22/07/2020
Greetings! You might have noticed that we quietened down after the conclusion of the strikes and the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the latter of which impacted our ability to deliver strike events. However, with the heartbreaking and infuriating news that the University of Kent is proceeding with compulsory redundancies that will affect upwards of 150 full-time workers - on account of its own management’s mishandling of finances, and inflating their pay at the expense of casualised workers - it is clear that the issues of the neoliberal university still exist and have real ramifications long after the close of strikes. Precaricubs has formed for students who believe that passivity is not a viable option, and who want to fight for our university and wider world to be free of exploitation and injustice.
Below is our statement expanding further on how we intend to go ahead as a group in 2020/21. We’d be grateful for your engagement and support as we get off the ground!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KPY6Q0bNoFJbsw3yn8YXEn3JjV3o3-6AO_rPZYLI8ho/
We hope that everyone is well and thriving during this difficult period, and would like to make a statement affirming our aims as an organisation for the coming academic year. Our absence for the last few months has been in large part due to the stalling effect of COVID-19 in the academy and ...
