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@drbenbrown.bsky.social

UK, Trade Unionist, KCL UNISON Branch Secretary, ‘Life is nothing but a fat rat race’ - Karl Marx

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Unite UCU’s suggested out-of-office wording for strike days overlaid with a ‘CENSORED by our trade union employer ’ stamp. 

“What out-of-office message should we use on strike days?
We suggest all members use the following wording on strike days:
I am not currently at work due to taking part in escalating strike action called by Unite, the trade union for UCU staff, over our Campaign for a Safe and Professional Workplace Culture.”

ON STRIKE
Thursday 28 - Friday 29 March
Monday 31 March - Wednesday 2 April
Monday 7 - Thursday 10 April
Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April
Wednesday 23 - Friday 25 April
Monday 28 - Friday 2 May

Unite UCU’s suggested out-of-office wording for strike days overlaid with a ‘CENSORED by our trade union employer ’ stamp. “What out-of-office message should we use on strike days? We suggest all members use the following wording on strike days: I am not currently at work due to taking part in escalating strike action called by Unite, the trade union for UCU staff, over our Campaign for a Safe and Professional Workplace Culture.” ON STRIKE Thursday 28 - Friday 29 March Monday 31 March - Wednesday 2 April Monday 7 - Thursday 10 April Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April Wednesday 23 - Friday 25 April Monday 28 - Friday 2 May

Our employer is editing our members’ out-of-office replies to remove reference to our strike action. They are choosing to censor us rather than talk to us.

31.03.2025 17:27 — 👍 35    🔁 41    💬 7    📌 19

What’s Gloria Oladipo going to write about next? The lack of representation at Cable Street?

21.12.2024 21:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Season 3 / Episode 12

Season 3 / Episode 12

“Did you get the job?"

"Nah, they wanted someone good."

01.12.2024 13:00 — 👍 140    🔁 21    💬 0    📌 6

the whole outfit kinda rips

29.11.2024 22:32 — 👍 5800    🔁 279    💬 98    📌 9

This post pissed off the MAGAs *and* resisters into both cheering on state violence against people causing a minor inconvenience to speak out against literal genocide.

Just a note that you should be focused on spending time with your family right now, not foaming at the mouth over a post.

28.11.2024 17:02 — 👍 241    🔁 34    💬 0    📌 2
the dark knight scene with "good guy with a gun" over the jokers face

"it's simple, we, uh, kill the badman with a gun"

the dark knight scene with "good guy with a gun" over the jokers face "it's simple, we, uh, kill the badman with a gun"

23.11.2024 00:06 — 👍 494    🔁 41    💬 10    📌 3

no quarter for fascists includes not just your social spaces but within your mind and spirit, too. they don’t get to impinge on your joy.

22.11.2024 22:53 — 👍 608    🔁 115    💬 12    📌 3

Hard not to escape the conclusion that the Brazilian judicial system works better than its American equivalent

22.11.2024 13:22 — 👍 3704    🔁 865    💬 104    📌 26
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This is Bear & this is now a Bear fan account.
#cats

22.11.2024 18:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Art by Herta Burbe

21.11.2024 14:14 — 👍 4425    🔁 376    💬 50    📌 37
A man stumbles and says "oh no, I dropped my sandwich on the other side of that picket line." Fearing no reprisal he says "I guess I'll just have to cross it..." Members in the picket line start insulting him. BOOO! SCAB! RAT! The man looks at his sandwich in anguish, unable to cross the picket line due to societal pressure.

A man stumbles and says "oh no, I dropped my sandwich on the other side of that picket line." Fearing no reprisal he says "I guess I'll just have to cross it..." Members in the picket line start insulting him. BOOO! SCAB! RAT! The man looks at his sandwich in anguish, unable to cross the picket line due to societal pressure.

21.11.2024 15:28 — 👍 3560    🔁 321    💬 46    📌 5

Hey, this was a joke - I’m not condemning the policy I think it’s sensible that those who that have millions in assets pay a little more inheritance tax.

20.11.2024 09:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When my shitpost gets zero engagement

19.11.2024 01:19 — 👍 715    🔁 42    💬 17    📌 3
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I’m just saying if Kier Starmer wanted to ‘kill farmers’ maybe he would just use a hammer rather than inheritance tax?

19.11.2024 23:03 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I do think the biggest victim of the farmers protests is me for having to defend Kier Starmer’s plan. It just feels so wrong.

19.11.2024 19:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So how do I make my discover feed just shitposts?

19.11.2024 00:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I hope Twitter goes the way of that libertarian town where they fired all the city workers and slashed all the budgets. And then the remaining inhabitants get attacked by bears.

18.11.2024 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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So this guy lol

18.11.2024 00:31 — 👍 30    🔁 0    💬 5    📌 0
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First impressions of this place:

17.11.2024 21:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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