Adjuncts at the University of Cyprus are trying to make a change by going on strike. #AcademicTwitter #Academia #adjunctlife #AdjunctProfessr #Cyprus #strike http://dede.org.cy/press-release-strike-action-at-the-university-of-cyprus/ …
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Adjuncts at the University of Cyprus are going on strike next week. We make up 1/3 of its teaching and research staff, and are paid around 1/4 of a permanent member’s salary. We also are allowed no leave (including maternity), no healthcare, no voting rights, etc.
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The University has forced its adjunct personnel into this: it recently ruled that after working for 6 semesters, we are not allowed to reapply for an adjunct job. It also does not open new permanent posts.
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This means that the University will keep on running on disposable adjuncts, now employed for 6 semesters each.
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So paradoxically, the strike is by adjuncts who don’t want to be blocked from reapplying for their jobs. Despite this, the University has responded with intimidation tactics, indirectly threatening to fire those involved in the strike (which is illegal).
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I'm faced with a choice between striking (and possibly being fired as a result!), or remaining silent which results in not being able to reapply for my job (because I was chosen as the best candidate for the job for 6 semesters).
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I'm choosing to go on strike. Is this not the most rationally-minded decision I could make?
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You can support us by letting people know about this. Maybe there's still hope that employment by Universities will change for the better.
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Good luck, Andrea! This is depressing. Hopefully something positive will come of this. 
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