay and pension injustice. chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor…

Northumbria University staff announce 10 more days of strikes in pensions row

UCU members at Northumbria University have confirmed that they will take another 10 days of strike action, as a dispute over an alleged 'pension grab' continues

chroniclelive.co.uk
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The @ucu members on strike today at Northumbria University aren’t taking the detrimental proposals to pay and pensions quietly! 🚨📣🥁
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