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“This is a matter of priority”: A rundown of this week’s UCU strikes

“This is a matter of priority”: A rundown of this week’s UCU strikes

On February 14th UCU strikes continued for the third week in a row. Here’s a rundown of everything that happened this week
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UCU vote for strike action in historic nation-wide ballot

UCU vote for strike action in historic nation-wide ballot

The UCU has voted for nation-wide strike action over pension cuts and pay and working conditions.
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US academic salaries do not cover basic living costs

A new wave of harsh cuts to HE institutions’ funding has left academics in financial uncertainty and fear. Many are struggling to pay for their homes and even food
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University and Colleges Union threatens further boycott

Academics may refuse to set or grade exams and coursework in response to a drastic pension shakeup proposal.
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Academics condemn regional pay proposals

60 academics signed a letter calling on the government to drop the plans
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Stressed academics face ‘increasingly intolerable pressure’

University staff are considerably more stressed than the average British working person
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Final year dissertation students faced absent supervisors

History department dismisses claims
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