Jamie Callahan
@profjamiec.bsky.social
Storytelling feminist - learning, gender, emotion & activism. Equity Challenge Project creator. USAF Veteran. Former Co-EIC of @IJMR_BAM. She|Her
Just a friendly reminder: History shows us that, more often than not, employers place profit before people.
Workers need to fight for fair treatment. Industrial action is our most effective tool, but anti-union laws mean we have to win a mandate to use that tool. VOTE!
#WeAreTheUniversity
Workers need to fight for fair treatment. Industrial action is our most effective tool, but anti-union laws mean we have to win a mandate to use that tool. VOTE!
#WeAreTheUniversity
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Just a friendly reminder: History shows us that, more often than not, employers place profit before people.
Workers need to fight for fair treatment. Industrial action is our most effective tool, but anti-union laws mean we have to win a mandate to use that tool. VOTE!
#WeAreTheUniversity
Workers need to fight for fair treatment. Industrial action is our most effective tool, but anti-union laws mean we have to win a mandate to use that tool. VOTE!
#WeAreTheUniversity
I got in trouble again for my trade union work. This time for paper flyers on my door.
Checked H&S guidelines: it’s okay to post flyers as long as they’re laminated. Okay, I’ll fix that. Laminator & sleeves were on sale!
#WeAreTheUniversit
Checked H&S guidelines: it’s okay to post flyers as long as they’re laminated. Okay, I’ll fix that. Laminator & sleeves were on sale!
#WeAreTheUniversit
November 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I got in trouble again for my trade union work. This time for paper flyers on my door.
Checked H&S guidelines: it’s okay to post flyers as long as they’re laminated. Okay, I’ll fix that. Laminator & sleeves were on sale!
#WeAreTheUniversit
Checked H&S guidelines: it’s okay to post flyers as long as they’re laminated. Okay, I’ll fix that. Laminator & sleeves were on sale!
#WeAreTheUniversit
Always a tough day for me. RIP Jo. Thank you for your service.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Always a tough day for me. RIP Jo. Thank you for your service.
Working out of a #DUBS bookable office in Mill Hill Lane again today since my assigned office is occupied today. I don’t think I can express how much more functional this building is than the #Waterside White Elephant that cost the university £108m (>200% of building cost).
@ducu.bsky.social
@ducu.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Working out of a #DUBS bookable office in Mill Hill Lane again today since my assigned office is occupied today. I don’t think I can express how much more functional this building is than the #Waterside White Elephant that cost the university £108m (>200% of building cost).
@ducu.bsky.social
@ducu.bsky.social
Posted! @ucu.org.uk @ducu.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Posted! @ucu.org.uk @ducu.bsky.social
I would just like to point out that this solo bookable office at the old #DUBS at Mill Hill Lane is about twice the size of the staff offices that are shared by 2-3 at the new #Waterside building!
October 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I would just like to point out that this solo bookable office at the old #DUBS at Mill Hill Lane is about twice the size of the staff offices that are shared by 2-3 at the new #Waterside building!
When the last straw is the literal demolition of the White House and you turn your USAF uniform flag patch on your office bulletin board upside down.
October 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
When the last straw is the literal demolition of the White House and you turn your USAF uniform flag patch on your office bulletin board upside down.
As always, I emailed my FL ballot to FVAP. This time it was blocked by EEMSG. A CA voter explained why--FVAP will no longer fax ballots for overseas military/civilian voters. No notice, nothing on FVAP website.
#VoterSuppression #DOGEcuts
#VoterSuppression #DOGEcuts
October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As always, I emailed my FL ballot to FVAP. This time it was blocked by EEMSG. A CA voter explained why--FVAP will no longer fax ballots for overseas military/civilian voters. No notice, nothing on FVAP website.
#VoterSuppression #DOGEcuts
#VoterSuppression #DOGEcuts
Ugh. I’ve been pushing too hard.
October 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ugh. I’ve been pushing too hard.
It’s my birthday & I’ll bake if I want to!
Vegan chocolate layer cake with decadent peanut butter “butter”cream filling and chocolate “butter”cream frosting.
Party got canceled, so I’m taking the cake to work.
Vegan chocolate layer cake with decadent peanut butter “butter”cream filling and chocolate “butter”cream frosting.
Party got canceled, so I’m taking the cake to work.
September 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It’s my birthday & I’ll bake if I want to!
Vegan chocolate layer cake with decadent peanut butter “butter”cream filling and chocolate “butter”cream frosting.
Party got canceled, so I’m taking the cake to work.
Vegan chocolate layer cake with decadent peanut butter “butter”cream filling and chocolate “butter”cream frosting.
Party got canceled, so I’m taking the cake to work.
And it was the discussion about THIS image that was seen as so offensive to the student who raised the complaint.
September 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
And it was the discussion about THIS image that was seen as so offensive to the student who raised the complaint.
A professor of English at my former university was fired for discussing this image with her students; her HoD & Dean were removed from their posts. Shame on @tamu.bsky.social for denying verified science, standing against #LGBTQIA people, & contributing to fascist authoritarianism.
September 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A professor of English at my former university was fired for discussing this image with her students; her HoD & Dean were removed from their posts. Shame on @tamu.bsky.social for denying verified science, standing against #LGBTQIA people, & contributing to fascist authoritarianism.
Well, this touched my heart! The cookies are a nod to an exercise I do called “The Chocolate Chip Cookie Logic Model” to teach about evaluations rubrics in training. I love my kind & clever students!
September 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Well, this touched my heart! The cookies are a nod to an exercise I do called “The Chocolate Chip Cookie Logic Model” to teach about evaluations rubrics in training. I love my kind & clever students!
Graph showing how adjustment to the local @ducu.bsky.social subscription rates makes trade union membership fairer for all salary bands.
September 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Graph showing how adjustment to the local @ducu.bsky.social subscription rates makes trade union membership fairer for all salary bands.
Graph depicting how lower salary members were paying a higher proportion of their salaries to be trade union members than higher paid members.
September 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Graph depicting how lower salary members were paying a higher proportion of their salaries to be trade union members than higher paid members.
Gee, Jamie, how’d you spend your Saturday?
8hrs hand cleaning 280 crystals & hanging them on my family heirloom chandelier that I finally had hung on a hoist 2 yrs after I got my household goods from storage.
I tend to lean MCM, but I decided to go eclectic 🤷🏼♀️😊.
8hrs hand cleaning 280 crystals & hanging them on my family heirloom chandelier that I finally had hung on a hoist 2 yrs after I got my household goods from storage.
I tend to lean MCM, but I decided to go eclectic 🤷🏼♀️😊.
August 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Gee, Jamie, how’d you spend your Saturday?
8hrs hand cleaning 280 crystals & hanging them on my family heirloom chandelier that I finally had hung on a hoist 2 yrs after I got my household goods from storage.
I tend to lean MCM, but I decided to go eclectic 🤷🏼♀️😊.
8hrs hand cleaning 280 crystals & hanging them on my family heirloom chandelier that I finally had hung on a hoist 2 yrs after I got my household goods from storage.
I tend to lean MCM, but I decided to go eclectic 🤷🏼♀️😊.
*That’s* why my carry-on was so heavy! Hopefully these will last until my next US trip….
August 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
*That’s* why my carry-on was so heavy! Hopefully these will last until my next US trip….
Got home from annual leave in the US just 2.5 hours ago. Have you posted your #UCU ballot yet?
@ducu.bsky.social
@ducu.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Got home from annual leave in the US just 2.5 hours ago. Have you posted your #UCU ballot yet?
@ducu.bsky.social
@ducu.bsky.social
Sometimes sat-nav takes you down named “streets” that are really nothing more than Murder Allies. 😬
August 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Sometimes sat-nav takes you down named “streets” that are really nothing more than Murder Allies. 😬
I kinda feel like my office window is a metaphor for the state of HE right now: not fit for purpose, makes lots of noise, & staff have no autonomy.
My window goes through these noisy motions of opening/closing up to 30x/day—whenever some algorithm decides to do so.
My window goes through these noisy motions of opening/closing up to 30x/day—whenever some algorithm decides to do so.
August 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I kinda feel like my office window is a metaphor for the state of HE right now: not fit for purpose, makes lots of noise, & staff have no autonomy.
My window goes through these noisy motions of opening/closing up to 30x/day—whenever some algorithm decides to do so.
My window goes through these noisy motions of opening/closing up to 30x/day—whenever some algorithm decides to do so.
A long day! Leafleting at the Station & picketing at The Map. @ducu.bsky.social were Open Day educating prospective students & their parents about all the #DurhamUniversity positives & how we need their help to keep it from slipping. Save the student experience by saving jobs.
#UCU #strike
#UCU #strike
June 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A long day! Leafleting at the Station & picketing at The Map. @ducu.bsky.social were Open Day educating prospective students & their parents about all the #DurhamUniversity positives & how we need their help to keep it from slipping. Save the student experience by saving jobs.
#UCU #strike
#UCU #strike
On days that I know I need to stay after 7pm, I arrive before 8am because these 24/7 spots are ALWAYS taken by shortly after 8am by people who leave long before 7pm & who *could* park in the M-F, 7-7 spaces.
Today 12.5hr day, 7:15pm, my car & 8 empty 24/7 spaces. 🤬
#Waterside #DUBS
Today 12.5hr day, 7:15pm, my car & 8 empty 24/7 spaces. 🤬
#Waterside #DUBS
June 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
On days that I know I need to stay after 7pm, I arrive before 8am because these 24/7 spots are ALWAYS taken by shortly after 8am by people who leave long before 7pm & who *could* park in the M-F, 7-7 spaces.
Today 12.5hr day, 7:15pm, my car & 8 empty 24/7 spaces. 🤬
#Waterside #DUBS
Today 12.5hr day, 7:15pm, my car & 8 empty 24/7 spaces. 🤬
#Waterside #DUBS
What the hell. Really?!?!
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
What the hell. Really?!?!
Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better. 6 boxes unpacked….the swan chairs are buried in paper 😬.
June 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better. 6 boxes unpacked….the swan chairs are buried in paper 😬.
A short history infographic…
While not something any of us wants to do, the fact is that MABs WORK & have less of an impact on students than a strike. Especially LOCAL MABs.
6-words from the VC to stop @ducu.bsky.social action: We are ruling out compulsory redundancies.
While not something any of us wants to do, the fact is that MABs WORK & have less of an impact on students than a strike. Especially LOCAL MABs.
6-words from the VC to stop @ducu.bsky.social action: We are ruling out compulsory redundancies.
May 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A short history infographic…
While not something any of us wants to do, the fact is that MABs WORK & have less of an impact on students than a strike. Especially LOCAL MABs.
6-words from the VC to stop @ducu.bsky.social action: We are ruling out compulsory redundancies.
While not something any of us wants to do, the fact is that MABs WORK & have less of an impact on students than a strike. Especially LOCAL MABs.
6-words from the VC to stop @ducu.bsky.social action: We are ruling out compulsory redundancies.