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THROUGHOUT December 2021 the UCU engaged in two pieces of critical industrial action.
National action to safeguard pensions, matched by local action at Goldsmiths where a three-week strike has been set against a wave of compulsory redundancies with the eventual closure of departments and courses.
As a modern history MA student at the University of Sheffield and an alumnus of Goldsmiths I have been proud to stand alongside workers in both struggles.
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