Our members have been talking about the reasons they are striking and we’ve been visiting the pickets to hear from them #InTheirOwnWords. Have a listen to some of these powerful accounts of both the personal struggles our staff face and the passion and commitment that has driven them to take action as we all stand together in this strike.
We’ve been chatting to some of our Cardiff staff about why they’re striking: here’s @KarinWahlJ #UCUStrikesBack #intheirownwords pic.twitter.com/x13Hu2Yxuo
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) November 26, 2019
“I’ve got three part time jobs in Cardiff University…and it shouldn’t be like that.” @CraigTweeted eloquently outlines the effects of casualisation & the gig economy #UCUStrikesBack #intheirownwords pic.twitter.com/nIY5UMGfbr
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) November 26, 2019
“That struggle that they’re having to be able to cope cannot go on for year after year after year.” #UCUStrikesBack #intheirownwords pic.twitter.com/JaBCOr6cYB
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) November 26, 2019
Hannah today on why she’s striking – “Universities aren’t production lines” ✊🏻 #UCUstrikeback #intheirownwords pic.twitter.com/KMNWuXqc3G
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) November 26, 2019
“Promises were not kept…We’re pissed off. I’m pissed off. That’s why I’m here.” #UCUStrikesBack #intheirownwords pic.twitter.com/SF2Jm4yTFP
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) November 27, 2019
“If we worked our contracted hours we’d probably be doing two thirds of our jobs.” – lots of discussion around workloads at the MLang picket this morning #UCUStrikesBack #intheirownwords pic.twitter.com/WO1yAW3ROk
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) November 27, 2019
Outside ASSL, we asked: why are you striking again? “Things have been added on but we’re back to where we started with pensions…Things are going round in circles and it’s time for action” #UCUStrikesBack #intheirownwords pic.twitter.com/s4K4yxLETv
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) November 27, 2019
UCU case-worker @ltotelin – “Some of the people I defend and help can’t come – because they’re disabled or sick or sick of it all. So I’m here for them.” #intheirownwords #UCUstrikeback pic.twitter.com/cIBjF4Usof
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) November 28, 2019