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defending university pensions and protesting against Trump

[thistledown @thistdown]

Trump Baby is sent home on the train tae think again
#TrumpProtest #TrumpVisitUK #ScotlandAgainstTrump #TrumpUKVisit #Trump #TrumpBaby

[thistledown @thistdown]

Our bridges are better than walls!
#ScotlandAgainstTrump #TrumpProtest #TrumpVisitUK #TrumpBaby #TrumpBabyBlimp #TrumpProtest Edinburgh #Trump

[thistledown @thistdown]

#ScotlandAgainstTrump #TrumpUKVisit #NaeTrump #TrumpProtest #Glasgow https://t.co/90G0QuWOYv

[Gerry Hassan @GerryHassan]

George Square, Glasgow. Anti-Trump protest. Great like elsewhere in the UK to see the plethora of DIY & humorous placards. #TrumpVisit #ScotlandAgainstTrump

[thistledown @thistdown]

@GerryHassan Thanks for pic of my banner!

[UCU Stirling @UCU_Stirling]

Thank you to all @UCU_Stirling members who took part in strike action and to @StirSolidarity. Thank you also to non-UCU members who have supported us. We'll be in touch soon with details of further information sharing & discussions. #WeAreTheUniversity

[Professor Melissa Norberg (she/her) @anxietydoc1]

“If a job is complex, multifaceted and involves subtle trade-offs, the best approach is to hire good people, pay them the going rate and tell them to do the job to the best of their ability.”https://t.co/WWUNyI1g5X

[thistledown @thistdown]

@UCU_Stirling Thank you for leading a constructive discussion

[UCU Stirling @UCU_Stirling]

Congratulations on your campaign raising awareness of students' concerns for issues facing #universities. Thank you for your support & solidarity with union & non-union staff @StirUni https://t.co/1o9SVkp7i5

[thistledown @thistdown]

@StirSolidarity Well done Stirling students and thank you for your support, creativity, commitment, energy and depth of understanding. You helped us make connections between pensions dispute and wider issues in higher education. You kept us warm, fed, entertained, and lifted our spirits.

[University of Stirling Solidarity Network @UoSSolidarity]

** OCCUPATION LEAVING STATEMENT **

#OccupyLogie

[Martin O'Neill @martin_oneill]

To university staff who did not strike. When you think about your future, and your greater security in retirement, think of your colleagues who stood on picket lines in rain & in snow to protect your futures.

#USSstrikes #UCUstrike #WeAreTheUniversity #NoCapitulation #USSstrike

[thistledown @thistdown]

@ClaireSquires Priorities!

[SNP Students @SNPStudents]

Our resolution on supporting the @ucu and @UCUScotland strikes at National Council has passed unanimously #ucustrike #USSstrike

[Student Solidarity - Let's take what's ours! @occupation_hub]

THE @OccupyUoL NOW HAS FULL CONTROL OF THE WHOLE SENATE HOUSE BUILDING!!!

They're demanding secure in-house contracts and pay rises for UoL workers, and no changes to USS pensions. @IWGBUoL @ucu

It's open access - get down there and bring food.

[Steve Davies @unioneyes]

How strikes work:

- Begin as protest against new pension scheme losses
- move to question scheme governance (how did this happen?)
- then question university governance (who allowed this to happen?)
- then question university purpose (values of the academy or business?)

@ucu

[University of Stirling Solidarity Network @UoSSolidarity]

Massive thank you to @lindseyhilsum @Channel4News for your time this evening & for hearing us out!! What you have done for us, is more than @StirUni management have done for us in 8 days. Thanks for lending an ear and giving us a voice, we are so grateful. #OccupyLogie #UCUStrike

[thistledown @thistdown]

@StirSolidarity Hmm.....

[Paul Allen @paulhowardallen]

Here's a brief history of the pension scheme in 53 seconds. It's been a confusing kind of a day, but we're still here...

@llantwit @MarcBuehner @CardiffUCU #todaywonttearussapart #ussstrike #ucustrike

[thistledown @thistdown]

Great photo, and I see you've even used the correct shade of green for the logo.... https://t.co/13Wvo60rCc

[UCU Stirling @UCU_Stirling]

The @StirSolidarity students were so pleased @lindseyhilsum took time to visit them. Thank you https://t.co/wxBF78Xaba