Just a selection of #hellocolin tweets aimed at Cardiff’s Vice Chancellor about the UCU strikes
There was even a Caterpillar cake
The last few weeks have seen strikes taking place with students in support. Today saw a Q&A session take place with Cardiff University's Vice Chancellor Colin Riordan and it's safe to say the reactions of student and staff did not disappoint.
Here is a compilation of the top tweets from the trend #HelloColin.
Brevity from Colin
VC asked to make public statement to UUK
VC: “I don’t have any problem with that”
Chair: “We’ll look forward to hearing it”
VC: “I think I kind of just made it now.”#HelloColin #USSstrike #UCUstrike— Simon Wood (@MrSimonWood) March 5, 2018
How Colin might be feeling
Apparently @cardiffuni VC Colin Riordan is being emotionally affected by #HelloColin tweets. Poor little Colin – did the meany strikers make you do a cry-cry? pic.twitter.com/6kvY6dEZRU
— CardiffUni Rank&File (@CURF_) February 26, 2018
A reminder of why the strikes started and why the Q&A is needed
What do we want?
PENSIONS WE CAN LIVE ON!
When do we want them?
AFTER A LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO HIGHER EDUCATION!#USSstrike#CardiffUCU #helloColin— Karin Wahl-Jorgensen (@KarinWahlJ) February 27, 2018
#helloColin, if explicitly asking for your support wasn’t enough, might I interest you in a Simply Red reference? #UCUstrike #usstrike @CardiffUCU pic.twitter.com/RV4TBqlt1D
— Katie Lewis (@KJSLewis) March 5, 2018
Really important that colleagues in senior management engage in discussions with us about big issues like this. I am beginning to wonder whether Colin exists and who is really writing those all staff e-mails ?? #helloColin pic.twitter.com/mCR1xfcxbp
— Rhiannon Phillips (@Nannon_Phillips) March 2, 2018
We are asking for a clear public statement in support of public pensions from our VC @Cardiffuni #helloColin @UUK @ucustrikes
— Mary Heimann (@maryheimann) March 5, 2018
Pensions dont cost the @CU_EARTH!!!! #hellocolin #ucustrikes pic.twitter.com/NqWgoJIEGx
— Claire Earlie (@ClaireEarlie) February 26, 2018
Summary of how Question Time went
#hellocolin Question Time discussion reveals that @UniversitiesUK discussions best described as 'We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas'.
— Mark Williams (@ExileonWainSt) March 5, 2018
"Top 10 UK and world top 100 university".
Where's the banner that says "Thanks to our hard working staff"???
Bitten by the wind our strength and solidarity in the #ucustrike for our pension only hardens. @CUSocSci #HelloColin @CardiffUCU @Molesk @AdamHedgecoe @JLew1979 pic.twitter.com/6HqHuLpj5I
— Carina Girvan (@cgirvan) February 26, 2018
Some real quotes
Patrick Sutton: "A lot of the frustration in the room comes from the fact that you haven't been proactive enough in taking action on this. You have more power than we do" #hellocolin #USSstrike #ucustrike
— Karin Wahl-Jorgensen (@KarinWahlJ) March 5, 2018
If our VC now admits that the pension reform is both unfair and fundamentally flawed, why did we have to strike for him to understand that? Can we get compensated for our lost income then? ??♀️ #ucustrike #hellocolin
— Lina Dencik (@LinaDencik) March 5, 2018
At least there was a strong turnout
Such a shame we couldn't get into Question Time with #hellocolin as venue was at capacity with 200 people – amazing to see such a great turn out though! @cardiffuni #ucustrike
— Isobel Ward (@IsobelLWard) March 5, 2018
Great Turnout today in #Cardiff #USSstrike #UCUStrike #cardiffucu #hellocolin #solidarity #comrades #photojstudent pic.twitter.com/037Z7iPgP1
— Ben Rice (@BenRicePhotos) February 28, 2018
With student support too
275 of our wonderful students have emailed the Vice Chancellor regarding the #USSstrike . Please keep going & explain what you value about your Cardiff Uni experience. #helloColin
— Jane Henderson (@LJaneHenderson) March 5, 2018
"As students writing this, we stand by our lecturers and believe that their demands are justified"
6,000 @cardiffuni STUDENTS HAVE NOW SIGNED PETITION! @katiewalt_ #hellocolin will you now reply to students?
How long will @cardiffstudents ignore them?https://t.co/IGtByUzMuH— Dr Steven Stanley is on Strike! (@Dr_SteveStanley) March 3, 2018
And puppy support
#ucustrike #hellocolin strike dog Bonnie ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Jv2ntasRTT
— Victoria Edwards (@v1ckyedward5) February 26, 2018
A seasonal approach
The @ucu action isn't over. Snowman isn't impressed by the latest #hellocolin email, carefully avoiding the words "we support" and "our staff" in the same sentence. See you on Monday @CardiffUCU pic.twitter.com/6SvBBHsHYM
— Davide (@dacrivelli) March 2, 2018
A personal approach
This Colin the Caterpillar birthday cake is going down well on the @CardiffUCU @CardiffJomec #USSstrike picket… #hellocolin ? pic.twitter.com/epKBtyTRdH
— Andy Williams (@llantwit) March 5, 2018
The #USSstrike is working as we really are saying #hellocolin on the @CardiffUCU Glamorgan Building picket line this morning! @ucu pic.twitter.com/mlp8WyGYiC
— Neil Harris (@drneilharris) February 27, 2018
The Q&A was complete with a boxing ring…
Full house at Cathay's community centre, where students and staff together discuss what would make #education fairer #ucustrike #USSstrike #CardiffUCU #hellocolin pic.twitter.com/gVuBMgXCQ3
— Wouter Poortinga (@wouterpoortinga) February 26, 2018
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