Thread by @Melanie_Rimmer

1/6 I just received an email from my emplyer which started "As you may be aware, the University Mental Health day is on 3 March and it is widely known that physical activity can provide us with benefits to both our physical and mental health.". This is my reply:

2/6 Dear colleague,

It is widely known that secure employment, fair pay, equality at work, and decent pensions can provide us with benefits to our physical and mental health. It is further known that receiving email from my employer telling me to go for a walk or a bike ride ...

3/6 just a week after they voted to cut my pension by 35%, sends my cortisol levels and blood pressure through the roof, with detrimental effects on both my physical and mental health.

I don’t appreciate it. I was angry already and this has made me angrier. I feel tempted to ...

4/6 write rude things but you, the person who reads this inbox, are my colleague. Your pension was just slashed, too. You are statistically likely to be on a precarious contract. If you not a white able-bodied male, your pay is not equal. And even if you are, your pay has fallen

5/6 by 17.6% since 2009. Do you feel like your workload is manageable in a 35-hour week, or do you feel like it just keeps growing and growing, causing you stress and a high likelihood of depression symptoms?

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6/6 online at ucu.org.uk/join Together we can secure better working conditions for all of us.

Solidarity,

Melanie Rimmer
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