[Air-L] #USSstrike: UK colleagues, please read before you vote

[dan mcquillan]

**for the attention of UK colleagues on this list** [1]

an appeal to UK colleagues to read one or more of these briefings before
casting your vote in the UCU ballot:

- The USS dispute and the dynamics of industrial action
https://medium.com/ussbriefs/the-uss-dispute-and-the-dynamics-of-industrial-action-85231f4382a8
- UCU’s Rush to E-Ballot Reflects the Weakness of Union Democracy
https://medium.com/@drleejones/ucus-rush-to-e-ballot-reflects-the-weakness-of-union-democracy-c892e316ebf

for your information, i voted 'No!'

thank you
dan mcquillan

[1]
- pragmatic reason for sending this: UK colleagues are on holiday, many are
not contactable via work or union email lists but still follow thier
research topics (naturally)
- other rationale: the current industrial action in UK higher education is
also a dynamic example of the interplay of the internet and social forces,
of potential interest to many here: see #USSstrike, #NoCapitulation,
#NoDetriment for more