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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
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lang="EN-US"> Martin Ralph [mailto:<a
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<b>Sent:</b> February 15, 2018 8:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LA-UCU Office <<a onclick="return
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<b>Cc:</b> Martin Ralph <<a onclick="return
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<b>Subject:</b> PLEASE SHOW Solidarity with the
UCU 14 days strike: the biggest vote for and
longest strike ever</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">To
national and international unions and social
movements please support to stop a 40% reduction in
pensions by sending messages of solidarity.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">This
message is coming from the UCU at Liverpool
University but all messages received will be put on
the national UCU email </span>activist list and sent
to other branches on strike.<span
style="font-size:9.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The
30,000 UK member University and College Union in
pre-1992 universities (who have the USS pension
scheme) is fighting the attacks on pensions and is
preparing a 14 day national strike.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The details of strike that starts
on 22<sup>nd</sup> February for 14 days over 4 weeks
can be found here <a onclick="return
checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/14-strike-dates"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.ucu.org.uk/<wbr>14-strike-dates</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Union of students
has announced its support for the UCU strike,
<a onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
target="_blank"
href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/9248/National-Union-of-Students-message-of-support-to-staff-ahead-of-USS-pension-strikes"
moz-do-not-send="true">
https://www.ucu.org.uk/<wbr>article/9248/National-Union-<wbr>of-Students-message-of-<wbr>support-to-staff-ahead-of-USS-<wbr>pension-strikes</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
class="m_1734422407034652490MsoHyperlink">Many
student unions are actively organising to support
our action, such as in Liverpool University. This is
a typical message from active students,
</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt">"we wanted to say
that we are proudly supporting the UCU strikes over
pensions and stand in solidarity with our
lecturers.” Student Action For Refugees Liverpool
Uni.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many trade unions and Trades
Councils (TUCs) are expressing their support and
community organisations.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This struggle is also about the
defence of public education. To destroy pensions will
make it easier to further privatise public
universities.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Here
we include the speech to the Merseyside Pensioners
by our UCU branch president.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Defend
Our Pensions! UK UCU Liverpool President Jo McNeill
On The Fight & UCU National Strike</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a
onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
target="_blank"
href="https://youtu.be/W_5s0KbX7dU"
moz-do-not-send="true"><u><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#167ac6;border:none
windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">https://youtu.be/W_5s0KbX7dU</span></u></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The
president of the Liverpool University UCU local Jo
McNeill spoke at the February 2018 meeting of the
Mercyside Pensioners Association about their
struggle against the attacks on their pensions. The
privatization of the British education system
according to McNeill includes a direct attack on
their pensions. The chair of the Merseyside
Pensioners Association Julie Lyons-Taylor introduced
McNeill and also spoke about the struggle in the
past struggle in the National Union Of Teachers NUT.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For
more information:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a
onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
target="_blank" href="http://www.ulivucu.org.uk"
moz-do-not-send="true"><u><span style="color:blue">http://www.ulivucu.org.uk</span></u></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a
onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
target="_blank"
href="https://www.ucu.org.uk/stopprivatisation#notforprofit"
moz-do-not-send="true"><u><span style="color:blue">https://www.ucu.org.uk/<wbr>stopprivatisation#notforprofit</span></u></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a
onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
target="_blank"
href="https://www.facebook.com/merseysidepensionersassociation/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><u><span style="color:blue">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>merseysidepensionersassociatio<wbr>n/</span></u></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Production
of Labor Video Project</span></p>
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onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
target="_blank" href="http://www.laborvideo.org/"
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Students and staff speak out:</p>
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checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPjLEk8-buE"
moz-do-not-send="true"><u><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=RPjLEk8-buE</span></u></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In solidarity</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Martin Ralph</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">UCU branch committee Liverpool
University.</p>
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