In search of short hours at low intensity. Associate Prof (Human Geography). From New York, formerly in England. Parent. Ally, I hope. (Views my own obv.)
Joined August 2014
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10 Mar 2022
No room left in my profile to say: RT ≠ endorsements; views my own.
Siobhan McGrath PhD retweeted
8 Feb 2024
The British Home Office refused to grant a visa to a Palestinian refugee even though she had received a full scholarship to study for a doctorate at the London School of Economics. It claimed a visa would "harm the public interest." No further explanation. middleeasteye.net/news/home-…
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Siobhan McGrath PhD retweeted
15 Dec 2023
Finally a university has the courage to make a stronger statement on genocidal Israeli actions. Way way too late but other universities must follow, and end ties with Israeli companies and universities #BDSMovement #Gaza_Genocide #CeasefireForGazaNOW
15 Dec 2023
We are devastated to hear that former SOAS student Dr Refaat Alareer has been killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip.
Our statement on Refaat's death and the destruction of the higher education sector in Gaza.
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Siobhan McGrath PhD retweeted
7 Dec 2023
The assassins targeted, went after and killed the voice of Gaza, one of its best academics, a human, my dear and precious friend dr. Refaat al-Ar’eer @itranslate123 @GazaWritesBack
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28 Nov 2023
And I forgot that "X" no longer shows the headline. 🤦🏽♀️... Guess what? Defined benefit plans are back in fashion!
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V. happy to have nominated Vicky.
She has extensive experience of every level of UCU & is committed to building a democratic union that fights for its members.
Over the last 2 years she has consistently had a solid analysis of our disputes & the role of the grassroots.
13 Nov 2023
*best kept secret*
I'm running to be the next General Secretary of UCU
I’ve spent the last 14 years of my life active in the union & believe I have the experience & understanding to build a stronger UCU that represents the interests of all our members
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Siobhan McGrath PhD retweeted
10 Nov 2023
This Veterans Day, we must remember the cost of war, especially on our veterans. I am so grateful for the courageous veterans who are calling for a ceasefire to save lives.
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Siobhan McGrath PhD retweeted
9 Nov 2023
As in Sarah Lawrence, the article subtly complains about social consequences for zionists. It's not antisemitism if other Jewish students don't want to hang out with someone if they support land theft, authoritarianism, and massacres of children. That isolation is not bigotry.
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Siobhan McGrath PhD retweeted
5 years of industrial action to #DefendUSS
Striking in blizzards & rain
Lengthy, painstaking (painful!) negotiations
As a former SWG chair & negotiator: members won this through successive ballot mandates & hard hitting action that backed negotiators to the hilt #UnionStrong
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To everyone who isn't in the union, your colleagues who are won this for you.
You should join:
ucu.org.uk/join
5 Oct 2023
BREAKING: 2022 cuts to pensions for thousands of university sector workers are to be reversed under an agreement between unions and the university sector.
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Siobhan McGrath PhD retweeted
22 Sep 2023
me trying to make sense of 🇱🇰garment labour, stigma and agential support networks #EconomicCrisisLK #COVID19
my📑#OpenAccess with @envplanc
🙏🏽 @Handels_gbg for💰
@AwKid of @oxfordgeography
@AcademicChatter @asia_floorwage
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"Pausing action and delaying reballots outside proper process leaves members exposed to vindictive management, and risks destroying the confidence we need to continue building our union"
Back from AL.
Great piece from @zenscara vickyblakeucu.uk/2023/08/13/…
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3 Aug 2023
The stress of waiting for our belongings balanced by the fun of tracking them:
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4 Aug 2023
The book aims 'to set out a framework that accounts for both "labour control and labour agency" and is explicitly multi-scalar … a framework that is capable of attending to the myriad aspects of a critical political economy of labour.'
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2 Aug 2023
I've lost thousands of pounds in salary over the last few years contributed to winning our pensions back but don't see how it will help win on pay & conditions (4 Fights) w/o maintaining (or escalating) the action. I'm officially working in the US now, but solidarity to you all.
We are powerful, our strikes & MAB impactful. Staff-student solidarity continues to grow & reminds us *we are our universities*. But we do need an honest discussion about failures to maximise the opportunity & leverage provided by 2 consecutive aggregated pay & conditions ballots
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26 Jul 2023
I know there are more important things going on but it's just hit me how much I am gonna miss it here. Newcastle has been home and the NE is making it hard to leave.
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