Sandwell College sacked UCU branch secretary Dave Muritu for gross misconduct after he wrote on a poster promoting the controversial Prevent programme. Muritu apologised for his actions but, although the college acknowledged that his actions didn’t bring the institution into disrepute, he was summarily dismissed. UCU believes such a heavy-handed and disproportionate response from the college had to be down to Muritu’s trade union activities.
Dave has now reached a settlement with Sandwell College. Thank you to everyone who offered their vocal support to Dave and trade unionists everywhere.
Signed:
7,456
Yasmin Meah
Trade union rep Unison
7,455
Tony Phillips
London Fire Brigade UNISON
7,454
Melanie Powell
WAC unite community
7,453
Elena Simon
University of Sheffield
7,452
Sean Harrison
Gateshead College
7,451
Jae-Llane Ditchburn
University of Cumbria
7,450
David Lawrence
Brighton
7,449
Martin Ogilvie
Erdington
7,448
Mel Poole
Erdington
7,447
Richard Bradley
Sandwell
7,446
Kayla Barram
University of Manchester
7,445
Norman Niblock
7,444
Konstanze Spohrer
Liverpool Hope University
7,443
Babs Anderson
Merseyside
7,442
Sarah Black
Liverpool Hope University
7,441
Gabby MacPherson
Lancaster
7,440
Evgenij Belikov
7,439
Gill Goodswen
Neu
7,438
Alexander Palmer
London
7,437
Jeremy Herbert
Keele University
7,436
Linda Benson
The City of Liverpool College
7,435
David Kinder
7,434
Lou Robson
7,433
Andrew Coburn
Essex
7,432
Jayne Lee
East Riding College
7,431
Ian Cuthbert
7,430
Sergio Ruiz Cayuela
Coventry University
7,429
R C P Wells
7,428
Timothy Millington
Staffordshire
7,427
Susan Hobster
Staffordshire
7,426
Georgia Churchman
UEA
7,425
jason parmar
lambeth college
7,424
Beverley Messerli
Lambeth College
7,423
Giovanna Colombetti
university of Exeter
7,422
Francis Woods
City of Liverpool College
7,421
Clare Bennett
London
7,420
Rebecca Macklin
University of Leeds
7,419
Louisa Stratton
University of Aberdeen
7,418
Naomi Phillips
Solihull College and University Centre
7,417
Rosalind Garton
University of St. Andrews
7,416
Keeva Farrelly
Durham University
7,415
Bryan Rynne
7,414
Anjana Choudhuri
Swansea University
7,413
Margaret Ingram
City of Bristol College
7,412
Kirsty Priestley
Leeds
7,411
Margaret Petrie
Midlothian
7,410
Elaine Smith
University of Nottingham
7,409
COLIN JONES
SCCB
7,408
Ellie Clement
Leeds Beckett University
7,407
Paola Botham
Birmingham City University
7,406
Christine MacLeod
University of Bristol
7,405
geraint evans
West Yorkshire
7,404
Nicola Morrison
Merseyside
7,403
Tse-Hui Teh
University College London
7,402
Michael Perfect
Liverpool John Moores University
7,401
Maeve Carey
Belfast
7,400
Sarah S
Greater London
7,399
Tricia Turner
Knowsley Community College
7,398
Tim Green
UCL
7,397
Rosalind Collier
Somerset
7,396
cecile remy
UCL Institute of Education
7,395
Steve Fisher
Cardiff
7,394
John Jordan
Liverpool Hope University
7,393
Lee McFarlane
Other
7,392
William Lester
UWL, London
7,391
Mary Howell
Retired
7,390
Poppy Malone
South Devon College
7,389
Rob Gawthrop
7,388
Veronica Grant
University of Wolverhampton
7,387
Liz Stainforth
University of Leeds
7,386
Roxanne Khan
UCLAN
7,385
susan mcpherson
Sheffield Hallam
7,384
Professor Black
Stirling University
7,383
Meredith Miller
Cardiff University
7,382
Julia Modern
University of Cambridge
7,381
Amar Behera
7,380
Stuart Price
De Montfort University
7,379
James Chiriyankandath
London
7,378
Michel Wahome
Oxford Internet Institute
7,377
Philip Schwyzer
Devon
7,376
Nicole Blum
UCL
7,375
Allison Drew
University of York
7,374
Caragh Wells
Bristol/Bristol/England
7,373
Hannah Durkin
Newcastle University
7,372
Alexandra Cleland
Aberdeen University
7,371
Julie Herniman
University of Southampton
7,370
Joanne Fallows
The Open University
7,369
Geoff King
Brunel University London
7,368
Danielle Johnson
7,367
Arushi Garg
Sheffield
7,366
Francesca Cioni
University of York
7,365
Barbara Henderson
Leeds Beckett University
7,364
Rebecca Rees
UCL
7,363
Bev Forsythe-Cheasley
7,362
Ragesh Khakhria
National Education Union
7,361
Heather Logue
University of Leeds
7,360
Rhiannon Owen
Sheffield College, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
7,359
Delsey Machando
New City Redbridge College
7,358
Shazad Amin
MEND
7,357
Michael Hogan
City of Liverpool College
7,356
Susanne Jones
City Liverpool college
7,355
Thomas Schlichter
UCL
7,354
Ruth Webb
Dorset
7,353
Anna Courcha-Guidolin
city & Islington college
7,352
Amy Blenkiron
Sheffield
7,351
Stephen Adegbite
Peterborough Regional College (University Centre Peterborough)
7,350
Prof Jane Wheelock
Newcastle University
7,349
Robin Tankard
Newcastle College (NSCG)
7,348
Thomas Davenport
Aston University
7,347
Petra Grigat- Bradley
Wolverhampton
7,346
Philip Lidiard
Surrey
7,345
Philip Brown
Hertfordshire
7,344
Jo Saunders
Strathclyde university
7,343
Ross McAdam
UCU RETIRED
7,342
Mumtaz Ali
N/A
7,341
Tony Barnsley
Sandwell General UNISON Branch
7,340
Anna Waldstein
University of Kent
7,339
Helen Druiff
Cambridge Regional College
7,338
Ryan Burns
University of Brighton
7,337
Kate George
University of Bradford
7,336
susan Sayce
UEA
7,335
Nick Caddick
Anglia Ruskin University
7,334
Gregory Tate
University of St Andrews
7,333
Howard Giles
University of Winchester
7,332
Natalie Hempel
University of Exeter
7,331
Katie Dow
Cambridge
7,330
Fionn Stevenson
The University of Sheffield, Yorkshire
7,329
Joe Bangs
7,328
Patrick McGovern
London School of Economics & Political Science
7,327
Daniel Nucinkis
Imperial College London
7,326
Donna Chambers
University of Sunderland
7,325
Niall Moody
Abertay University
7,324
Richmond Adjei
West Midlands
7,323
Amina Alyal
West Yorkshire
7,322
Jost Migenda
University of Sheffield
7,321
Shaun Regan
Belfast
7,320
Jaime Peschiera
UAL
7,319
Melanie Pownall-Harris
Hertfordshire
7,318
Victoria Redclift
Ucl
7,317
Amy Brack
Leeds City College
7,316
Olusunmola Osinubi
7,315
Mark Colpus
University of Greenwich
7,314
Melanie Levick-Parkin
7,313
Anne Hurren
Leeds
7,312
Kerry Jenkins
Unite
7,311
Graham Brackstone
retired/WestSussex
7,310
Robert Moore
(retired)
7,309
Di Lister
Open UNiversity
7,308
Susan Hobbs
Derby university
7,307
Chris Freeman
University of Southampton
7,306
Vicki Ryf
Goldsmiths
7,305
Stephen Deane
Bcu
7,304
robert cattley
huddersfield university
7,303
Andy Fugard
Birkbeck College
7,302
Stephen McKenna
University of Dundee
7,301
Sarah Parkes
Newman University
7,300
Peter Bartlett
ex UOP
7,299
Murray Fraser
University College London, UK
7,298
Robert Evans
Oxford U
7,297
Rona Cran
7,296
Nele Jensen
Kcl
7,295
Carmel Egan
Open University
7,294
Helen Hills
University of York
7,293
Gavin Schwartz-Leeper
University of Warwick
7,292
Scott Massie
Liverpool Hope University
7,291
James Igoe
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
7,290
Julie Tanner
Queen Mary
7,289
Dave Hemprich-Bennett
University of Oxford
7,288
Ashley Woodward
University of Dundee
7,287
Barry Jones
UCU
7,286
Frederik Pedersen
University of Aberdeen
7,285
Sean Ledwith
York College
7,284
Alison Torn
Leeds Trinity University
7,283
Stella Power
Socialist Educational Association
7,282
Soudabeh Ananisarab
Birmingham City University
7,281
Mike Wilson
7,280
Corinne Fowler
East Midlands
7,279
Mahesan Niranjan
University of Southampton
7,278
Rod Whitworth
7,277
John Clark
retired; Unite and Labour Party member
7,276
Tracy Wood
Unison Regional officer
7,275
John Pearson
Unite Greater Manchester Community branch
7,274
Carolyn Greig
Swansea University
7,273
Farah Ahmed
County (optional)
7,272
Gail Read
west midlands
7,271
Kate Fradley
North Wales
7,270
Rosalynne Birch
CITB
7,269
Heidy Kempe-Bottcher
retired from The Manchester College
7,268
Rose Yates
support worker
7,267
Kathleen Crotty
Retired members
7,266
Wajid Ali
West Midlands
7,265
Dawn Taylor
Cheshire
7,264
Lynn Horsnett
UNISON
7,263
Alice Bennett
Liverpool Hope University
7,262
Jamie Brown
7,261
Lawrence Leason
New City College
7,260
Chris Little
7,259
Juliet Glennie
London
7,258
Shauna Hope
University of Bristol
7,257
Martin Fergie
University of Manchester
7,256
Heike Golightly
7,255
Eliza Lass
Student
7,254
Dawn McRae
University of Aberdeen/ HSRU
7,253
Neil Hart
City and Islington College
7,252
Nick Lawson
City & lslington Sixth Form College NEU
7,251
Vina Bragadina
Ucl - London
7,250
Phillip Minns
Northbrook Met
7,249
Khalida Huq
Manchester
7,248
Tim Packer
Durham University
7,247
Rhod Fiorini
UCL
7,246
Stephen Grant
City and Islington 6th Form College
7,245
Nahee Kang
KCL
7,244
Bobby Evans
City and Islington Sixth Form College
7,243
Adrienne Moffat
London
7,242
Mike Govender
City and islington sixth form college
7,241
Sajib Rashid
City & Islington Sixth Form College, London
7,240
Martin Cartwright
City, University of London
7,239
Hamja Ahsan
Other
7,238
Ruth Dar
7,237
Nazmia Jamal
City & Islington Sixth Form Centre
7,236
Sebastian Friston
UCL
7,235
Anne Webber
City of Westminster college London
7,234
Laila Kadiwal
IOE
7,233
Diana Wichelhaus
Hull Training and Adult Education
7,232
Joe McGinnis
Teesside University
7,231
Sarah Watson-Jones
Aberystwyth University
7,230
Nicholas Chavasse
Exeter
7,229
Susan Kondakor
University of Sheffield
7,228
Hannah Quirk
King's College London
7,227
Patricia Smith
York
7,226
Patrick Cairns
St Andrews
7,225
Ayesha Ahmad
Manchester
7,224
Sanne Weber
University of Birmingham
7,223
Shabnam Kulsoom Uddin
Manchester
7,222
Patrick Ward
University of Leeds
7,221
Sonja Curtis
UCL
7,220
Natalie Scown
7,219
John Munro
University of Birmingham
7,218
Khadijah Saeed
7,217
Ayesha Ahmad
7,216
Benjamin Carradine
7,215
M Abdul
Leicester
7,214
Hassan Mahmud
7,213
Ghislaine Mouysset
7,212
Raj Tiwary
7,211
CLARE SAMBROOK
freelance journalist
7,210
Sophie Humphries
7,209
Stephen Smith
Brunel University
7,208
C Critchley
Stockport
7,207
Jennifer Warren
London College of Fashion
7,206
Anne-Marie Le Gall
Anglesey, Wales
7,205
Elaine Ellen
Retired Open University
7,204
Patricia McGrath
NI
7,203
Damian Gallagher
Ulster
7,202
Carlos Grijalva Eternod
University College London
7,201
Elisabeth Wielander
Aston University
7,200
Sarah Davies
University of Salford
7,199
Martyn Fortune
Rhondda Cynon Taf
7,198
Irina Vladimirova
Mobile Planetarium, South Yorkshire
7,197
Evgeny Shinder
University of Sheffield
7,196
Lawrence Warner
King's College London
7,195
Wenny Teo
The Courtauld Institute of art
7,194
Beatrice Smyth
Queen's University Belfast
7,193
ESTHER ASPREU
OPEN UNIVERSITY
7,192
Lisa Donlan
University of Manchester
7,191
Carola Addington
West London College
7,190
Stephen Roulston
Ulster University
7,189
Neil Thomas
University of Birmingham
7,188
Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan
University of Cambridge
7,187
Maarten van Hardenbroek
Newcastle University
7,186
Savvas Voutyras
Bournemouth University
7,185
Charles Cowan
King’s College London
7,184
judith bryan
University of Roehampton
7,183
sheeba joshy
7,182
Steven Hayles
University of Leicester
7,181
Aoileann Ni Mhurchú
The university of Manchester
7,180
Steve Kirk
University of Sheffield
7,179
Emma Hall
colegsirgar
7,178
Brian Spencer
University of Brighton
7,177
Darren Awang
Coventry university
7,176
Federica Frabetti
University of Roehampton
7,175
Aness Webster
University of Nottingham
7,174
Stephen Leggett
7,173
Ruth Squire
Sheffield Hallam University
7,172
Gavin Alexander
University of Cambridge
7,171
Catharine Russell
University of Portsmouth
7,170
Michael J Higgins
retired from Waltham Forest College
7,169
Jane Wright
University of Bristol
7,168
ryan ottridge
university of birmingham
7,167
Sal Habboub
7,166
Jo Lampard
UCL
7,165
Laura Waite
Liverpool Hope University
7,164
viv jones
UCL
7,163
Philip Marshall
Bishop Auckland College
7,162
Vicky Palmer
NTU
7,161
Amy Downing
University of Leeds
7,160
Anne Kavanagh
University of Essex
7,159
Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
Open University
7,158
Rob Anderson
University of Exeter
7,157
Andreas Wernecke
7,156
Sean Ferrier
Manchester Metropolitan
7,155
Ian Terry
7,154
Stephen Bero
University of Surrey
7,153
Nicholas Hewlett
University of Warwick
7,152
Steven Picksley
University of Bradford
7,151
Paul Wilson
Belfast
7,150
Melanie Brunner
Univesity of Leeds
7,149
Catriona Heaton
Aston University
7,148
Esther Tyldesley
University of Edinburgh
7,147
Johanna Davies
Swansea
7,146
Mick Kavanagh
University of Essex
7,145
Harun Khan
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
7,144
Keith Faulkner
University of Sheffield
7,143
Anthony M Byrne
Shipley College
7,142
Caroline Clarke
7,141
Ashley Chhibber
University of Nottingham
7,140
Benjamin Costello
University of Birmingham
7,139
Catherine Lawrence
Bridgwater and Taunton College
7,138
Nicole Devarenne
University of Dundee
7,137
Mark Ellingsen
University of Bristol
7,136
Dorothy Amos
National Education Union
7,135
Ian Beeby
Cambridge
7,134
Sarah Riley
Aberystwyth
7,133
Shaherazad Umbreen
Birmingham
7,132
Juli H
7,131
Alex Caldwell
Barking & Dagenham College
7,130
Karen Patel
Birmingham City University
7,129
Hannah Wilkinson
Keele University
7,128
Petar Momcilovic
Worcester
7,127
Chris Rowell
London South Bank University
7,126
Ben Lockley
The Wordsley School
7,125
Bertie Russell
New Forest UNISON
7,124
John Peters
West Midlands Retired Member (Honorary Life Member)
7,123
louis shillam
codsall community high school
7,122
Floyd Codlin
Birkbeck Student Union Anti-Racist/Anti-Fascist Officer (Personal Capacity)
7,121
Gwenhivir Wyatt-Moon
University of Cambridge
7,120
Jane Jobling
Petroc.ac.uk
7,119
Robert Mouat
St George's Hospital
7,118
Neil Conlock
Lancashire
7,117
Richard Bannister
Birmingham
7,116
Ceinwen Hilton
7,115
Henry Edeko
The John Roan. London
7,114
Tim Floyd
7,113
Nadia Hafedh
LSE
7,112
Patricia Cooke
Sandwell College
7,111
Sarah Brady
7,110
Nikesh Solanki
University of Manchester
7,109
Celia Hutchison
7,108
Frank Brady
7,107
Azim Hajee
Self employed
7,106
Ian Day
London
7,105
Diane Langford
University of Kent
7,104
Manchester SUTR Stand Up To Racism
Greater Manchester
7,103
Angela Shortt
RMT Retired
7,102
Jill Daniels
University of East London
7,101
Christina Downes
Retired. Bradford.
7,100
Karen Wilson
Unite member
7,099
Craig McEwan
University of Exeter
7,098
Robert Davies
Cardiff
7,097
Julia Guarneri
University of Cambridge
7,096
Jordy Lea
City University
7,095
JJ FINNEGAN
SOUTHAMPTON
7,094
Gary Shatford
Unite/swp
7,093
Simon Strange
Birmingham
7,092
Abigail Gulliver
University of Birmingham
7,091
Phil Brady
7,090
Nigel Green
Hyde Park, Central London
7,089
Lucretia Packgam
Retired lecturer
7,088
Andy Stafford
University of Leeds
7,087
Andrew Millington
University of Edinburgh
7,086
Raymond Long
SWP
7,085
Michael Crawford
University of Bristol
7,084
Melanie Jenner
NEU
7,083
Richard Pitham-Cole
Suffolk New College
7,082
Carol Fuller
Suffolk New College
7,081
Ian Cook
University of Exeter
7,080
Delcan Downes
GMB Union
7,079
Kate Tobin
University of Wolverhampton
7,078
John Archer
University of Central Lancashire
7,077
Mark Weinstein
Nottingham Trent University
7,076
Patricia Vallely
Belfast Metropolitan College
7,075
Sharon Leslie
GMB
7,074
Carl Fox
University of Leeds
7,073
Deborah Clarke
NHS
7,072
Katy Day
Leeds Beckett University
7,071
Claire Rattray
University of Glasgow
7,070
Joel Kosminsky
Greater London
7,069
Hester Fairclough
7,068
Neil Kirkham
Gonville and Caius College Library, Cambridge
7,067
Martin Wills
Warwick
7,066
Sonia Cabrera
7,065
Tania Manyuira
Sandwell College
7,064
Adam Branch
University of Cambridge
7,063
Ben Davis
South east
7,062
Angela Coley
South & City College, Birmingham
7,061
Nathan Erskine
University of Cumbria
7,060
Andrew Nickson
University of Birmingham
7,059
Joe Sutliff Sanders
Cambridge
7,058
Jo Allen
School Lichfield
7,057
Zakariya Cochrane
7,056
claudia campbell
Care through the millenium
7,055
Duncan Morrison
Lewisham NEU
7,054
Eleanor Roberts
University of Roehampton
7,053
Eleni Michalopoulou
The University of Liverpool
7,052
Nick Shjough
Birmingham Adult Social Care
7,051
Paul Tarrago
UAL
7,050
Stephen Dee
Uclan
7,049
Phil Yeats
University of Westminster
7,048
anne robinson
7,047
Jennet Thomas
University of the Arts London, Wimbledon College of arts
7,046
Rae Noronha
7,045
Adrian Pritchard
Coventry
7,044
Hugh Dunkerley
University of Chichester
7,043
Susan Jewell
Retired resident of Sandwell
7,042
SUSAN WALDRON
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
7,041
Catherine Christian
W Mids
7,040
Audrey Aurus
7,039
Linnéa Markgren
Birmingham
7,038
Lara Coffey
Warwickshire
7,037
Kathryn Marsh
Kings Heath
7,036
Helen Kinnaird
Birmingham
7,035
Steve Hanson
Greater Manchester
7,034
Elizabeth Gould
London
7,033
Sahara Ismail
7,032
Ele Lamb
Tower Hamlets teacher
7,031
Tom Oberst
7,030
Fiona Donald
The Manchester College
7,029
Charlotte Mulliner
The Open University
7,028
Maria Mason
King's College London
7,027
Fay Block
London
7,026
Jessica Kelly
UCA
7,025
Charles Moonstone
7,024
Tanja van Mourik
University of St Andrews
7,023
Touseef Mir
UEA
7,022
Peter Golding MPhil BA CertEd
[formerly]City College, Plymouth
7,021
Sally Carter
Manchester
7,020
Nicholas Sofroniou
University of Warwick
7,019
Claire Hastie
Birmingham
7,018
Miriam Kent
UEA
7,017
Penny Spikins
Univ of york
7,016
Samantha Davis
West Yorkshire
7,015
Amy Morris
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
7,014
Sally Hardwick
Nottingham College
7,013
Catherine Pope
SOUTHAMPTON
7,012
Michael Chopping
College of West Anglai
7,011
Jude Williams
University of Birmingham
7,010
Simon Schoenbuchner
University of Cambridge
7,009
Aravinda Guntupalli
7,008
Peri Bradley
Bournemouth University
7,007
marina collard
Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance
7,006
Louise Obara
De Montfort University
7,005
Sarah Kilpatrick
Tyne and Wear
7,004
Karen Reynolds
None
7,003
Patrice Haynes
Liverpool Hope University
7,002
Nikki Ellen
Sheffield
7,001
Karen Chance
Midlands
7,000
Derek Hird
6,999
Huw Pryce
6,998
Richmond Adjei
New City College00
6,997
Treasa De Loughry
University of Exeter
6,996
Kenneth Band
6,995
Katerina Vrablikova
University of Bath
6,994
Ruth Adams
King's College London
6,993
Jonas Rademacker
University of Bristol
6,992
david green
6,991
Robin Rice
University of Edinburgh
6,990
Ken MacKinnon
Open University, Applied Linguistics
6,989
E V Brack
University of Sheffield
6,988
james wood
Fife
6,987
Tom Hoctor
University of Bedfordshire, Luton
6,986
Rodrigo Vega
6,985
Matthew Gobey
manchester Metropolitan University
6,984
Deborah Jackson
University of Edinburgh
6,983
Michael Tucker
West Midlands
6,982
Candice Morey
6,981
Timothy Wilson
University of Dundee
6,980
Sharon Kivland
Sheffield Hallam University
6,979
Anna Laing
University of Sussex
6,978
David Woods
Nottingham Trent University
6,977
Mark Jackson
Barnet and Southgate College
6,976
Ryan Sperry
Ryansperry259@icloud.com
6,975
Martin Simpson
University of the West of England, Bristol
6,974
Sarah Jones
Dundee
6,973
Chris Lesser
Coleg LLandrillo. Rhos on Sea. Colwyn Bay
6,972
Yasmine Sabri
Aston University
6,971
John Carr
University of Cambridge
6,970
Martin Dupras
Bath Spa University
6,969
Pat Devine
Manchester University
6,968
Neil Davey
University of Bristol
6,967
Nick Andon
King's College London
6,966
Linda Morrice
University of Sussex
6,965
Jason Scott-Warren
University of Cambridge
6,964
Dario Spano
Warwick
6,963
Olga Mitterfellner
University of the Arts London
6,962
Mick Jardine
Hampshire
6,961
Kenneth Moffat
University of Strathclyde
6,960
Mark Toogood
University of Central Lancashire
6,959
Carol David Daniel
City, University of London
6,958
Barry Calder
Retired
6,957
Matthew Minnitt
Teesside University
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