Today, I'm joining colleagues across the UK in the #UCUstrike to defend pay & improve working conditions. In particular, I want everyone to be more aware of the uniquely difficult position precarious staff find themselves in. Some thoughts on casualisation from the front lines(1) I've been lecturing at multiple institutions since 2012, and not once has this been on a permanent contract. I've never had one individual job in that time. In order to pay my bills, I've always worked across at least two institutions - and, at one point, across six (2)