Posting from our comrades at the Socialist History Society.
The London Socialist Historians is opposed to job cuts in the Business University and specifically here redundancies in humanities and history. The Government has been clear that it believes history is best taught only at Russell Group Universities. We believe history and an understanding of history is for all
| Fighting back against redundancies at the University of Brighton and University of East Anglia Staff at the University of Brighton are fighting back against management’s plans to sack over a hundred members of staff; they won their ballot with 90% voting for strike action on a 61% turnout. You can donate to the branch’s fundraiser here…Having announced 77 redundancies across professional services earlier this month, University of East Anglia (UEA) announced details of its academic redundancies this week. 86% of these cuts fall in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, with 31 jobs set to be cut. You can donate to the UEA UCU hardship fund here…Members of the Socialist History Society work at both these institutions where they have organised socialist history events in the past.As well as donating to their hardship funds, you could also write to your Member of Parliament… |
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