UCU staff back strike action over cuts to campaign team

Staff union steps in to try to protect those responsible for mistakes, as anger grows among membership

26 September

Union attempts to rally members to renew the fight but few branches opt to take part in industrial action planned for start of new academic year

25 September

Several major universities face disruption at start of the academic year but appetite for taking action begins to fragment

22 September

Mechanism needed to stem ‘unlimited recruitment’ by wealthy institutions and resulting job cuts at other universities, say UCU activists

19 May

Union says it is ‘committed to resolving this issue as a matter of urgency’ as Unite urges it to continue funding for postgraduate rights role