This is a brief reminder on upcoming strike action on Thursday November 24th, Friday November 25th, and Wednesday November 30th. Visit our linktr.ee/kingstonucu to find out about all UCU Rising information, including digital pickets link, hardship fund, teach outs, and much more.
Here are some handy Dos and Don’ts about the upcoming action.
DO:
- Sign up to a picket line time slot on campus here. The longer the picket, the shorter the dispute. We need a real show of defiance across the country.
- Speak to your students. Our working conditions are their learning conditions. Staff at Kingston are overworked and nearly half of teaching staff are hourly paid. Every other university in the country is striking. This is a systemic problem and the students have a right to be honestly informed. Share our strike explainer for students
- Speak to your colleagues about why you are striking. Short term disruption is necessary to halt long-term damage to our sector!
- E-mail Caoimhe with a teach out idea and proposed time and picket!
- Claim strike pay from the UCU Fighting Fund if you need to. We know times are hard, we want to feel confident not to be forced back to work!
DON’T:
- Don’t inform management of your plans to strike! YOU HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO DO THIS. If asked a direct question about whether you took strike action honestly after the action is complete, answer honestly.
- Don’t reschedule any classes that are canceled due to strike action! This is covered by our action short of a strke (ASOS)
- Don’t cover the classes of striking colleagues!
- Don’t upload any materials to Canvas on strike days. Withdrawing your labour means ALL of your labour.
Solidarity colleagues, and see you on the picket line!
Kingston UCU Branch