More 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 University and College Union says.
“The clock is now ticking for the sector to produce a deal or be hit with widespread disruption throughout spring,” common secretary Jo Grady mentioned on Thursday.
The union, which represents teachers, trainers, librarians {and professional} workers in schools and universities, mentioned it was demanding higher pay after employers set a pay rise value three per cent following greater than a decade of below-inflation pay awards.
As the nation grapples with double-digit inflation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is underneath strain to resolve a wave of business actions in Britain that started final 12 months.
The strikes have concerned a whole bunch of hundreds of employees and repeatedly disrupted key providers akin to well being care and rail transport.
