Today was v. cold!!!!

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Date: 16 November 2005 14:45:47

Whilst some went to Birmingham , the majority of us stayed on local soil getting v. cold. (Wish I'd read Steve's advice before I went out).

Still there have been positives:
It appears that Kelly has announced some extra funding to reduce the gap, (although I feel that the small print on this one will need reading carefully)
You really know who your non-union friends are when they bring coffee out to the picket line for you
It is encouraging to see your students reading the leaflets you give them, explaining that you are primarily striking over funding rather than pay, instead of just binning them (oh and the majority actually smiled at me as they passed)
You find out that you are not the only one finding taking strike action a difficult moral decision, but willing to take it, for the greater good
You get to catch up with friends in different departments you haven't seen for ages, because you're all far too busy working to ever actually meet up