On Friday, striking UCU members presented our ‘Alternative Open Day’ to prospective students visiting Cardiff University.
Welcome to all visiting #CardiffUni #OpenDay! Remember to talk to @CardiffUCU stall about why we're on strike today – for your future & ours
— Ant Ince 🐜🐜🐜 (@ant_x_ince) July 1, 2016
We handed out nearly six thousand leaflets and chatted to many students and parents as they passed.
Welcome to #CardiffUni #OpenDay. Come and talk to us outside Main about why we're on strike – for our future & yours pic.twitter.com/fvjFQeuDMn
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) July 1, 2016
Here’s a reminder of why we are striking for fair pay in HE:
VC of @cardiffuni earns £248k. Staff pay down 14.5% since 2009. @CardiffUCU striking today for #fairpayinhe pic.twitter.com/vAXFqlBHjV
— UCU (@ucu) July 1, 2016
Affected by strike at @cardiffuni #OpenDay Here's more on our campaign for #fairpayinhe @CardiffUCU #CardiffUnihttps://t.co/eJT71ntDhf
— UCU (@ucu) July 1, 2016
But while the issues are serious, we found a little time for a game of Picket Cricket:
Going in to bat for #fairpayinhe #picketcricket @ucu pic.twitter.com/BkCvPHlhmX
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) July 1, 2016
Vice chancellor's pay £248,000 not out #picketcricket #FairPayinHE pic.twitter.com/wyg4dZ8y6e
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) July 1, 2016
Start of play delayed by low pay #picketcricket #FairPayinHE pic.twitter.com/RqGKfC3PAg
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) July 1, 2016
Inspired #picketcricket at @cardiffucu Good luck to all on strike today. Step up to the crease for #fairpayinhe https://t.co/yFExO4vAk7
— UCU (@ucu) July 1, 2016
Vice chancellors hit a 6.1% https://t.co/wrjJJ3fkBP #picketcricket #FairPayinHE pic.twitter.com/dGTIrPfPDw
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) July 1, 2016
whilst staff have seen a "four!" teen and a half % cut!
— UCU (@ucu) July 1, 2016
Pay – HOWZAT?!? Down by 14.5% https://t.co/0eG56dJ8WA #picketcricket #FairPayinHE pic.twitter.com/UNL7J7nfnC
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) July 1, 2016