,! ,POV]TY ( ,/UD5T ,UNIONS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 

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,9/ITUTIONS EXI/ TO DO ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( !IR /AT$ AIMS4 ,! POLICE =CE DOESN'T EXI/ TO PROTECT Y\ & /OP CRIME1 BUT 9/EAD TO KEEP Y\ 9 L9E & TO FACILITATE A UNILAT]AL CLASS W>4 

,S*OOLS DON'T EXI/ TO $UCATE PEOPLE & TEA* !M H[ TO ?9K 9DEP5D5TLY1 BUT RA!R TO 9DOCTR9ATE & CREATE OB$I5T WORK]S4 

,GOV]NM5TS DON'T EXI/ TO 5ACT ! POLITICAL WILL ( ! PEOPLE BUT TO FRU/RATE IT4 

,! SAME IS TRUE ( /UD5T UNIONS4 ,A FEW MON?S BACK1 !RE WAS A WAVE ( /UD5T ACTIVISM1 ) HUNDR$S ( /UD5TS ACROSS ! C\NTRY OCCUPY+ 9 SOLID>ITY ) ACADEMICS :OSE P5SIONS W]E BE+ OBLIT]AT$4 ,!SE ACTIONS1 & MANY O!RS LIKE !M1 >E GREAT4 ,!Y LEAD TO ! RADICALIZATION ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ & WID5 ! T]MS ( POLITICAL DEBATE ON CAMPUSES - = EXAMPLE ,LEICE/] ,UNIV]SITY'S /UD5T OCCUPATION WAS CALL+ = S5IOR LEAD]S ( ! ,UNIV]SITY TO BE ELECT$ RA!R ?AN APPO9T$4 

,BUT ?IS ISN'T ! FIR/ TIME WE HAVE SE5 ?IS HAPP54 ,EV]Y N[ & !N ! /UD5T MOVEM5T />TS TO TAKE ACTIONS1 !SE ACTIONS />T TO GA9 SPE$1 BUT !N SUDD5LY DIE \T4 ,:5 ,I WAS AT ,UNIV]SITY ! GOV]NM5T WAS PASS+ LEGISLATION TO TREBLE TUITION FEES1 & /UD5TS ATTACK$ ! BUILD+S ( POLITICAL P>TIES 9 ,LONDON & MADE A MOVE ON P>LIAM5T1 BUT !N !SE MOVEM5TS DI$ \T4 

,!Y DI$ \T = SEV]AL REASONS1 BUT ONE ( !M IS BECAUSE /UD5TS 5GAG$ ) !IR ,/UD5TS' UNIONS4 ,S,U'S >E NEI!R UNIONS1 NOR >E !Y MADE UP ( /UD5TS4 ,9 FACT1 !Y HAVE A FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T SET ( MOTIVATIONS & PRIORITIES TO ! '/UD5T MOVEM5T' & /UD5T BODY :I* !Y CLAIM TO REPRES5T4 

,/UD5T UNIONS >E A PROBLEM 9 A S]IES ( DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 !Y DIRECT ! 5]GIES ( SOME ( ! MO/ ACTIVE /UD5TS 7& ALSO SOME ( ! MO/ DESPICABLE7 9TO ELECTIONE]+4 ,A H&FUL ( /UD5TS EA* YE> BECOME PAID ELECT$ REPRES5TATIVES ( ! /UD5T BODY4 ,!SE /UD5TS >E L$ TO BELIEVE ?AT ONCE ELECT$ !Y WILL BE ! RECOGNIZ$ LEGITIMATE VOICE ( /UD5TS 7!Y WON'T & !Y >5'T7 & ?AT !Y WILL BE 9 CONTROL ( ! ,/UD5T ,UNION & ITS 9/ITUTIONAL P[] 7!Y WON'T BE & IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY74 ,?IS W\LDN'T BE A PROBLEM 9 & ( ITSELF1 IF IT WASN'T = ?AT FACT ?AT ! PROCESS ( GA9+ & MA9TA9+ ELECT$ (FICE TAKES A NUMB] ( /UD5TS :O C\LD BE *ALL5G+ PREEXI/+ FIGURES ( AU?ORITY1 & LEADS !M TO IMITATE !M 9/EAD4 

,! SECOND WAY 9 :I* /UD5T UNIONS >E A PROBLEM IS ?AT !Y CLAIM TO BE ! LEGITIMATE VOICE ( /UD5TS4 ,H[ CAN A H&FUL ( ELECT$ /UD5TS REPRES5T AN 5TIRE /UD5T BODY8 ,& W\LD !Y IF !Y C\LD8 

,/UD5T UNIONS CAN CLAIM TO MAKE REPRES5TATIVE DECISIONS )\T EV] CONSULT+ ! /UD5T BODY1 OR !Y CAN CONSULT IT TO DEA?4 ,:AT %\LD ! GRADUATE (FICE BE CALL$8 ,H[ MANY REPRES5TATIVE ROLES %\LD A /UD5T BE ABLE TO UND]TAKE AT ONE TIME8 ,%\LD WE *ANGE >TICLE #g ( ! CODE ( CONDUCTS = 9T]NATIONAL VOLUNTE]S WORK+ 9 ,SA9SBURYS8 ,AS A RESULT1 /UD5TS DIS5GAGE4 

,9 !SE WAYS1 ! ,/UD5T ,UNION BECOMES A PROXY = /UD5T OP9ION ?AT CAN BE SLAPP$ ON TO DECISIONS AS A ME?OD ( LEGITIMATION1 (T5 )\T A S+LE /UD5T BE+ MEAN+FULLY 9VOLV$4 ,?IS1 9 TURN1 KILLS ANY RADICALISM )9 ! /UD5T MOVEM5T BECAUSE IT'S H>D TO CAMPAIGN AGA9/ A DECISION :I* Y\R REPRES5TATIVE BODY HAS ALREADY LEGITIMIZ$ - & ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE MEAN+FUL *ANGE AT Y\R 9/ITUTION IF Y\ HAVE TO =MALLY *ANGE ! POSITION ( Y\R ,S,U BE=E EV5 />T+ ON ! UNIV]SITY4 

,& A F9AL PROBLEM ) /UD5T UNIONS IS ?AT !Y LA/ A LONG TIME4 ,S,U'S HAVE A SEP>ATE SET ( 9/ITUTIONAL 9T]E/S TO ! /UD5T BODY AS A :OLE1 AS ,S,U'S RECEIVE L>GE SUMS ( 7ORIG9ALLY /UD5T7 MONEY FROM ! UNIV]SITY1 & >E DEP5D5T ON ! UNIV]SITY ALL[+ !M ACCESS TO KEY P]SONNEL & MEET+S TO MAKE *ANGE4 ,!RE=E ,S,U'S WILL ALWAYS DELAY *ALL5G+ ! UNIV]SITY 9 ! HOPE ( MA9TA9+ RELATION%IPS ) ! UNIV]SITY SO *ANGE CAN BE MADE AT SOME LAT] 7UNSPECIFI$7 DATE1 & ! L>GE NUMB] ( ,S,U /AFF 7FULL TIME PAID PEOPLE :O >5'T /UD5TS7 CAN CONT9UE TO PULL !IR SAL>IES 9 ! MEANTIME4 ,MO/ /UD5TS >E AT UNIV]SITY = ?REE YE>S1 BUT ,S,US PUT (F *ALL5G+ ! UNIV]SITY 9DEF9ITELY4 

,:AT DOES ALL ?IS MEAN = ! /UD5T MOVEM5T8 ,= 9DIVIDUAL /UD5TS IT MEANS AVOID ,S,U'S LIKE ! PLAGUE & BE AW>E ?AT !Y REPLICATE & P]PETUATE P[] /RUCTURES ?AT EXI/ ACROSS SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 

,= ! /UD5T MOVEM5T1 IT MU/ BE REALIZ$ ?AT RE=M+ /UD5T UNIONS IS A PIPE DREAM & ?AT ANY MEAN+FUL ACTIONS WILL HAVE TO BE PROTECT$ FROM ! /UD5T UNION4 

,>TICLE ALSO APPE>S 9 ,JACKDAW ISSUE #c 

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