UCU to strike consecutive weeks this Epiphany term
Following on from strikes in December, the University and College Union have confirmed there will be 10 days of strike action in the coming months.
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Following on from strikes in December, the University and College Union have confirmed there will be 10 days of strike action in the coming months.
The UCU’s delaying tactics, limited action and constant appeals for university management to “see sense” are dispelling any illusions its members still have about the readiness of the union to fight.
UCU Branch President Sol Gamsu spoke to Palatinate from the picket lines of last term's strikes, highlighting the reasons for strike action.
In 58 University and College Union (UCU) branches across the UK, strikes kick off on Wednesday 1 December for an initial period of three days, to 3 December. From 1 December onwards, indefinitely, UCU members in those branches and others where they won ballot mandates for it will also be doing “action short of strikes” (ASOS). Detailed info here
Higher education disputes