UCU conferences cancelled as union staff strike over ‘racism’

Unite branch leads walkout, saying industrial relations in union are ‘broken’, just hours after general secretary delivers unity message in opening speech

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by k.j.... on May 30, 2024 - 9:04am

I hope the Unite strike is more effective than the years of UCU strikes !

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