Jamie Callahan

Nothing says “We don’t care about our workers” more than derecognising their union and all agreements that had been negotiated with that union. #ucu

This is just a fucking carjacking. How the hell was he supposed to know it was a state sponsored carjacking. what the fuck are we doing here.

Imagine if students in the UK fought this hard for their learning conditions. www.democracynow.org/2026/10/6/fr...

Queue the linguistic resistance! “The body of water to our south that the rest of the world refers to as the Gulf of Mexico.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Throwing your toys out of the pram because you find negotiating with staff to be challenging is no way to resolve disputes. If Brighton’s management is allowed their hissy-fit, it will have a chilling effect on industrial relations nationwide. Solidarity to @brightonucu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Blanket on lap. Scarf over head. Automated window won’t close and the breeze is freezing me out. £104m Waterside White Elephant strikes again. But hey, at least I’m one of the lucky ones who even *has* a window!

Whomever this is, they’ve been gone for quite a while. This is not an unusual occurrence in my building. The level of trust that students have that people are not going to nick your valuables is mind boggling to me! Jewelry, wallet, handbag, computer, whaaaatt!

Shocking, but why am I not surprised? 🤔🥺

Like it’s not enough that they’re forcing us to post video recordings of our lectures to use in place of live academics when we die, strike, quit, or get sick, now they want to use our own intellectual capital to train a machine to replace us.

Because Trump is, like, “let them eat cake.”

Teaching allocations for my Faculty’s R&E track new 40-50-10 workload model are coming out now. Folks (esp ECRs) are feeling the sting of losing their 50-43-7 allocations and wondering how “world leading” research is supposed to happen. 🤔

First day back for phased return after 6 mos stress leave. I’m gonna say today was stressful! Highest diastolic it’s ever been. No wonder I have a headache.

Seems to me “Which Side Are You On?” is an appropriate song here. Friendly reminder to all those being coerced into harming your colleagues, harming yourselves, & ultimately harming future students: YOU CAN STILL JOIN UCU! @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social #UCU

“But he doesn’t take a salary. So generous, right?” www.instagram.com/reel/DZnLlwY...

Watching the news. Donald Trump would SO fail the marshmallow test.

No one can “earn” a billion, much less a trillion, dollars. Stop normalizing the exploitation, media.

This boy! You give him a lap to sit on, and he’s there. 3 months into joining the clan and he has found his place. Here I am putting on my shoes….hence, the opportunity for him to claim my lap.

As a blanket policy across disciplines, this is cruel. Having been subject to such a policy at Uni, one of my engineering exam scores in the mid-90s garnered me a B because others had higher scores and A’s were capped. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/o...

Workload, and how workload is allocated, is a problem in HE. @ducu.bsky.social has a mandate for ASOS right now — you know, legal protection to do your job and be allowed to refuse working for free. PalTV did a piece on our current action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuPD...

Really good summary of why I beg my students to handwrite their notes instead of typing them. www.instagram.com/reel/DWZnKnI...

This is why I limit my use of PPT, share research on lower learning outcomes when using computers to take notes, and resisted being forced to incorporate AI into my assessments. Technology impairs cognition; it doesn’t enhance learning. www.instagram.com/reel/DUZGHf0...

Oh my stars, have I won the cat distribution lottery, or what?! He is slow-blinking me here ❤️. This is 1 week in my home & 9 weeks since I saw him get hit by a car and saved him.

US, UK—it’s the same story. www.chronicle.com/article/high...

Flip Texas. Flip. Texas!!!! youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Only 30% of my students showed up for class today. 35% have never shown up this term (Week 4). This is the first time since 2022 (when I first taught this module here) that I’ve not had 90-100% attendance at every session. Trying to wrap my head around what’s going on!

No, Melania, not sending money your way. Watching Becoming … again. I’ve think I’ll re-read her book, too.

Voted in our local ballot. Working conditions will never improve unless we fight for them. @ducu.bsky.social

The same can be said for @ducu.bsky.social !

“It’s also in the company’s best interest to allocate appropriate workload.” Why, yes. Yes, it is!

Oh good, it’s gone up 0.4C since I got to the office. Guess I’m full of hot air 🤷🏼‍♀️😂. GSAs say it’s calibrated hotter than it really is (when it was 25C in summer). So does this mean it’s actually colder? 🥶

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

Prescient, indeed. 💔

They stood over him and fired even more shots into his motionless body. #ICEOUT

I earned tenure at TAMU and I am shocked at what is going on there. Stand up; speak up.

All the freedoms you enjoy today are because someone before you fought for them. It’s your turn. Vote. @ducu.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/7icZh...

Do it, y'all! No matter how things go over the next six months, we're stronger with a mandate!

We moved in to our £104m Waterside White Elephant building 16 months ago. The roof is already leaking.

Here is a gift link to the Times’ new analysis of the Good shooting. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...

Damn indeed...

And it begins! Post your ballots ASAP, #ducu members! Our workloads are rising & our jobs security isn’t. We deserve better from management than just “no” to our reasonable requests and suggestions. @ducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

My trusty teaching trolley has bit the dust after 20 years. I will need to find a suitable replacement by Monday’s class for my markers, card stock, visual imagery cards, activity materials, and so forth. Sigh. A good run for a hard-used item.

Video. Video. Video everything. Heres how! www.instagram.com/reel/DTRh_w_...

Never in danger. www.instagram.com/reel/DTPraD7...

Solidarity to @northumbriauni.bsky.social staff, told they must move to a pension scheme widely considered worse or face a pay freeze (against UK-wide bargaining). United as unions, they can beat it (& deter other employers from trying similar). Post those ballots, & join if you’re not a member!