Solidarity #ussstrike #UCUstrike

@Cambridge_Uni responds to the JEP report on our pensions, and broadly supports the conclusions. Massive vindication of #USSstrike - well done everyone who took part. #UCU

Ouch. Just had pay deduction for strike action - over £2000. I hope the new negotiations are successful #USSstrike

Plot twist?! #USSstrike

65½% is a high turnout for a union ballot, but who are the 36½% of UCU members who didn't care enough either way to vote? That's still a massive proportion. #USSStrike

Of eligible voters:
• voted ‘yes’: 40½%
• didn't vote: 36½%
• voted ’no’: 23%

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Pleased that Spouse's pension dispute is resolved (for now), and won't be on strike next week: I'd already renewed her travel pass this morning, forgetting that it might not be needed. #USSStrike

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Brilliantly written and elegantly structured, showing deep insight and impressive command of key concepts. Evidence of fine-tuned critical thinking and synthesis. Grade: 86. #USSstrike #USSbriefs16...

How I feel about the latest @ucu ballot. Absolutely no idea what is going on at this point. How did this happen? I just don't feel like members have been given enough clear information. #USSstrike

#ReviseAndResubmit and not just #NoDetriment
Vote deadline next week. #USSstrike

The drive to convert to DC: a short history Number 1: #USSbriefs1

If you thought this was some "neutral" accountancy exercise, you'd be wrong... #ussbriefs #ussstrike medium.com/ussbriefs/the-drive-to-c...

I am 100% on the fence right now #USSstrike

As major new developments in #USSStrike occur: This week I had the pleasure (& some anxiety!) to chair two town halls - open to all staff & students - with a mixed panel of @BristolUni senior team & @Bristol_UCU. Challenging. But also promising steps toward a stronger university.

So your AVERAGE academic should be getting a freelance salary of £256,000. I'll just leave that with and invite properly added up challenges. #ussstrike

Items to cost include:
External examining - taught programmes
External examining - PhDs
Reviewing journal articles
Editorial work
... #USSstrike

Inspired by some tweets last night by @MoullDean , I think we should do a full costing of the things we do for free or out of goodwill. Anyone want to help out? #ussstrike

Is s.b. collecting/archiving, tweets, photos, gigs, poems, legal stuff etc etc related to #USSstrike #ucustrike? Should @esrc and @ahrcpress provide emergency funding?

I've spent the last couple of days fielding student queries about the impact of the #ussstrike action. Not a single one has been angry with staff, ALL expressed support for staff but wanted to know how they could be supported... 1/2

With our own @of_dinosaur @lucy_grig #USStrike #USSstrike @ucuedinburgh

Day14 @HCAatEdinburgh picket line #USStrike #USSstrike @ucuedinburgh

Inequality, Security and Punitivity in Institutions: Academia on Strike University academic staff in the UK (61 out of around 130 total in the UK) have been on strike for over 14 days now,  and many of us in SPARC have been directly participating in the industrial…

Why penal reformers should care about the #USSstrike A great blog from our friends in SPARC

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Just hazarding a hypothesis here... 99% of the people suddenly thinking it's NECESSARY TO TAKE ALL THEIR ANNUAL LEAVE because of #ASOS for #USSstrike *probably don't have school age children* or...

As the 14 Days of #USSstrike come to an end, I'm going to step back from focusing this on social media. But I want to share some current thoughts about @Bristol_UCU @BristolUni

Some random thoughts on strategy re #USSstrike We've all been blown away by the experience of solidarity and common purpose and analysis especially here on Twitter. But let's remember GE2015 1/n...

Right, #HoDsonstrike, how are we going to do this thing called #WeAreTheUniversity *better* next week...?

Ideas please.

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Very strong statement by Stephen Toope against treating students as consumers and the government regulation of universities #ToopeAssembly #ussstrike

Packed meeting of staff and students in Gt St Mary’s church to hear @Cambridge_Uni VC Stephen Toope #USSstrike cambridge

Reply to Sally Hunt, 16/03/18, Dennis Leech's blog Comments on economics

Very important questions for @ucu #ussstrike
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An academic in a #usefulsubject has stepped in to engage in outreach work on why #expertsneedpensions 😁 I'm not AT ALL suggesting you could join him. Oh no. #USSstrike

Me, @tvalny1 and the Beast from the East #USSstrike @ucuedinburgh

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