catrionagold, to academicchatter
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🚨🎓 UCU comrades! If (like me 🙈) you've been putting off responding to our union's HE strategy consultation...

You still have 1.5 hours to do it (it closes at noon)!

There are crucial qs - it's worth taking the time.

If you've a spare 10 min, scour your inbox, get it done & PASS IT ON! 🤝

@academicchatter @ucu #UKHE #Democracy #UCU #HigherEducation #Academics #Scholars #Universities #Unions #Workers

catrionagold, to academicchatter
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UK 🎓: Predictably, did not meet the ballot threshold for industrial action 👎

No surprise, given the thoroughly uninspiring conduct of UCU HQ during (& indeed prior to) the MAB.

Anyone recall the reason given for waiting 'til autumn instead of carrying out the summer reballot agreed on by HEC?

Oh right - 'if ppl are away over summer, we might not make the turnout threshold' 🤔

https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13270/National-strike-ballot-UCU-members-fall-foul-of-anti-strike-laws

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catrionagold,
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@academicchatter Another result of the antidemocratic shenanigans by leadership: waiting until after the pensions 'victory' to reballot members meant that there was far less incentive for securely employed academics in pre-'92 institutions to return their ballots (for many such colleagues, the primary concern was ).

Once again throwing the post-92, junior & precarious colleagues who are the most engaged union members under the bus.

'We are the union', are we? 😡

LizEllisPhD, to academicchatter
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We’ve hit an amazing 600 signatures!

I want to thank folks for the amazing support, advice & job alerts over the last few weeks. It looks like they really are going to return the 3 days of external funding I have with little regard for the communities I’m working with.
I don’t know what my future is, but I hope I’ll eventually regain my positive outlook
@academicchatter @academicsunite

https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/stop-staff-cuts-at-uhi

LizEllisPhD, to academicchatter
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Standing up for jobs at UHI. The process is a shambles and has been mismanaged from the start. I have strong feelings that my union activism has made me, and others, a target. Regardless, I'm not going quietly.

Anyone with practical tips, legal advice etc, hit me up cos I have no fucking idea what I'm doing!

@academicsunite @WIASN @academicchatter @ucu

Me trying to look tough (inside I was broken cos this was 20 mins after my interview telling me I was being made redundant) holding up high my UCU plackard. Same as before. plus same colleague with her plackard.

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