Theta Sigma @thetasbane@mastodon.lol

Yes, there should be fairness. Railworkers SHOULD have gold plated pension schemes, thus giving other workers leverage to insist that their pensions are brought up.

It should be about levelling up everyone to a fair pension, fair pay, fair conditions.

Unions are fundamentally about progress - about making sure that there is a continual rise in living standards. The government sees that as a problem because they are against progress in the quality of life.

What’s more, she claims RMT should stop fighting for a good pension agreement because they should accept the far worse pension agreements that exist elsewhere in the economy.
Fundamentally, the whole point of the union movement is to make sure we do fight for better conditions!

The only reason the UK had any work protections, decent pay deals, etc, is because unions fought for it.

National rail strike: government spokesman complains that strike will be disruptive (demonstrating a fundamental failure to understand the point of a strike).

https://flip.it/MO-.HG

Part of the reason I already DO have one is that, after teaching online for 6 months during Covid, having to kneel up on a chair that was too small, rammed in the corner of my living room, I decided enough was enough and fixed it.

New job update: I’ve not even got my contract, and they are making sure I’ve got a healthy set up at home for working. Offering to send me chairs, desks, etc, as I need (don’t need any of it).

I’ve not had a work set up in my actual work building that would pass a DSE assessment in over 10 years, and these guys are ready to set me up for one at home before I’ve even started!

Oh dear. The Doctor looking his age today. #doctorwho Leisure Hive

“Cats eyes removed.

Now they hunt purely by the smell of your fear.

They have lost their eyes. They have lost their purr. They have no lost their thirst.

Or their hunger.”

Forgive me for being paranoid, and it’s not as if the school have been arses about it, but really feels like someone or something is out to make my life difficult.

Or maybe it’s just the universe telling me I can only get this job if I stop hiding and am willing to advocate for myself.

Generally, I’m not expected to cover lessons. Situation slightly different currenrly because many students are on study leave so we are all down on our hours.
That’s all fine. Except for the fact that in the entire time I have worked here, I have been given precisely TWO cover lessons and I’ve had to refuse both as they coincided with literally the only meetings I’ve had.
1st was at the same time as the interview for my new job.
2nd, today, during the introductory meeting for my new job.