ARU Bunting...
Bannercam #1
Bannercam #2
Something Blair should Visit - Reality Checkpoint!
Bannercam #3
The Downing Site Picket Line #1
The Downing Site Picket Line #2
Off to Mill Lane!
This was to highlight that, despite how there always seems to be enough money in the Treasury for things like, say, wars, yet more motorways, MP's mortgages and the like there never seems to be quite enough to fund the people who are educating the up and coming generations of our workforce who will pay these taxes.
After braving it out in the rain until 1pm, the ARU picket then moved across Parkers Piece to join the lecturers picketing at the Downing site, before everyone headed off to Mill Lane for a hot drink from the USSC!
Lecturers voted overwhelmigly in favour of strike action, despite claims by the UCEA that they're already being paid £40k p/a!
I geuss they haven't seen many lecturers' payslips recently then.
It's also worth noting that on other literature it was stated that NATFHE is also in principle against Top Up Fees, and other measures that inflict very real financial hardship on HE students.
It transpires that there was also an early day motion supporting the strike action:
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=29961&SESSION=875 For more details, visit the following sites:
http://www.natfhe.org.uk/ http://www.aut.cam.ac.uk/
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