Strike
Anger on picket lines against university pensions deal
13 March 2018Striking workers want a lot more than is offer now
UCU union calls another 14 days of university strikes as action bites
08 March 2018More action is coming in 65 universities if bosses refuse to back down from attacking workers’ pensions.
University strikes squeeze bosses and transform mood on campus
07 March 2018One striker said, 'It just keeps getting better and better. The picket lines today were bigger than yesterday.'
Strikes show workers have power to change society
06 March 2018Strikes aren’t just another form of protest. They are our most powerful weapon against the bosses
University workers in no mood to back off as strikes escalate
05 March 2018UCU union members who are in their third week of pension strikes say they have the momentum and can win
West Virginia school workers reject deal agreed by union leaders and continue strike
01 March 2018Teachers and other public school workers in the US state of West Virginia have rejected a pay and conditions deal designed to get them back to work
More strikes in further education see solid support for pay fight
01 March 2018Pickets braved freezing temperatures on Thursday, the second day of a 48-hour walkout by workers in 14 further education colleges.
Spirit of resistance and confidence on strikers’ march in London
28 February 2018Thousands of university and FE strikers marched through central London on Wednesday to defend pensions, pay and education.
Defend education march for pensions and pay
28 February 2018University and college workers marched together in central London today, on a demonstration for pensions and pay.
Further education colleges join strikes alongside university workers
28 February 2018Workers across 15 colleges struckon Wednesday over pay. The UCU union members join those at 61 universities who are also out on strike to defend their pensions.
University strikers lobby bosses on fourth day of walkout
27 February 2018A noisy crowd of striking workers and students lobbied Universities UK (UUK) today
Colleges join strikes for pay
27 February 2018UCU union members across 14 colleges were set to start a 48-hour strike from Wednesday. Sunderland College workers will also strike on Wednesday.
‘Tremendous’ mood on picket lines as more groups join action
27 February 2018Hundreds of striking university workers and students held a noisy rally outside Universities UK (UUK) offices in central London on Monday.
Universities strike wave for pensions has bosses on back foot
27 February 2018Solid strikes by UCU union members have panicked university bosses. Workers across 61 universities began a three-day strike on Monday.
University workers say ‘We're taking back our colleges’
27 February 2018A wave of strikes by university workers over pensions has become a focus for people’s anger and discontent at the Tories’ and bosses’ attacks on education. A win for the strikers will be a boost to everyone who wants to fight back, reports Sadie Robinson
Universities strike day three—workers take fight to university bosses
26 February 2018UCU union members are in buoyant mood, and suspicious of bosses’ motives
Revealed—university bosses claim millions in expenses while workers face pensions cut
25 February 2018University vice chancellors are claiming millions in expenses to swan around in fancy hotels and posh restaurants while workers face savage attacks on their pensions
Strikers feel strong on second day of universities walkout
23 February 2018Pickets were out in force today for the second day of a two-day university strike
University strikers boosted by solidarity
22 February 2018Marches, demonstrations and student walkouts marked the first day of a university workers’ strike today.
University workers hit the picket lines as 40,000 strike
22 February 2018Universities across Britain were covered with pickets today as UCU union members struck over pensions.
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