BREAKING: It has been confirmed that more than 70,000 staff at 150 universities across the UK will strike for 18 days between February and March over pay and pensions.
More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities across the UK will strike for 18 days between February and March it has been confirmed.The exact dates are yet to be confirmed, with the last strike action taking place in November last year.The committee also agreed to re-ballot staff at all 150 universities to renew UCU’s mandate and allow the union to call action well into 2023.
This includes a marking and assessment boycott set to take place in April, unless the disputes are settled. The union is demanding a meaningful pay rise to deal with the cost-of-living crisis as well as action to end the use of insecure contracts.In November thousands of people gathered outside King’s Cross Station for a rally in support of university strikes
Employers imposed a pay rise worth just 3% this year following over a decade of below-inflation pay awards. The Universities and Colleges Employers Association , which represents university employers, made UCU a pay offer worth between 4% and 5% yesterday UCU said the offer was ‘not enough’.The package of cuts made last year will see the average member lose 35% from their guaranteed future retirement income.It comes just a few hours after nine out of every 10 teachers who voted in a ballot over pay in England and Wales were in favour of striking, a union says.
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