UCU campaigns update:

In this week’s campaigns update: Higher education (HE): solid strike action and mass external examiner resignations Thanks to every one of you who took strike action this week in support of a fair deal for HE staff. The huge number of reports and photos that were sent in from picket lines and  rallies from across  the UK show two incredibly strong strike days with excellent support from students too.  Please take a look at our fantastic online wall displaying all your photos, comments and  messages. Additionally over a thousand members have now resigned from external examiner posts  in support of the union’s campaign and there is a fantastic letter in today’s Guardian from  a group of senior academics explaining why they are resigning from and not taking up new external examiner posts. If you feel able to join them, please see our guidance here on how  to resign from your external examiner post and support fair pay, equality and proper  contracts in HE. Further education (FE): EU referendum teaching materials Hope not Hate has produced a neutral teaching pack for use in further education (FE)  colleges to  support their drive to register voters ahead of the EU referendum.  Download the teaching materials here. If you want to vote in the EU referendum on 23 June, you must register by Tuesday  7 June. Please see here for the joint UCU/NUS voter registration campaign pack. Also this week: 1. In the news 2. New publication: ‘UCU@work’ 3. 'Why FE matters: the case for lifelong learning' short film 4. UCU Wales welcomes new cabinet post 5. Performance related pay survey – last chance to take part 6. Research grant writing: free professional development event 7. Say no to trade union victimisation at London Metropolitan University 8. Support the Royal College of Midwives Please click here. All the best Justine Stephens UCU head of campaigns