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Women’s Lives course – testimonial
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Response to Tim Jones’ 2nd email to all staff | We still wonder: Where’s Tim?
Not content with sending just one email to all staff with misinformation regarding our strike action (read the email and our response here – 16h May 2019), Tim Jones (University of Birmingham’s Provost) appears to be using the University’s resources and time (note: he earns more than £100,000/year) rather unwisely – that is, to spread…
Staff at the University of Birmingham are doing their best to keep the institution going.. but David Eastwood and the University’s senior management have consistently let us down.
Consequence: We’ll be striking on Fri 28th of June! Do not go to work – join us on the picket lines instead! The full version of the video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkBwC2-qg0g
Post-July strike updates
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Activist Selly Oak project
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