The UCU anti-casualisation ‘choir’ has been out carolling on several occasions, despite the weather. Our alternative wordings seem to ring a bell with passing staff and students! Try singing along to your favourite Christmas CD with these splendid lyrics.

job security guerilla bauble at the wavy lines tree

Our DIY anti-casualisation baubles have also been unexpectedly appearing on Christmas trees all over campus.

Parkinson Court Christmas tree

If you’d like some for your own tree, here’s the template to download (best printed onto thin coloured card): job security baubles

LUU

Brotherton library

Ziff building

Ziff building level 13

Health Sciences library

Outside LUU

Ziff cafe [Web editor says: not entirely convinced this is a Christmas tree …]

Anti-casualisation carol lyrics

UCU members singing job security carols!

To the tune of We Wish You a Merry Christmas:

We wish we were permanent (x3)
It would make our New Year!
We don’t want zero hours contracts (x3)
It would make our New Year.

Away in a Manger

These zero hours contracts
Make people so mad
Good money they once earned
Now they have been had.
The bosses in their world,
With their sky high pay,
And all the stressed workers
In utter dismay

Silent Night

Zero hours
We have no powers
Future plans
Turning sour
Managers’ wages rocket sky high
Isn’t it time we all asked why?
Time for action is here
Time for action is here