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The Latest Breaking News from UCU

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

Manchester Evening News

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

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

Liverpool Echo

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

Insider UK

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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’

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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?'

Belfast Live

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

Daily Mirror

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Postal workers and university staff strike in Bristol this week

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

Bristol Post

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 Independent UK

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 Conversation

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

The Guardian - UK

Dismay at threat of ‘devastating’ job cuts at Birkbeck, University of London

Union says warning of 140 possible job losses could trash proud history of ‘distinctive’ institution

The Guardian - UK

Scottish university staff left to pick up the tab for their own expenses

UNIVERSITY workers and students have missed mortgage payments, fallen into rent arrears and ran up huge credit card bills because they have not been…

The National (Scotland)

When will University staff go on strike and how will industrial action affect students?

University staff across the UK will go on strike later this month in a dispute over pay as the University and College Union (UCU) states that members will deliver 'the biggest picket lines in our history'

Daily Mirror

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Nottingham Post

University of Nottingham 'disappointed' as staff members to strike over pay

It's part of nationwide industrial action taking place across three days

Wales Online

Students facing more disruption as 70,000 lecturers and other staff strike for three days

Action could impact around 2.5 million students

Evening Standard

Universities strike: More than 70,000 lecturers and staff at 150 universities to walkout over dispute

More than 70,000 lecturers and other staff at 150 universities will strike for three days later this month in a dispute over pay, working conditions and pensions, the University and College Union announced.

Reuters

More than 70,000 UK university staff to strike for three days over pay - union

More than 70,000 university staff at 150 British universities will strike for three days in November over pay, working conditions and pensions, the University and College Union (UCU) said on Tuesday.

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The Guardian - UK

John is disabled, but he can’t access his pension. Why? Long Covid isn’t on the list

As a union rep, I’ve seen many people who are falling through the cracks, says UCU regional official Lydia Richards

The Independent UK

University could ‘slash quarter of teaching jobs due to drop in student numbers’

Union says Birkbeck, University of London planned cuts would be ‘disaster’

Daily Record

University staff set for walkout as pay and pensions dispute continues

The UCU members voted in two separate ballots over the proposed strike action

Liverpool Echo

Staff at Liverpool universities poised to strike over pay, conditions and pensions

More than 70,000 university staff across the country could strike

The Guardian - UK

UK university staff vote for strike action over pay, conditions and pensions

Union calls on vice-chancellors to negotiate to prevent higher education being brought to ‘complete standstill’

Wales Online

University staff back strike action in row over pay, conditions, and pensions

Historic ballot result means action could be taken at every university in the UK as union threatens to bring sector 'to a standstill'

Insider UK

University staff vote in favour of strikes

Union ballots taken over pay and working conditions, and cuts to pensions.

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