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 @[email protected] (@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
Pensions dont cost the @CU_EARTH!!!! #hellocolin #ucustrikes pic.twitter.com/NqWgoJIEGx
— Claire Earlie (@ClaireEarlie) February 26, 2018
Summary of how Question Time went
"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
— Dr C (@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
With student support too
And puppy support
A seasonal approach
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 has re-discovered Dolly Parton (@wouterpoortinga) February 26, 2018
Keep em coming Cardiff
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