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University workers force union into action
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University workers force union into action

Solid strikes by the UCU have given workers the confidence to fight for more, argues Sadie Robinson
19 March 2018
Students occupy in solidarity with university strikes
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Students occupy in solidarity with university strikes

University strikes have inspired students on several campuses across Britain to occupy in solidarity—and raise their own demands for education.
15 March 2018
Parents and teachers slam governors’ drive to make schools academies in east London
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Parents and teachers slam governors’ drive to make schools academies in east London

Strikers, parents and supporters rallied in east London on Thursday as NEU union members at three schools struck against academies.
15 March 2018
University strikers march after rejecting shoddy deal
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University strikers march after rejecting shoddy deal

Striking university workers marched in central London today—a day after stunning votes to reject a rotten pensions deal
14 March 2018
Thousands of university strikers march in London after rejecting rotten deal
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Thousands of university strikers march in London after rejecting rotten deal

Thousands of strikers, students and supporters marched through central London on Wednesday to defend education, pensions and workers’ action.
14 March 2018
Three Newham schools strike against academies - and win huge support
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Three Newham schools strike against academies – and win huge support

NEU union members in east London, are showing their determination not to let more of our schools become academies
14 March 2018
Pay fight at school in Waltham Forest
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Pay fight at school in Waltham Forest

Workers at Connaught School for Girls in north east London struck on Tuesday in an escalating dispute over pay
13 March 2018
US pay fight spreads after West Virginia teachers’ strike wins
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US pay fight spreads after West Virginia teachers’ strike wins

Powerful action by workers in West Virginia has inspired others to fight back
13 March 2018
UCU union calls another 14 days of university strikes as action bites
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UCU union calls another 14 days of university strikes as action bites

More action is coming in 65 universities if bosses refuse to back down from attacking workers’ pensions.
08 March 2018
University strikes squeeze bosses and transform mood on campus
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University strikes squeeze bosses and transform mood on campus

One striker said, 'It just keeps getting better and better. The picket lines today were bigger than yesterday.'
07 March 2018
Fight against academisation in Brent is still on
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Fight against academisation in Brent is still on

Workers at the Village School in Brent, north west London, faced a private security firm with dogs as they arrived to protest at a governors’ meeting last Wednesday.
06 March 2018
University workers in no mood to back off as strikes escalate
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University workers in no mood to back off as strikes escalate

UCU union members who are in their third week of pension strikes say they have the momentum and can win
05 March 2018