Potential staff strikes signal huge disruption to universities

iNews 25 September 2021

The University and College Union (UCU) in the United Kingdom is threatening strike action before Christmas and into the New Year in a row with employers over pensions and pay and conditions, writes Will Hazell for iNews.

If the strikes go ahead, they would spell huge disruption at a time when students are only just beginning to return to face-to-face teaching after months of online learning because of the pandemic.

The UCU said that it would run the latest ballots from 18 October to 4 November. Members will vote on whether to take action at 152 institutions in total – six over pensions, 83 over pay and working conditions, with a further 63 institutions facing ballots over both pensions and pay and conditions.
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