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Reports from picket lines around the country report strong turnouts and lots of support from students

Picket line pictures

Pictures from the strike rallies and more from the picket lines

Workers across four unions in colleges and universities are set to strike on Tuesday of next week. This is an escalation of a dispute over pay.

Higher education unions have called a national strike for Tuesday 3 December.

Higher education workers took part in one of their strongest strikes for decades on Thursday of last week.

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Pictures from today's higher education strike around the country

Workers in UCU, Unite and Unison walked out today, Thursday, over paltry pay deal. Students and workers join picket lines and hold occupations in support.

Activists plan to protest at parliament over changes to young children’s education. 

Workers in the UCU, Unison and Unite unions in universities are set to strike over pay on Thursday 31 October. 

Unions representing higher education workers call Halloween strike over pay