Resolving the structural dependence on bogus temporary contracts at Dutch universities
Hieke Huistra in Trouw of May 7: Universiteiten minachten hun tijdelijke docenten Wat is het grootste schandaal aan de Nederlandse universiteiten, vroeg iemand me vorige week. Dat alleen hoogleraren promotierecht … Read more
The Amsterdam based newspaper Het Parool wrote an article about the marking boycott announced by Casual UvA, interviewing Junior Docent Political Science Geert Luteijn. Please find the link to the … Read more
The ‘Jokes on Us’ National Demonstration against casualisation in academia has been picked up by the media. Both the regional (NH Nieuws) and local television channel (AT5) made a news-item … Read more
This afternoon, Alex Lopez (Casual UvA) announced that Junior lecturers and some permanent contract staff from Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Future Planet Studies, Human Geography and the … Read more
On the 1st of April, we will hold a national demonstration alongside 0.7 against casualisation in academia, entitled ‘The Joke’s on Us.’ Today, the current ‘industrial peace’ agreed nationally between … Read more
Dear Academia, Two weeks ago, over a hundred people joined the national day of action against casualisation, organized by Casual Academy, 0.7, and WOinActie. Staff and students rallied in front … Read more
On the 14th of February, we will hold a national day of action, entitled ‘The University Won’t Love Us Back.’ We will be calling on support of all staff and … Read more
In September of this year 0.7 and Casual Academy launched a ‘Doomsday Clock’, calling on CvBs across the country to make good on their promises and make concrete proposals to … Read more
The Dutch labour union for educational staff, the AOb, has started an inventory to gather data about ‘contract inflation’ among temporary and early career academics. ‘Contract inflation relates to situations … Read more