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gone on strike today, in the first of three successive days of industrial action this week.
Meanwhile, talks which began yesterday will continue with employers, who are represented by the University and Colleges Employers Association via the Acas conciliation service. Staff are striking because they are sick of being denied a decent pay rise, secure employment, and proper pensions. And students are standing with us because they know that staff working conditions are their learning conditions.
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