Today the Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) voted overwhelmingly to back BDS, and encourage other academic & cultural organisations to do the same. Enormously proud of the colleagues and members who made this possible and voted with such clarity on the motion.
. @uniteucu.bsky.social's dispute needs to be resolved.
It needs to be resolved bc Congress voted for @ucu.org.uk leadership to do so.
It needs to be resolved bc it's the right thing to do.
It needs to be revolved bc not resolving it makes things harder for branches in dispute.
Solidarity!
My essay for Radio 3 aired last night - you can listen back here. I talk about why performance is becoming more and more a part of modern jobs, the origins of 'emotional labour', and disputes around self-presentation in the workplace.
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Text of multiple choice q In general, how satisfied are you with how your branch operates? • Very satisfied • Somewhat satisfied • No opinion either way • Not very satisfied • Not satisfied at all
In midst of heavy redundancies, with branch reps working into night & weekends, it’s v difficult to see how this q doesn’t:
- position union members as passive consumers right when we need action
- treat unpaid work of volunteers as something to be performance managed
Is this trade unionism?
Amazon has denied a leave of absence to an Alabama woman who was struck by the New Orleans attacker’s truck and shot in the foot during the attack. She worried she won’t have a job to return to when she recovers. www.nola.com/news/crime_p...
Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line
A year ago over 800 staff and students @qmul.ac.uk wrote to the principal Colin Bailey, demanding that the university cuts its ties to the Israeli war machine. 1 year, at least 40000 deaths, 1 encampment, 2 additional partnerships with Israeli universities, and we have still not received a response.
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