Steve Hammett @bitflips@qoto.org

I will be on strike again tomorrow #ucurising

I'm striking today as part of #UCURising because our pensions have been unfairly cut, pay hasn't kept up with inflation, and to fight casualisation and discrimination.
My wife is also on strike as an #NEU teacher.
And solidarity with the nurses, train drivers, posties, amazon workers(!) and everyone else currently in dispute.

This isn't OK!

I'm laughing as I think of the tories coming into power in 2010 talking about Broken Britain. I didn't realise it was an ambition rather than a complaint!

On UCU strike days, I'm usually working, but observing the digital picket in solidarity. Today, however, I'm looking after the children as their teachers are also on strike. So, all going well in Blighty.
#ucuRISING

Cheers to all my pals and former colleagues on strike today fighting for fairness in pay, pensions and conditions in UK Universities ✊✊🏼✊🏿 #UCUStrike #UCURising

I am striking (again) today, in 2023, when we were striking for the same reasons in 2018.

But this time feels different. We are surrounded by other striking workers. The public are on our side. Enough is enough.

Stay positive, stay strong. Together we will win!! ✊🏽

#UCUrising

"The enemy doesn't arrive by boat, he arrives by limousine"

Sticker spotted in Dublin, Ireland

Altruism was alive and well after the War. I truly believe with the right commitment it could be resurrected.

⚖️ "Something is fundamentally wrong with our justice system"

Baroness @RosieBoycott@twitter.com and other members of the House of Lords expressed deep concern around arrests of journalists at peaceful #JustStopOil actions, while debating the Public Order Bill.

https://buff.ly/3WpEvcI

@TheGuardian_uk Poverty and austerity are among the social determinants of health that make the UK sicker than other wealthy nations. When NHS critics complain about poor “outcomes,” understand that poor health outcomes are largely results of broader social conditions rather than problems with the NHS model.
And of course, as striking nurses proclaim, underfunding / understaffing undermine NHS capacity, endangering patients and worsening outcomes.
#NursesStrike #SaveTheNHS

RT @NEON_UK: The anger I have about my child's scan being delayed is directed at the government, not the nurses. I was out there clapping every week but claps don't pay the bills. Compassion & a sense of duty can't pay the bills.

Lianna Etkind on supporting #NursesStrike & #FairPayForNursing

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CarolineLucas/status/1603686164401164288

Love it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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RT @MarshSongs
Here's a version of Good King Wenceslas that we'd like to dedicate today to @theRCN, @RMTunion, @ucu colleagues & all those fighting for fair deals in tough times #inthebleak

#SupportTheStrikes #RCNStrike #NursesStrike #StandByYourPost #UCUrising #SupportRailWorkers #Solidarity
https://twitter.com/MarshSongs/status/1603524038650990598

Hi!! I am brand spanking new here and have no idea what I am doing. Hoping to find my Twitter friends and meet more new people. I am not a bot, just don’t have any followers yet. Help a girl out!! 💙

When you’re so rich that you think nobody can touch you for your abhorrent behavior. What do you do?

You double down, endangering the life of an 81 year old doctor who has dedicated his entire career in service the American people.

This isn’t politics it’s political squid games. Every American should express their disgust at this complicit act of disregard for Dr Fauci’s safety.

Musk is no more than a cowardly thug, in service of a cancer at the heart of Republican politics.

Corporate profits only accounted for roughly 11% of price growth from 1979 to 2019.

Today, record corporate profits account for 53.9% of price increases.

Folks, corporate greed is driving inflation, not workers asking for better wages.

"The paradise of the #rich is made out of the hell of the #poor."
- Victor Hugo
#Quote #Inequality #Exploitation #Capitalism

#supportthenurses #StandByRMT #standbyPosties

I think, perhaps, it's time for our first ever Mastodon Steam game key competition don't you? Can't let the other side have all the fun.

Follow and Boost this to be in to win a copy of (winner picks 2!):

- My Time at Portia
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Embr

Winner will be tagged to see what they want. Ends 9PM UTC, 18th December.