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The Latest Breaking News from UCU

Staff at 150 UK universities begin three days of strikes

Industrial action going ahead despite hopes of breakthrough on pay, conditions and pensions last week

The Guardian - UK

Group camped 'overnight' in University of Liverpool building in protest

The group claims it occupied a floor in the city centre building overnight

Liverpool Echo

Junior doctors in Bristol need to work for ‘a decade’ before they can afford to buy a home

Today is the last day of their 72-hour national strike

Bristol Post

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UK university staff make breakthrough in strike dispute with employers

Unions and UCEA declare agreement ‘on terms of reference for detailed negotiations’ on pay and conditions

The Guardian - UK

University staff offered new pay, pensions and work deal but will continue strikes while they are considered

The University and College Union (UCU) said the offers pave the way for the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) pension to be restored by August 2024

Wales Online

Who in Scotland is taking part in the Budget Day walkouts?

HUNDREDS of thousands of workers from several trade unions will strike on Wednesday in what threatens to be the biggest single day of industrial…

The National (Scotland)

Who is taking part in the Budget Day walkouts?

The unions say it will be the biggest strike in the civil service for decades.

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Queen’s University workers set for two-day strike over pay and pensions

It follows action earlier this year as part of an ongoing industrial dispute

Belfast Live

Strike action to shut Holyrood to public on Wednesday

THE public will be blocked from accessing the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday due to industrial action.

The National (Scotland)

Students at top London university urged to ‘snitch’ on striking lecturers

Queen Mary University accused of ‘turning students into spies’ to gather data on academics who did not reschedule missed teaching

The Guardian - UK

Top London university hit with resignations over approach to strikes and working conditions

Staff cite management approach to strikes and working conditions as reasons for resigning

Evening Standard

UCU strike days: What dates are university strikes planned in February and March 2023

Over 2.5 million students will be affected by the UCU strikes, as university staff join nurses, ambulance workers and train workers in disputes over pay, terms and conditions

The Independent UK

University unions call off strikes

Strikes set to begin in the weeks commencing February 20 and February 27 will be called off, Unison, Unite and the UCU said

The Telegraph

University admin staff are burnt out too

Letter: It’s not just lecturers who are struggling with stress due to unrealistic workloads, says one reader

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Liverpool Echo

Jeremy Corbyn to attend Liverpool demo to say refugees are welcome in Merseyside

Event on Saturday to be run alongside petition signed by hundreds

The Independent UK

UCU strike days: What dates are university strikes planned in February and March 2023

Over 2.5 million students will be affected by the UCU strikes, as university staff join nurses, ambulance workers and train workers in disputes over pay, terms and conditions

The Independent UK

University staff and civil servants stage fresh strikes over pay and conditions

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 843,000 working days were lost to labour disputes in December 2022.

Evening Standard

University staff and civil servants go on strike

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year

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The Independent UK

Thousands of university staff and civil servants to begin three day strike

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year

The Independent UK

University staff and civil servants to strike

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year.

The Guardian - UK

Work-life balance as important as pay, says university staff union

Six days into strike action, Jo Grady, UCU general secretary, demands end to ‘draining’ campus conditions

The Independent UK

Students stand with university staff ‘forced’ into strike action

A University and College Union Scotland rally took place on Friday on Buchanan Street steps in Glasgow.

Manchester Evening News

Why University of Manchester students are protesting and barricading buildings with furniture

Students have barricaded themselves into buildings until their demands have been met by university bosses

The Independent UK

University strikes dates: When UCU strikes are planned in February and March 2023

Over 2.5 million students will be affected by the UCU strikes, as university staff join nurses, ambulance workers and train workers in disputes over pay, terms and conditions

Evening Standard

University staff continue 48-hour strike despite move for fresh talks

UCU and four other higher education unions – EIS, GMB, Unison and Unite – will meet employer representatives for talks next week

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