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University staff and civil servants to strike

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year.

The Independent UK

Work-life balance as important as pay, says university staff union

Six days into strike action, Jo Grady, UCU general secretary, demands end to ‘draining’ campus conditions

The Guardian - UK

‘We feel for lecturers — but we want our fees back’: what students really think about the university strikes

Lecturers, librarians and administrative staff are among the 70,000 university workers set to strike for 17 days this term — so is Generation Covid right in asking for compensation? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

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‘Exploitation is the dirty secret of higher education’: London’s university staff on why they’re striking

More than 70,000 lecturers, librarians, cleaners and other university administrators are set to walk out for 18 days between now and April. Katie Strick hears three of their stories

Evening Standard

‘Huge win’ for trade union as Durham University raises PhD students’ pay

University had paid some postgraduate researchers less than minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

The Telegraph attempts to clear Prince Andrew’s name with 'bonkers' front page

THE Daily Telegraph is facing criticism for its decision to publish a picture taken by the family of Ghislaine Maxwell, which attempts to discredit…

The National (Scotland)

Struggling workers suffer worst wage growth in 50 years as Tories refuse pay deals

And as industrial action grows across the country, No10 was accused of deliberately scuppering pay deals to pick a fight with those trying to improve poor wages

Daily Mirror

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Strike summit blasts government 'picking fight with unions' to hide economic failures

The Mirror this evening hosted a summit of Union bosses in our headquarters to answer questions from readers as thousands of workers prepare to walk out in the coming weeks

Daily Mirror

Who are the female union leaders overseeing UK strike action?

Four women at some of the biggest unions are on the frontline of the fight for better pay and conditions

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not here because it’s fun’: UK university staff join picket lines

Rallies in Leeds, London and across UK demand better pay and pensions amid cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Universities condemned over threat to dock all pay of striking staff

Queen Mary in London and Wolverhampton criticised for ‘brutalising’ stance against employees

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of university workers stage strike in row over pay and pensions

Around 8,000 union members in Scotland will strike on Thursday, Friday and next Wednesday

Insider UK

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers on same day

One of the biggest walkouts of the year will be held on Thursday

The Independent UK

University of Nottingham 'disappointed' as staff members to strike over pay

It's part of nationwide industrial action taking place across three days

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Reuters

More than 70,000 UK university staff to strike for three days over pay - union

More than 70,000 university staff at 150 British universities will strike for three days in November over pay, working conditions and pensions, the University and College Union (UCU) said on Tuesday.

Wales Online

University staff back strike action in row over pay, conditions, and pensions

Historic ballot result means action could be taken at every university in the UK as union threatens to bring sector 'to a standstill'

The Independent UK

College lecturers launch strike action in pay dispute

Around 4,000 members of the University and College Union at 31 colleges in England will take up to 10 days of strike action over the coming weeks.

The Guardian - UK

Union calls for universities to use £3.4bn surplus to raise staff pay, or face strikes

Sector needs to invest in people rather than ‘shiny new vanity projects’, says UCU general secretary

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The Independent UK

Scrap vanity projects and reinvest spare cash in staff, universities told

The body representing employers in the pay dispute has described the union’s focus on capital investment as “disingenuous”.

The Independent UK

Talk of free speech crisis at universities ‘at odds with evidence’, union say

Jo Grady from University and College Union says government is ‘continuing to whip up a phony culture war’

The Independent UK

Union warns of geographical ‘cold spots’ in access to humanities degrees

An English literature lecturer has decried ‘cultural vandalism’ over the loss of humanities degrees at post-1992 institutions.

The Guardian - UK

University staff who can’t afford to eat ask for campus food banks

Young academics and support workers are on the breadline as the cost of living crisis bites

The Independent UK

University union calls for an end to ‘dangerous assault’ on humanities

UCU general secretary calls on Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to stop the ‘bonfire’ of arts and humanities subjects.

The Independent UK

Marking boycott to be enforced by half of university union’s branches

Some universities have threatened to dock pay or hire external staff to mark papers as part of a dispute over pay and pensions.

The Independent UK

Minimum entry requirements for loans will impact poor and minority students

New research finds a quarter of poorer students who sat GCSEs in 2011 and 2012 would not have accessed loans under proposed entry requirements.

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