The UCU (University and Collages Union) are balloting to conduct industrial action. They began balloting on the 18th of October 2021. The UCU are planning to strike over their ‘4 fights’; “ The scandal of the gender, ethnic, and disability pay gap. End contract casualisation and rising job insecurity. Tackle […]
UCU strikes
The UCU strikes over IT redundancies has been resolved and further strikes cancelled. Here at The Verse, Ines Dubourg reported of the UCU strikes due to IT redundancies last semester. She and many other students and staff highlighted the necessity of IT staff, particularly in COVID-19 times, whereby the majority, […]