The committee is back, after an unfortunate hiatus resulting from an attempted (FAILED) insurrection. Find out where we’ve been, why we’ve been there, why we’re sorry about it and how we’re going to make amends. 

This episode: Affairs of the Olympiad, New comrades in Ireland, Protests at Google, a union ballot at Apple, Shireen goes Green, Wes’ Revenge, The Mandelson Files and a very happy birthday to Andrew.

Further reading:

• Fast ice skating where they go round: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRPxjCHs/
• Vice: Everything We Know About the Olympic Curling Cheating Scandal: https://www.vice.com/en/article/even-curling-isnt-immune-to-olympic-cheating-scandals/
• DATA-CWU - the union for tech workers in Ireland: https://www.datacwu.ie
• Including guidance on children who are questioning their gender in 'Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE)’: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/including-guidance-on-children-who-are-questioning-their-gender-in-kcsie/including-guidance-on-children-who-are-questioning-their-gender-in-keeping-children-safe-in-education-kcsie
• Times New Resistance: https://www.abbyhaddican.com/times-new-resistance
• Green Shireen: https://www.instagram.com/shireen_asaw

The Motion:

“WWWW believes that unions should engage in political struggle.”

 Submit your motions to the committee to [email protected], or on Instagram @utaw_uk.

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