But always, ALWAYS hold the powerful to account. Always question their statistics, always question their analysis. By doggedly standing by a valuation now shown to be flawed, they caused 14 days of disruption to students. Don’t let it happen again. (22)
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Right before the strike started,
@UniofExeter
provided a piece for
@Exepose
. It said "We are satisfied that UUK has explored all options and the changes are necessary." But clearly the JEP report disagrees with this. (12)
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So did the University fail to investigate thoroughly enough? Was this ideological? Or is it unreasonable to expect the findings of the JEP report to have been available to the Universities before the dispute? (13)
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What’s clear here is that students suffered as a result of the strike. Regardless of support or opposition, you can see that. We lost 14 days of teaching. If the Universities didn’t pay enough attention beforehand, aren’t they culpable for that suffering? (14)
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And before the “we are just one University, we can’t make a difference” statements start (and yes, the Exeter Registrar did say this), this doesn’t excuse a lack of effort to change the national picture. Don’t accept things blindly - your duty to your students is greater. (15)
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(Yes, Universities, you do have a duty to your students. And staff.) (16)
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So will UUK back down? It’s really hard to tell. Universities have launched the
@USSemployers
twitter account, and website, but is this just getting into a propaganda battle? Because that was tried, and I feel that they lost last time out. (17)
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In Exeter, emails from Sir Steve and Tim Quine could never have the impact that members of
@ExeterUCU
had on students. For the final protest march, there was one counter-protester. ONE. (18)
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But this whole discussion is made even more complicated by a seperate dispute - this time over pay. It has the potential to lead to an even bigger walkout than
#USSstrike
, and
@ucu
is polling its members. (19)
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So do you throw the dog a bone, backing down over USS and hoping to resolve the pay dispute more amicably? Or do you stand strong, refusing to back down for fear of showing weakness? If there's one thing I'm not counting on, it's a logical response. (20)
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So HE is still in a bit of a mess. Capital investment will continue to happen, often unnecessarily, while pay and pensions are cast aside. Questions need to be asked of senior management, but they’re often lost in the rhetoric. (21)
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