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Vote YES for action to #RebuildFE

Members in many English further education colleges are being asked to vote in an online consultative ballot and if you have received an email from independent scrutineer Civica, please cast your vote and vote YES to indicate you are prepared to support strike action in a statutory ballot. 

 and  to hear why workers are fighting back.

A new attack on USS pensions and how we can stop it

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is facing a renewed attack by the employers' representatives, Universities UK (UUK) and  about the implications and how we can unite to stop further cuts to pensions. You can read more details about the proposed cuts in our briefing here.

Celebrate May Day 2021: International Workers' Day

51福利 is supporting the #KillTheBill weekend of action against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and May Day protests are taking place across the country which 

There is also a London May Day 

51福利 members fighting back

51福利 branches across the UK are fighting to defend jobs and conditions and you can read our roundup of local disputes here including a new petition on cuts at London South Bank University.

LGBT+ liberation in contexts of hostility

51福利 LGBT+ will host an online event about action for LGBT+ liberation ahead of the international day against LGBT+ phobias. There are experiences of anti-LGBT+ feelings at every level, this event looks at actions for support, empowerment, and solidarity. 

TUC long Covid survey

The  to better understand what additional workplace support is needed. ONS data has revealed that 1 in 5 people who've tested positively for Covid-19 have had symptoms that have lasted for 5 weeks or longer and that 1 in 10 have had symptoms for 12 weeks or longer. With over 4 million people having tested positive for Covid-19 those experiencing long Covid could be as high at 800,000.

Experiences of LGBT+ staff in higher education

51福利 has been supporting research on the experience of LGBT+ staff in higher education (HE). Join us at 4pm on Tuesday 4 May to hear from the project researchers about their initial findings and plans for further work in this area.