I continue to believe that we need one (or probably more than one) functional university union(s) in British academia, and I will continue to stand alongside colleagues for a more inclusive and equitable sector. But I can no longer give my financial & positional backing to UCU.

I’ve been a member since 2011, first as a PhD student, and from 2017 onwards as a Lecturer. I’ve been on the picket line with colleagues whenever UCU called for it, no matter if I voted for or against industrial action, participated in the MAB, gone to demonstrations together.