BBKStudents4UCU

[USSbriefs @USSbriefs]

If you're in any way interested in #USS, you need to read Tim Wilkinson's submission to our @OpenUPP2018 series (a more worked-up version of his #JEP submission).

Crucial reading for UCU members and/or senior university managers.

#USSbriefs48 https://t.co/hYMVVr2yOn

[Birkbeck Anti-Casualisation Campaign @BBKanticasual]

Important for all T&S staff @ BBK & elsewhere!
@ucu has served notice to ballot staff at 147universities for industrial action RE the 2018/19 pay claim - twice the number of Unis involved in the USS strike!

Why VOTE YES to industrial action? See thread below for suggestions

[ANTIUNIVERSITY NOW @antiuniversity]

Brilliant news from the Academic Industrial Complex: @ucu served statutory notice of intention to ballot on industrial action over pay to 147 universities today. Twice the number who went on strike earlier this year.
Look forward to seeing students and workers unite and fight.

[IWGB Universities of London @IWGBUoL]

We've got a big @IWGBunion strikefundraising party on 15 September at SOAS! Everyone welcome! Please come down and bring your friends! @UCL_UCU @UCUSOAS @BirkbeckUCU @BirkbeckUnison @UVWunion @UCUSenateHouse @UoLJ4W #CleanUpOutsourcing

[Birkbeck Anti-Casualisation Campaign @BBKanticasual]

"Universities would not function without the blood, sweat and tears of sessional staff. I think it's time they start respecting that work by paying for it." - We think so too, are you listening @BirkbeckNews ?

[UnisResistBorders #WearAMask #BordersKillKnowledge @UnisNotBorders]

#UCU members, Hamish needs our urgent solidarity. Support this #SOAS student who is being cruelly disciplined for taking part in the #UCUstrike. Remember the labour of students & workers who supported the strike. Donate here:
https://t.co/Ebrv6Is2iU

CC @USSbriefs @UCU_RankFile

[UCU Anti-Casualisation Committee @UCUAnti_Cas]

FAO all casualised academic workers! Check out this @NEF event on 18th Aug in London on organising against precarious work. Learn from @CPHLivingWage, @IWGBunion, @RMTunion & @unitetheunion. Tickets are free. DM us if travel costs are a barrier to attend.

https://t.co/UaNdsRLCEo

[Birkbeck Anti-Casualisation Campaign @BBKanticasual]

What can casualised staff elsewhere learn from the SOAS Fractionals campaign about organising in universities for better pay and working conditions? Listen to the podcast @NotesFrom_Below to find out from those directly involved in the SOAS campaign:
https://t.co/oTJeBkXF72

[Birkbeck Anti-Casualisation Campaign @BBKanticasual]

64% of UG teaching @ BBK is done by T&S staff. BBK pays 1hr for contact+1hr covering 'reasonable duties'. Some joker @ BBK thinks it's reasonable to pay workers 1hr to cover prep time, lecture attendance, student communication, pastoral care etc.- lots of unpaid labour to address

[IWGB @IWGBunion]

We've almost hit £2,000 in 2 days! Thank you to everyone that donated. If you haven't yet please consider throwing a few pounds our way & sharing the appeal. With your help we can #CleanUpOutsourcing

Donate: https://t.co/PHwnhJU06U

More info on the case: https://t.co/ptaZzmbpqM

[Sam Wetherell @samwetherell]

Great news everyone, the structure of the academic labor market has reached such insane levels of inequity that it now resembles that of a drug gang! https://t.co/dzHi6sQtxZ

[CrowdJustice @CrowdJustice]

Great coverage of @IWGBunion case by @personneltoday. @HCHLopez says outsourcing 'no more and no less than a way to deny workers their rights, and it is about time we cleaned it up.' Case page: https://t.co/USOxbVJhXd @IWGBUoL @GoodLawProject https://t.co/Qx8KGSDo94

[BBKStudents4UCU @BBKStrike4USS]

And the research process slowly dies away as the Phd becomes a painful disciplinary process.

[BBKStudents4UCU @BBKStrike4USS]

The violence of assigning 'value' to international students in the #HostileEnvironment

[USSbriefs @USSbriefs]

🚨NEW USSBRIEF🚨

Unis Resist Border Controls @UnisNotBorders on #HostileEnvironment, racism & migrants in UK universities in #USSbriefs38 #borderskillknowledge

Read on Medium https://t.co/bwW0C9uZZe

Grab PDF from https://t.co/EKwU8qbEYp

#YesUniCan #USSstrike @intnlandbroke

[IWGB @IWGBunion]

1/2 #Outsourcing doesn't serve any economic or social purpose, but is a way for institutions like @UoLondon to avoid accountability for mistreatment of workers, says leading QC & @GoodLawProject founder @JolyonMaugham
https://t.co/VfRFdIQpe3

#zerohours #cleanupoutsourcing

[Adam Errington @DrAdamErrington]

‘While vice-chancellors pay rose by 41% in a decade, academic staff’s increased by just 3%’. And they’ve offered 2% this time, less than inflation, plus a reduced pension with higher contributions. How much more can we take? @ucu @cardiffucu #uss https://t.co/xLImjV3OoY

[Chris Grocott @DrChrisGrocott]

With apologies for constantly banging this drum, but until the structural causes of the crisis of staff mental health is dealt with there isn't a hope in hell for universities helping students with their mental health. https://t.co/5XRw0zhWlw

[IWGB Universities of London @IWGBUoL]

Are you watching @UoLondon? This is the way to #CleanUpOutsourcing - by taking decisive action not dithering over irrelevant reviews. We know these contracts contain break clauses - use them!

[John McDonnell @johnmcdonnellMP]

With the scale of Tommy Robinson demos, the storming of Bookmarks bookshop, & now Boris Johnson’s Islamophobic comments, we can no longer ignore the rise of far right politics in our society. Maybe it’s time for an AntiNazi League type cultural and political campaign to resist.

[IWGB Universities of London @IWGBUoL]

'Welcome ... we may also refuse you entry at our discretion'. That's not actually much of a welcome!!! Fantastic glimpse into the dystopian world of @UoLondon as it continues to prioritise security rather than end #outsourcing