I work in admin for the School of Languages & Cultures (FASS). I’m a current member of the Branch Committee for our union. I’m a dedicated union activist who participates in all aspects of our branch’s work including the Campaign Committee, bargaining debriefs, members’ meetings, outreach and recruitment work, rallies, and industrial action. Last bargaining round I was a picket captain, working hard to help build the best campaign possible for our wages and conditions.
Freedom of speech is under attack at the university. We need to defy the attacks on protest at this campus, reinvigorate the spirit of the Freedom Rides, and proudly defend the pro-Palestine movement. Sometimes we need to defy Management – bad policies need to be broken.
We must mount a strong campaign this year against management’s attacks on working conditions. There have been too many restructures, workloads are mounting, and academic staff’s research rights are again under attack.
I’m proud to be running with Rank and File Action (RAFA rafausyd.com). We’re a group of optimistic, strategic union activists, who know the importance of industrial militancy, and the power of non-sectarian, member-led unionism.
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