UK union members vote to strike over pay but turnout falls short

UK HE staff back pay strike but turnout mostly falls short

Staff at seven campuses set to walk out after hitting required turnout

22 October

For better terms, casualised academics must follow support staff’s lead

Early career academics on temporary contracts must put aside personal hopes of a better future and unite to improve their current lot, says Steven Parfitt

By Steven Parfitt

25 October

UCU’s Sally Hunt censured over handling of pensions strike

No-confidence motion that triggered walkouts at the University and College Union’s June congress is shelved at recall event

By Jack Grove

18 October

Members of the Service Employees International Union hold a rally in support of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union

The place of unions in the academy

From the largest strike in the history of UK higher education, to the US ‘academic precariat’ looking to unionise to improve their conditions, Jack Grove assesses the changing influence of workers’ organisations

By Jack Grove

11 October

UK union members vote to strike over pay but turnout falls short

Seventy per cent of voting UCU members support walking out, but 41 per cent turnout is too low for action

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UK union members vote to strike over pay but turnout falls short

Seventy per cent of voting UCU members support walking out, but 41 per cent turnout is too low for action

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UCU’s Sally Hunt censured over handling of pensions strike

The place of unions in the academy

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