PhD graduate in medieval archaeology and bioarchaeology; currently working in QA; American, but living in England; I do other stuff too but can't think of what.
Full solidarity with all the teachers on strike today. We have not been 'all in it together', some of us have been at the bottom of the pile and seen the value of our professional work eroded over the past 13 years. Pay has declined, and (beyond this graph) pensions been slashed.
I've just voted against this Governments Anti Worker, Anti Trade Union, Anti Strike Bill.
This Bill is the biggest anti-worker legislation of our times.
Pitting workers against each other, forcing ppl to work against their will & threatening to sack those who refuse.
#strikes
@ellebeauregard @JessKHardy2000 I only enjoy it when it is REALLY hot outside. Then the bitterness is kinda refreshing. But yeah, otherwise it tastes like licking a stone.
Today, over 100,000 Nursing Staff will be on picket lines fighting for our profession, our safety, to protect our patients, and to fight for the future of our NHS!
Our fight is your fight.
If you stand with us - Please RT 💙
Today, 100,000 nurses take part in the largest strike in NHS history.
💵 Real pay down £5,000 since 2010
🧣 1 in 3 struggling to afford food and heating
🥫 1 in 8 forced to use foodbanks
🤕 3 in 4 Trusts report mental health crisis
RT if you stand with our pandemic heroes 👊
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Anyone else notice that when you hide a tweet from the MuskRat, it doesn’t ask if you want to block, mute or otherwise avoid his tweets? Every other right wing account I hide, I can block. But not his. 😡
This year's Men's Football World Cup is in Qatar – a country where LGBTQ+ people are criminalised and persecuted simply for being themselves.
I've just joined @stonewalluk's #ProudStadium to stand with the LGBTQ+ community in Qatar. Show your support: https://t.co/GxJmIm9QGH