Strikes by some staff at Queen's University (QUBelfast) and Ulster University (UlsterUni) over pay, working conditions and pensions are resuming today
BBC News NI education correspondent
Strikes by some staff at Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University are to resume on Wednesday. The action by members of the University and College Union had previously been "paused" while pay talks were held.Members of Unite union at QUB will also walk out on Thursday. Some staff at about 150 universities across the UK will strike despite the fact that talks between the UCU and the Universities and Colleges Employers Association are still taking place.
As 17 March is St Patrick's Day, universities in Northern Ireland will close for the public holiday so members of the UCU at QUB and UU will not be striking on that day.
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