Academic fatigue over strikes leaves union facing uncertain path

Experts say exhaustion and worry over disruption to students hit appetite for industrial action but shouldn’t mask the unhappiness across sector

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November 10, 2021

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November 10, 2021

One person in empty line of voting booths to illustrate UK scholars’ strike fatigue leaves union facing uncertain path

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