Dear UCU members,
A particular welcome to the 220 new members since the start of February! Today’s local membership list has 982 members on it, and many of the newest processed today actually joined on Feb 21st – so big is the processing backlog of colleagues eager to join us (rest assured they are all members and fully covered, I just don’t know it yet). Thus I am certain we are truly well over 1000 members now and likely well on the way to 1100.
I would like to remind colleagues, and inform new ones, of the various ways we are raising money to support those who suffer hardship as a result of any pay deductions for industrial action.
Firstly, we have set upan account for the local branch hardship fund (which will make payments for the first 3 strike days) with Unity Trust Bank.
The UCU requires all donations and payments to be processed electronically.
If you would like to donate to the local hardship fund, you need the following information:
Account name UCU Kent LA26
Account number 20391184
Sortcode 60-83-01
Then there is the national fighting fund (which will cover strikes days 4 onwards) and 3 crowdfunding schemes in particular Kent departments. If I have missed any out, do tell me privately and I will add next time I send this reminder.
Here are the links:
https://www.ucu.org.uk/fightingfund
English:
https://www.gofundme.com/strikefund-eng
Law:
https://www.gofundme.com/precarious-teachers-strike-fund
Psychology:
https://www.gofundme.com/ucustrike-emergency-fund-psych
Politics and IR:
https://www.gofundme.com/7kpam-ucu-strike-emergency-fund-polir
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