Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #precaritystories
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.@UCU, @UCUAnti_Cas seminar on protecting staff on casualised contracts live now. Hosted by Jane Thompson. This is very much our kind of event!
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Starting with @ChristinaUCU introducing @zenscara, who says that the experience of being on a casualised contract never leaves you. #COVID19 has shown how vital it is to fight for secure work. Everyone can support precarious members via 10 steps campaign [tweeted yesterday]
.@zenscara: employers could have made more use of furlough for casualised staff, showing 2nd class status. Need more communication between branches and between branches and union centre, as part of #FundTheFuture campaign
“I passed my viva 7 years ago. Since then I have had over ten fixed term contracts of varying lengths and pay. The best (and worst) contracts were ones where I was paid a decent wage for a decent amount of time (3 contracts over 5 years at the same uni). 1/13 #UCUstrike
“The downside of this was that I became invested in my students, colleagues, institution. You have developed friendships, started to establish academic networks, provided modules that students love, started to supervise PhD students, then your contract is no longer renewed. 2/13
“Or you are asked to do it all again with modules you know nothing about and more good collegial ‘citizenship’ work is the expectation. After five years of this I was literally hollowed out and stretched so thin, I had nothing left to give. 3/13 #UCUstrike
"My bank contract means I am only paid for 9 months a year. I don't know whether I'll be offered hours next academic year." (1/3) #precaritystories #ucustrikes #UCUStrikesBack instagram.com/p/B5X89bYBNrB/
"This means I have another job alongside working at Durham. I have to commute over an hour between these. Getting used to two jobs is simultaneously tough and draining." (2/3)
"Not being full time at either job also means I don't feel fully part of the Department. I struggle to stay up to date regarding students and deadlines" (3/3)
