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Hello! I'm Rambo, the @UCLan @UCU Official Branch Dog. For today's walkies I am going to tour the campus, reminding members to vote in the #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 1/16

@UCLan @ucu This is my pal Andrew Baron, @UCLan @UCU Branch Officer and top-notch dog-wrangler. First we're gonna look for members in Foster Building. Come and say hello if you see us... #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 2/16

@UCLan @ucu Here we are at the new Engineering Innovation Centre @UCLan. Shiny! Did you know that University staff have taken a 20% real-terms pay cut since 2009? That would buy a lot of biscuits. #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 3/16

@UCLan @ucu Harris Building is the oldest part of @UCLan. Of course, University bosses haven't had a pay cut. The average VC now earns nearly £300K! #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 4/16

@UCLan @ucu Oooh, the Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre! What a player. Great to see @UCLan honouring a working-class @PNEFC hero #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 5/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc Charles Darwin wrote loads about sex. Woof woof! I wonder how he would explain the huge gap in salaries between men and women? Male staff in Universities are paid 12% more than women on average. That's barking mad! #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 6/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc JB Firth is next on my tour of @UCLan, looking for @UCU members. But ANYONE can come and talk to me! All the campus unions are in this fight together. @UnisonTweets and @UniteTheUnion are balloting right now too #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 7/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion Computing & Technology @UCLan now. Did you know that the clever people in this building developed a TV remote control for dogs? Where's mine? uclan.ac.uk/news/remote-fo… #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 8/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion Ah, the Media Factory. Reminds me of my movie career. Remember the last @UCLan @UCU ballot? Darling, I was marvellous! Sadly, we didn't quite hit the 50% turnout that evil Tory anti-union laws demand. This time, eh? #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 9/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion This campaign is about workload too. Senior managers here in Adelphi Building could be doing a lot more to stop @UCLan staff working excessive hours. @UCU data says the average academic does a 50-hour week! #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 10/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion Victoria Building now, home of some fantastic artists and fashion designers. Anybody want to paint my picture? And I think this outfit, complete with @UCU stickers, should be the talk of the town. But don't let me near the catwalk! #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 11/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion In @UCU we are also fighting the abuse of casual contracts. @UCLan has done a lot in recent years to move staff onto permanent contracts, but there is always more to be done. Just wait a minute while I nip in here and get me fangs looked at #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 12/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion Up to Harrington and Greenbank next. I do like these new "social spaces" @UCLan. Just the spot for a lie-down on a beanbag. Plus, you never know when you might find that some @UCLanSU students have dropped a bit of Pot Noodle in the kitchen #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 13/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion @UCLanSU Here we are at Brook, home of lots of nurses, midwives and other health workers. Did you know academic staff can have joint membership of @UCU along with @TheRCN @MidwivesRCM and lots of other professional bodies? ucu.org.uk/jointmembershi… #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 14/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion @UCLanSU @theRCN @MidwivesRCM Last stop: the garden of Eden, to see my pals in Social Work in their new home. I remember coming to parties here when I was a pup! I will remind them that if you lose your ballot paper, you can get a new one here ucu.org.uk/ballotrequest #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 15/16

@UCLan @ucu @pnefc @unisontweets @unitetheunion @UCLanSU @theRCN @MidwivesRCM Finished! Well that's me knackered. I've only got little legs, but I would walk 500 miles for decent pay, gender equality, secure contracts and manageable workloads for @UCLan staff. SO DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!! #UCUBallot #RambosDayOut #YesYes 16/16

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