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Edinburgh University accused of ‘cavalier attitude’ towards transphobia concerns

THE University of Edinburgh has been accused of having a “cavalier attitude” towards concerns of transphobia ahead of an upcoming film screening…

The National (Scotland)

Union calls for cancellation of ‘transphobic’ film screening at Edinburgh University

A UNION is calling on the University of Edinburgh to cancel a film screening due to take place on the campus next week over concerns it will be…

The National (Scotland)

‘We’re not here because it’s fun’: UK university staff join picket lines

Rallies in Leeds, London and across UK demand better pay and pensions amid cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Rally outside Holyrood as 'meaningful' pay offer urged by UCU

SEVERAL MSPs spoke at a University and College Union (UCU) rally outside Holyrood as striking academics said employers need to make a…

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh students join university staff to form vast picket lines in pay dispute

Picket lines have formed across University of Edinburgh campuses and the Scottish Parliament building on Wednesday afternoon as both students and staff oppose the pay offer in the table

Edinburgh Live

Royal Mail workers and university staff go out on strike over pay

Staff joined picket lines across the city

Liverpool Echo

Royal Mail and education workers stage nationwide walkout

Postal workers, university lecturers, and sixth-form college staff are taking industrial action on the same day across the country

Manchester Evening News

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Poorer students over £1,000 worse off this year, warns IFS

Raising maintenance loans in England in line with forecasts, not actual inflation, could cause ‘significant hardship this winter’

The Guardian - UK

Postal and education workers take part in fresh wave of strikes

Picket lines will be mounted outside universities, colleges and Royal Mail centres.

The Independent UK

Universities condemned over threat to dock all pay of striking staff

Queen Mary in London and Wolverhampton criticised for ‘brutalising’ stance against employees

The Guardian - UK

University staff 'angry' and 'burnt out' as strike action continues across Scotland

Around 8,000 lecturers, librarians and researchers who are members of the University and College Union continued their 48-hour walkout on Friday in an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions and conditions.

Daily Record

Dumfries university lecturers strike over pay and pensions dispute

Members of the University and College Union are at loggerheads with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association

Daily Record

Friday briefing: Over 70,000 university staff are going on strike – how did we get here?

In today’s newsletter: Universities are being hit with record numbers of staff joining picket lines. As unions call for meaningful and swift change, the future of higher education hangs in the balance.

The Guardian - UK

'We're not going anywhere': University lecturer on strike consequences

A UNIVERSITY lecturer currently taking strike action has warned that there will not be a “functional higher education sector” in the future if…

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Manchester Evening News

All the upcoming strikes that could affect you - including rail, Royal Mail and more

Tens of thousands of workers will be going on strike across November and December, affecting nationwide industries

Liverpool Echo

Striking university staff march through Liverpool in row over pay and conditions

UCU members walk-out for first of three days of action

Insider UK

Thousands of university workers stage strike in row over pay and pensions

Around 8,000 union members in Scotland will strike on Thursday, Friday and next Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Record number of UK university staff striking over pay, says union

Lecturers, librarians and researchers join picket lines as UCU says staff are at ‘breaking point’

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Evening Standard

University staff begin biggest ever higher education strike

70,000 union members start walkout on Thursday with Royal Mail also striking as industrial action across the country escalates

Belfast Live

Queen's University staff to join UK wide strike

'If university vice-chancellors, like our own Professor Ian Greer, can't respond effectively and ethically to this matter, why are they paid such astronomical salaries?'

Daily Mirror

All the big UK strike dates from trains to NHS as winter of discontent hits

Nurses, civil servants, postal workers and charity staff are among those downing tools in a bitter winter of discontent as Rishi Sunak warns of 'challenging' months ahead

Bristol Post

Postal workers and university staff strike in Bristol this week

Postal workers could strike up until Christmas Eve if an agreement isn't reached

The Independent UK

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers on same day

One of the biggest walkouts of the year will be held on Thursday

The Conversation

Why UK universities are going on strike

Universities in the UK are striking on 24, 25 and 30 November 2022, with action short of a strike beginning on 23 November. Around 70,000 university staff across 150 universities are taking industrial action, following a series of smaller strikes in recent years. These strikes may be the largest ever…

The Guardian - UK

UCL academics criticise use of agency workers to replace striking security staff

University and College Union expresses concern at what it says appear to be intimidatory tactics

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