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Solidarity from the picket line to Palestine ✊🏼❤️🇵🇸
Proud to be a member of a union that stands with the Palestinian people #PCSonStrike
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🚨🚨Total victory for my client, Professor Ghassan Abu Sitta, at the GMC tribunal.
A complete vindication.
Grateful to everyone who supported this legal fight, financially and in solidarity.
More soon
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Well done to all our striking members at The British Library. It was an incredible week of Picket and Protest, joined by Martin Cavanagh, PCS National President, in this photo.
#Solidarity #PCSonStrike #PCS
ALT A group photo of BL strikers with Martin Cavanagh
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“Working-class people are being pushed out of culture. It’s becoming a middle-class profession, because you can’t be a breadwinner and work at the library.”
graceblakeley.substack.com/p…
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🚨PCS Press Release
“Skip presents this year”, low-paid Library staff told.
While its staff strike over low pay, the British Library has suggested they think about avoiding Christmas presents.
Last week, staff were sent an internal newsletter which promotes being “in extremely good health and spirits”. As part of its concern to maximise Christmas joy, the newsletter’s author acknowledges the extremely low wages of some staff and helpfully suggests:
“Consider having a conversation with loved ones about the cost-of-living crisis and propose that you mutually skip presents this year.”
Nearly 350 British Library staff, members of Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) began a second wave of strikes today (8) over a sub-inflation pay offer that was below the recommended public service improvement level.
PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said:
“By meeting our members’ simple and fair demands, leadership at British Library can restore trust from its staff and send a clear message to government about the need to properly fund the UK’s vibrant but imperilled culture sector.
“We call on managers to rally and protect the institution they believe in. They must acknowledge the hard work and dedication of its staff. And they must focus budgets accordingly - on the poorest paid who are least rewarded."
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The Telegraph: British Library tells staff to skip Christmas presents as it battles pay strikes
telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
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It's a Picket Line and Protest Monday outside the British Library this morning. A big shout-out to all those on strike and to everyone taking time out to support.
“We call on managers to rally and protect the institution they believe in. They must acknowledge the hard work and dedication of its staff. And they must focus budgets accordingly - on the poorest paid who are least rewarded." - Fran Heathcote, PCS General Secretary.
#PCSonStrike #BritishLibraryPayUp
ALT A photo of strikers and supporters outside the British Library holding placards and flags
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In case you didn’t know how out of touch the British Library is, here is a health and wellbeing newsletter they shared with staff advising them not to purchase gifts this Xmas season ! Perhaps the library could consider giving its workers a better pay award - just a suggestion!
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Launching decolonizingthepage.com
Decolonizing the Page: A Forgotten Golden Age of Arabic Book Arts (1950s–80s)
online exhibit/resource uncovering a remarkable era when Arabic book arts flourished, mirroring the artistic, political and intellectual fervour of decolonization. 1/3
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We’re hiring!
Join BISI as a part-time Administrative Assistant and help support our work advancing knowledge of Iraq’s history, society and culture.
Apply by 9 Dec 2025: bisi.ac.uk/news-events/lates…
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Breaking: British Library staff reject improved pay offer after strike.
Union members unanimously dismiss 3.8 per cent pay increase and threaten to escalate industrial action.
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Huge respect to Zadie Smith for not only showing up to our picket at the British Library, but also publishing her speech in the Guardian and donating her fee the strike fund. This is what solidarity looks like ❤️ #BritishLibraryOnStrike @BritLibraryPCS
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Message of solidarity from @ZadieSmith with striking British Library workers on the picket line
#BritishLibraryOnStrike @BritLibraryPCS @PCSCultureGroup
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Zadie Smith on the striking workers at the British Library theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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"Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library"
Read the brilliant article by author Zadie Smith for @guardian in support of @BritLibraryPCS strikers
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Message of solidarity from @ZadieSmith with striking British Library workers on the picket line
#BritishLibraryOnStrike @BritLibraryPCS @PCSCultureGroup
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It was another inspiring day of the @BritLibraryPCS strike for fair pay with dozens on the picket line and incredible speakers including renowned novelist @ZadieSmith actor Ayvianna Snow, and PCS President Martin Cavanagh! Thanks everyone for your amazing support! #PCSonStrike
ALT The photo shows author Zadie Smith speaking to dozens of the strikers on the British Library picket line in London with PCS flags held high and a placard which reads we are librarians, you can't shush us! #FairPay
ALT The photo shows author Zadie Smith speaking to dozens of the strikers on the British Library picket line in London with PCS flags held high and a placard which reads we are librarians, you can't shush us! #FairPay
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Writer @ZadieSmith showing solidarity with striking PCS members at the British Library! Thank you for your support! #BritishLibraryOnStrike
