What Next? Well which one is best? UNITE! (That was easy). (What was that..? Favouritism? Well I am a UNITE rep….) Ok…OK Properly then; Working for the University you will find that three unions are keen to represent you. If you are Academic or Academic related staff (Over grade 5 for research staff and 6 … More So, You Want To Join A Union?
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s… Friday Update ! 28/5/21 Election 2021 We will be holding a zoom nomination discussion at 12.00pm on Wednesday 2nd June. Details of how to join this meeting will be sent to all branch members on Tuesday 1st June. More Election 2021 We have put out … More Friday Update 28/5/21
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the computer… It’s back… FRIDAY UPDATE!!! ( all the union news I can remember last thing on a Thursday!) Democracy! I didn’t vote for that… Local Elections (Reps etc) Your Union Work place Reps and other officers are elected every 3 years. Think we … More Friday Update 21/05/21
I have written this in the hope that it may encourage someone to take that first step and ask for help. … More So, I’ve not been myself lately…
But what? I hear you ask, has this got to to do with dongles? … More Ram-a-lang-a-ding-dongle…
So.. I had a problem, at work we had a PC to use but no one could access it, it was just an old work station we were using for email. Problem was someone had managed to password lock it up… then leave for pastures new… Bugger… Now I know there are ways round this … More Dipping A Toe into Linux…
“Put in an SSD ,” they said, “It will make your laptop much snappier,” they said,“Its easy,” they said… I dont mind but its no faster.. “Oh it needs more ram..!” Oh dear…
New Web Site for the union. (or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the web) It all started in a pub, The Lamb in Bloomsbury, just round the corner from UNITE’s Theobalds Road Offices. https://www.thelamblondon.com/ We had just been on a “social media” training event put on by the union, where a very … More New Website a cautionary tale…
Help the lift’s stopped… Misconceptions, about lifts. Escape Hatches (or why Bruce Willis would be out of luck on our lifts.) We have all seen films where, the hero, cleverly escapes his pursuers, by climbing out of a lift car through the escape hatch. There are several reasons why this is a load of old … More Help the lift’s stopped…
Peeking Over The Parapet... 