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Tag Archives: USSStrike
Fighting the multi-headed hydra: Strike diary 14
I last wrote on the final day of our strike action to save our pensions. Since then, I have been on ‘action short of a strike’. What that means is open to debate, but I have simply decided to work … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Greece, Ancient History
Tagged Heracles, Hydra, Pausanias, Strabo, UCUstrike, USSStrike
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Bella Ciao: Strike diary 13
This extraordinary month of strikes has come to an end. We had a great rally at Cardiff University today, with rousing speeches and rallying songs. Then many of us who are involved with the union retired to the pub. In … Continue reading
Posted in botany, Plants, Poetry, Wales
Tagged Bella Cioa, Meleager of Gadara, UCUstrike, USSStrike
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Take heart, sailors: Strike diary 12
We are now nearing the end of our planned strikes. Tomorrow will be our last day. There will probably be further strikes in April, May or June if negotiations fail to bring resolution to this dispute, but we will return … Continue reading
Cross-pollination on the pickets: Strike diary 11
Strikes are unnerving and unsettling. It is perhaps for that very reason that they are also sites of great creativity. There is so much art in making placards, creating slogans, and writing strike songs. Our Cardiff rallies are becoming more … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History, botany, History of Science, Poetry
Tagged bees, Jean-Jacques Porchat-Bressenel, pollination, Quintilian, UCUstrike, USSStrike
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You’ve got the butterflies all tied up: Strike diary 10
The last 24 hours have been filled with drama. At 8 pm yesterday, a tweet by the Financial Times pensions correspondent, Josephine Cumbo (who has been doing excellent work throughout this dispute), announced that an agreement had been reached between … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History, History of Science, Poetry, Wales
Tagged Butterflies, Caterpillars, Ovid, UCUstrike, USSStrike
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The money tree: strike diary 9
“Money doesn’t grow on trees”. In essence, that is what we are constantly being told in universities. If we, as staff, point out the discrepancy between that message and the fact that UK universities are engaged in huge building projects … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Greece, Ancient History, botany, Plants, Wales
Tagged Theophrastus, UCUstrike, USSStrike, wish trees
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All four seasons in one day: Strike diary 7
After the great freeze (by British standards) of last week, the weather has turned very mild. There’s now a scent of spring in the air. On the one hand, this makes the act of picketing much more bearable; on the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Wales, Walter Crane
Tagged Old Library Cardiff, UCUstrike, USSStrike, Walter Crane
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Save a thought for Hygeia: Strike diary 8
Today was our final strike day for the week. It feels as if the tide is turning and we might win this industrial dispute. Our union, however, reminded us that we must not abandon the fight until negotiations have been … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History, Art, History of medicine, Wales
Tagged Hygeia, UCUstrike, USSStrike
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Two and two are four: Strike diary 6
Today I went to a teach out session on mental health. I went there with an open mind, and rather low expectations. Put simply, I was expecting a few mindfulness tips, which I have heard many times already, and the … Continue reading
The fall of Icarus: Strike diary 5
In my last post, I mentioned Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The Fall of Icarus (or rather Landscape with the Fall of Icarus). I’d like to return to this painting, as it happens to be one of my favourite. The painting, which is believed … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History, Poetry, Travelling
Tagged Bruegel, Icarus, UCUstrike, USSStrike, William Carlos Williams
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