LONDON – Greater than 70,000 workers at 150 universities throughout the UK will strike for 18 days between February and March in disputes over pay, working situations and pensions, the College and School Union (UCU) mentioned on Thursday.
“The clock is now ticking for the sector to provide a deal or be hit with widespread disruption all through spring,” UCU common secretary Jo Grady mentioned.
The union, which represents teachers, trainers, librarians and professional workers in faculties and universities, mentioned it was demanding higher pay after employers set a pay rise value 3% following greater than a decade of below-inflation pay awards.
Because the nation grapples with double-digit inflation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is beneath strain to resolve a wave of business actions in Britain that started final yr.
The strikes have concerned a whole bunch of hundreds of employees and repeatedly disrupted key providers like healthcare and rail transport.
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