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Feb 22 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
Branches are meeting to discuss Get The Vote Out plans & how to deliver a massive YES vote in the reballot

These are some of the meetings taking place over the next few days 👇

Contact your branch for more info & to get involved ✊

ucu.org.uk/contacts

#ucuRISING

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Royal Holloway members are meeting online today at 1pm @RH_UCU

#ucuRISING

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Swansea members are discussing plans today @SwanseaUcu

Contact the branch for more info

#ucuRISING

ucu.org.uk/yourcontacts?a…

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Members at Kingston University are meeting online at 4pm today @kingstonucu

#ucuRISING

ucu.org.uk/yourcontacts?a…

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Our Imperial College branch will meet tomorrow to discuss how they'll help smash this ballot @ImperialUCU

#ucuRISING

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Tomorrow, members at UCL will be discussing how to help deliver a massive YES vote @UCL_UCU

#ucuRISING

ucu.org.uk/yourcontacts?a…

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If you work at University of Leeds, get in touch with the branch about tomorrow’s online 1pm meeting @leedsucu

#ucuRISING

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It’s a Friday online meeting at 2pm for York St John @UCU_YSJ

#ucuRISING

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Members at University of Strathclyde will be meeting at 12.15 on Wed 1 March @StrathclydeUCU

#ucuRISING

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