University could ‘slash quarter of teaching jobs due to drop in student numbers’ Union says Birkbeck, University of London planned cuts would be ‘disaster’ The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
University staff set for walkout as pay and pensions dispute continues The UCU members voted in two separate ballots over the proposed strike action Daily Record · Oct 27, 2022
Staff at Liverpool universities poised to strike over pay, conditions and pensions More than 70,000 university staff across the country could strike Liverpool Echo · Oct 26, 2022
UK university staff vote for strike action over pay, conditions and pensions Union calls on vice-chancellors to negotiate to prevent higher education being brought to ‘complete standstill’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2022
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' Wales Online · Oct 24, 2022
University staff vote in favour of strikes Union ballots taken over pay and working conditions, and cuts to pensions. Insider UK · Oct 24, 2022
Universities face strike threat after union members back action on pay and pensions UNIVERSITIES face being brought “to a standstill” by a fresh wave of strikes after an overwhelming majority of trade union members voted for… The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2022
Falmouth University ‘deeply disappointed’ at academic staff strike The university in Cornwall said it had taken steps to protect its future, amid ‘challenging economic conditions’ Birmingham Post · Oct 5, 2022
Falmouth University academic staff to strike in employment dispute Lecturers and researchers at the university in Cornwall are set to walk out for three consecutive says this month Birmingham Post · Oct 4, 2022
The strikes and industrial action that could hit schools and universities in Wales Staff are angry over below inflation pay offers as the cost of living bites Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022
Staff at Bristol's biggest college strike for better pay “Strike action on this scale in further education is unprecedented" Bristol Post · Sep 28, 2022
UCU strikes 2022: Why are college and university lecturers striking? The strikes will take place over the next four weeks Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2022
Picket line college lecturers say strike is most significant they have taken Around 4,000 members of the University and College Union at 31 colleges will take strike action over the coming week. The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022
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 Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022 England’s FE colleges face ‘unprecedented’ wave of strikes Staff across country will take 10 days of action, spread over a four-week period, in protest over latest pay offer
Reuters · Sep 12, 2022 Staff at 26 English colleges vote for 10 day strike Staff at 26 English further education colleges are planning to take ten days of strike action starting on Sept. 26 over a pay dispute, the University and College Union (UCU) said on Monday.
Wales Online · Sep 6, 2022 University staff in Wales ballot for action over 3% pay rise, working conditions and pension cuts Staff at all eight universities in Wales are being balloted
Wales Online · Sep 6, 2022 University lecturers to vote on industrial action over pay and pensions More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities are being balloted
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022 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
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022 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 Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022 University accused of ‘vindictive attack’ as staff lose 21 days’ pay over protest Academics fear docked wages after marking boycott at Queen Mary University of London are start of a wider crackdown
Manchester Evening News · Jul 15, 2022 Staff at two Greater Manchester colleges announce September strikes It comes after an ongoing row over pay
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022 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 · Jun 26, 2022 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
Liverpool Echo · Jun 25, 2022 'Scared' strikers struggling to pay bills 'can't afford not to strike' "Everybody is hurting. There are people over there now who are experiencing real poverty"