This can sometimes lead to some classes being cancelled on days when University teachers are taking strike action. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) will walk out between December 1-3 following votes in favour of industrial action. To understand why UCU are striking, and to understand what our vote of support means, read the paper submitted to Council. Andy Kilmister reports on the upcoming strike action by the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) which will take place in December. The said release will contain the modalities of the strike action. The following was sent to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Birmingham on 1 October 2021: Dear Professor Sir David Eastwood, We are writing on behalf of all academic and related staff at the University of Birmingham regarding the potential for strike action this term. We have more than 12,000 staff across the University. strike action would be decided upon by worker involved. The University and College Union (UCU) has announced three days of industrial strike action which is taking place at 58 universities across the country, including the University of Salford. Staff at universities across Scotland are set to begin five days of strike action. To find out more about the strike action and how it may affect you, see our strike action information for students. You can find out more about what strike and Action Short of Strike mean in the following information. Notice of Strike Action from 23-29 March 2022 The University & College Union (UCU), a trade union that represents some of our academic and professional services staff, has given formal notice of strike action from 23-29 March 2022. Open to all members of YUFA. The University of Manchester Students Union and the University agreed that money will be reinvested into benefiting students in the following areas: The disruption comes after members of the University and College Union (UCU) voted in favour for the action due to a long-running dispute over pay and pensions. Tensions are rising across UK university campuses amid multiple rounds of redundancies and the use of the gig economy to deliver higher education. Academics at 37 universities have voted in favour of continued strike action against pension cuts. declining voluntary tasks) until May 2022. The dispute over pay, pension, and working conditions continues for UCU members as strike action is scheduled to go ahead next week. 14 University located in Nuskka, Enugu State, Nigeria. Burnley College staff could strike in September according to the UCU. Pay rises were agreed earlier in the year at Hopwood Hall College and Bury College, and UCU is calling for employers across the region to follow their lead and agree to improved pay offers. Read this important update for staff and students. This action short of a strike could continue for up to 5 months. The vote was triggered by cuts to USS Pensions which, according to the University and College Union (UCU), would cut the guaranteed retirement income of individual members by 35%. This means that participating staff will work to their contractual hours only and will not take on any additional or voluntary work. The ballot was organised by UCU nationally and both pay and pensions are agreed nationally not locally. University staff across the country are going on strike this week, over pay, working conditions and pensions. There is an ongoing period of 'working to contract' (e.g. The voting at Bristol saw a 52% turn out, exceeding the legal minimum threshold of 50 per cent. We regret to inform you that the University of Nottingham is among 58 universities across the country that will experience industrial action by members of the University & College Union (UCU) in the form of strike action from 1 to 3 December 2021 followed by action short of a strike (working to contract). Strike action at UK universities has spread to 68 institutions as staff blamed bosses for failing to make improved offers on pensions, pay and working conditions. The University and College Union said today (February 21) more than 50,000 staff have a mandate to strike and over a million students are being impacted. Strike Action Response. The UCU has divided Wednesdays strike into four separate actions on an institution by institution basis, with staff at major universitieseven in the During strike action, members of academic and professional staff who are members of UCU did not work on these days. Action short of a strike, as we were previously notified, will continue ending no later than 3 May 2022. Stirling University will be hit with strikes from 1 to 3 December. More emphasis was placed on strike action and employees productivity. This means that participating staff will work to their contractual hours only and will not take on any additional or voluntary work. During ASOS striking staff worked to their contracted hours only, which means they will not have worked outside of those hours or covered additional duties, such as for other staff who are on annual leave or off sick. To be eligible for strike benefits, all Members will need to contribute to job action (4 hours each day for physical picketing or 4 hours each day for virtual picketing, from Monday through Friday) to receive strike benefits which are tax-free. UCU Roehampton is entering into a period of industrial action with the Senior Management at Roehampton. Pay rises were agreed earlier in the year at Hopwood Hall College and Bury College, and UCU is calling for employers across the region to follow their lead and agree to improved pay offers. The University and College Union (UCU) has announced a further five days of strike action in relation to national disputes over the 2020/21 pay award and USS pensions. Preparations are being made for a marking and assessment boycott and five more days of strike action at universities embroiled in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) pay and pensions battle. Strike Action Briefing for Students. Monday 22-11-2021 - 17:20. There are around 12,000 staff at the University. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. We have notified the University formally that we are calling on all support members of staff to take strike action, and we have as such notified the University on your behalf.Industrial action is therefore the default reason for absence for any member of support This strike action will take place between Wednesday 1st December Friday 3rd December. Industrial Action by Newcastle University Colleagues. Members of the teaching faculty at the University of Essex will take part in strike action and a marking boycott as students' final exams loom closer. According to the UCU, the strike is expected to last up to ten days and the first five days [] The action has been characterised as "something of a milestone" for "impending service sector strikes of Monday 28th March to Friday 1st April, 2022. University staff strike dates: the four Manchester universities affected in February & March by UCU walk-outs. We are pleased to be able to inform students that an agreement has been reached between the University and our local branch of UCU with regards to the ongoing dispute around pay and pensions. December 1, 2021. Industrial action taking place. 3.1 Theoretical background Strike action took place in December 2021 and February, March and April 2022. Members of the Bristol Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) have voted in favour of strike action in disputes over the pensions and the Four Fights: pay, workload, equality, and casualised contracts. In most countries, they were quickly made illegal, as factory owners had UNISON members at nine higher education institutions are to take industrial action on the current years pay offer in the coming weeks, after those institutions passed the legal turnout threshold in a ballot that closed last Friday. Education News. As inflation sky-rockets and the cost of living bites, industrial action is on the rise across the UK. Strike action took place in December 2021 and February, March and April 2022. However, over pensions, 49.95% of those balloted at the University of Manchester responded, missing the threshold by 0.05%, the equivalent of 1 vote. UCU Roehampton is entering into a period of industrial action with the Senior Management at Roehampton. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to perform work. Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma Chapter, has suspended its 66 day-old strike action over unpaid salaries for several months and more than 1 year unpaid check-off dues and other sundry deductions from salaries in the institution. Training school for a new generation of university unionists More info at StrikeUniversity.org. Although a lot of the people striking are academics and lecturers, UCU members also include administrators, computer staff, librarians, postgrads and more. Think tank for the UC COLA movement. I am a member of the University and College Union (UCU) and will be on strike. University of Manitoba faculty are in a strike position after 85 per cent voted over the past three days to authorize that action. UCU industrial action will take the form of discontinuous strikes on 28, 29, 30 and 31 March, and 1 April. Staff at 24 UK universities have secured a mandate to take further strike action in a dispute over cuts to pensions which could see disruption continue throughout the rest of the academic year. In late 2019, UCU staff at 60 universities initially went on strike, which grew to 74 institutions in a Strike action at UK universities has spread to 68 institutions as staff blamed bosses for failing to make improved offers on pensions, pay and working conditions. Although the vote if an underlying clinically diagnosed condition was exacerbated by the strike action. Please resend your email after the strikes have finished if you still require a response. 04 March 2022. All over the country, 58 Universities are participating in industrial action from 1 December 2021. UNISONs position on this is the same as in our 2012 and 2014 strikes. The results were announced less than 24 hours after the UCU reported a 76 per cent yes vote for strike action over cuts to pensions provided by the Universities Superannuation Scheme. Strike University. 221. The University & College Union (UCU) have given notice of 10 further days of strike action in relation to ongoing national disputes over pensions, pay and working conditions. A number of UK universities, including the University of Liverpool, have received notification from the University and College Union (UCU) that a period of strike action will take place on Wednesday 1, Thursday 2 and You may be aware that a series of national strike days and action short of a strike in Higher Education are scheduled to take place in February and March. However, additional strike action commenced on November 3 and lasted until January 7, 2022, when a tentative agreement with the university was reached. For more information please see our campaigns page. Universities UK voted for the measure earlier this year, but the 2. UCU members at 64 Universities (including University of Manchester) also voted to take action short of a strike. The University and College Union (UCU), a trade union representing 110,000 staff at UK universities, [1] ran a major series of connected strikes in 201822. 4 mins read. The students union supports our action. The strike is the latest in a long-running dispute. This began on Wednesday 1st December and means that participating staff will strictly work to their contract without taking on any additional duties. They ran a referendum to determine what stance they should take. The most common form of action is strike action. News. To find out more about the strike action and how it may affect you, see our strike action information for students. More than a million students are set to be affected by three days of strikes when university staff take industrial action over pay, working conditions and Monday 14th February marked the beginning of yet another period of industrial action by members of the University and College Union here in the UK, a union which has around 120,000 members. Monday, March 21, 2022 (All day) to Sunday, March 27, 2022 (All day) Between the 21st and 27th March we are taking strike action, many in person and virtual pickets, rallies and events are being organised. UCU members have also voted to take action short of a strike. 84.6% of the students who voted support our strike action. The University and College Union (UCU) began ten days of strike action on Monday, February 14, 2022. Staffordshire University, the first institution in the UK to offer an esports degree, has said its disappointed strike action is taking place over its decision to hire new staff via a subsidiary company.. Staffordshires University and College Union (UCU) has been striking over the universitys decision that new academic staff will not be employed directly by the The University will not benefit financially from the strikes, but instead will make sure the money from pay deducted from those UCU members taking strike action will benefit students. in more than decade and coming after 240m in additional funding announced in 2018. It is the third round of strike action in the current academic year. The 20212022 Columbia University strike was a labor strike involving graduate student workers at Columbia University in New York City.The strike began on March 15, 2021, and ended on May 13, 2021. Industrial action at UK universities. The University has agreed to reimburse the costs for any students who may have incurred unnecessary travel and/or caring costs when teaching events were cancelled as a result of the strike action. Students understand that our working conditions are their learning conditions and stand with us in wanting them improved. A number of UCU members are graduate teaching assistants. Students face disruption as university staff back strike action. The University and College Union (UCU) has secured a mandate for industrial action across many UK Universities in a ballot that closed on 4th November. Strike action 2021-2022. The threshold set by the government for strike action requires 50% of those balloted to respond in order for strike action to legally be allowed to take place. Trade unionists hold a rally in support of the RMTs nationwide rail strike, London, June 2022. Of the 1,069 who cast a vote (51%), 839 (78.7%) voted for strike action and 929 (87.3%) voted for action short of a strike. Following the industrial action in February and March 2022, the University has committed to investing the savings from pay foregone by staff into a Learning Opportunity Fund. 25 Jun. Strike action 2021-2022. Of the 6,000 colleagues working at the University of Exeter, approximately 400 UCU members voted in support of taking strike action on the national pay and working conditions and USS pension disputes. Overall, eight in ten (79.5%) backed strike action with almost nine in ten (88.1%) voting for action short of strike (ASOS). UCU members at 64 Universities (including University of Manchester) also voted to take action short of a strike. : There is a negative impact of strike action on University academic staff productivity. 13 July 2022. During term 1 (2021/22) UCU announced three days of strikes taking place from 1-3 December 2021 followed by more days across a few weeks in term 2: 14-18 February, 21 & 22 February and 28 February - 2 March. Wales. U. niversities could face a further five days of strike action beginning later in March, unions have warned. Zoom link (sent via YUFA-M) In preparation for possible strike action, the YUFA strike mobilization committee is organizing a meeting to go through the basics of what a strike entails and answer your questions. (October 18th) the University and College Union (UCU) balloted its members on possible strike action over pensions, pay, workloads and casualised contracts. Please also check out the strike vote, strike, and lockout FAQ on the YUFA website for more information about the possible For the third time this academic year, the University and College Union (UCU) has called strike action. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became important in factories and mines. All over the country, 58 Universities are participating in industrial action from 1 December 2021. University and College Union (UCU) members voted 76% in favour of strike action, while 88% voted for action short of a strike. The peoples university. Tuesday, 16 November 2021. The staff of 44 universities, including Cambridge, Leeds and Edinburgh, are joining the strike this week, to protest brutal pension cuts, the Strike action is due to take place at 68 universities in the UK in February 2022. The Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced three days of strike action from 1-3 December coupled with `working to contract following two successful industrial action ballots. The University will remain open throughout the strike action our aim is for activities and facilities to run as close to a normal service as possible. Founded in 1955 and formally opened on 7th October 1960, the University of Nigeria has four campuses-Nuskka, Enugu and Ituku-Ozalla-Located in Enugu State and one in Aba, Abia State Nigeria. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) have begun a strike action on February 14 over cuts to pensions, pay, and working conditions, affecting the studies of students at 68 universities in the United Kingdom. March 18, 2022 5 mins read The University and College Union has recommended further industrial action to its members; teaching staff from 39 universities will strike next week, including The University of Stirling. Additionally, 26 campuses saw student-led occupations in solidarity with striking staff: almost certainly the largest wave of direct action in the UK student movement since the 2010 protests against the trebling of tuition fees from 3000 to 9000 per year. Members of SHU UCU Branch are taking part in industrial action for Four Fights around workloads, casualisation, equality and pay. Continuous Action Short of a Strike began on Wednesday 1 December 2021 and will end no later than Tuesday 3 May 2022. Earlier this month UCU members backed strike action in two separate ballots, one over pension cuts and one over pay & working conditions. Strike benefits or picket pay is 140 dollars for each 4-hour shift up to a total of 5 shifts per week. Dates. In preparation for possible strike action, the YUFA strike mobilization committee is organizing a meeting to go through the basics of A number of staff members at the University of Northampton will take part in national strikes over pensions, pay and working conditions in December. So, you will be expected to be present at work in the usual way for any days that strike action is not scheduled for. New core UNISON advice. Some staff at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Ulster University (UU) have launched 10 days of strike action. This began on Wednesday 1st December and means that participating staff will strictly work to their contract without taking on any additional duties. Stanford University Medical Center (Wikimedia/Travis Wise) Measured by total inpatient discharges, Cedars-Sinai and Stanford Health Care The most common form of action is strike action. During strike action, some staff refuse to work and may join picket lines to protest. This can sometimes lead to some classes being cancelled on days when University teachers are taking strike action. The Universitys standard exam period is Monday 23 May - Saturday 11 June 2022. During strike action, some staff refuse to work and may join picket lines to protest. Industrial Action: Information for Students. Also, the University Teachers Association of Ghana is insistent that it would not Learning Opportunity Fund. In the third week of strike action, 39 universities will walk out over three days on pay and working conditions only, on February 28 to March 2. This ends all industrial action under the current UCU mandate (to 7 October 2022), including the planned marking and assessment boycott and the threat of strike action. This action short of a strike could continue for up to 5 months. The University will remain open throughout the strike action our aim is for activities and facilities to run as close to a normal service as possible. UCU members have also voted to take action short of a strike. Universities to be hit with three days of strikes in December 16 November 2021 58 universities will be hit with three days of strike action from Wednesday 1 December to Friday 3 December. There will be walk-outs spread across two weeks in the city, as part of a dispute with University and College Union members about pay and working conditions. Strike action is legal action taken by members of a trade union in protest against their employer. Action Network is an open platform that empowers individuals and groups to organize for progressive causes. Two institutions in Northern Ireland, where the turnout threshold does not apply, also supported a strike. University staff across the country are going on strike this week, over pay, working conditions and pensions. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at institutions across the UK will walk out between December 1-3 following votes in favour of industrial action. Five Welsh train lines run on third day of strike. Some classes may be affected by the strike and we understand that this will cause disruption and possibly concern. [2] The 2018 strike ended in a temporary gain of time for USS members. UCU members at 64 Universities (including University of Manchester) also voted to take action short of a strike. This began on Wednesday 1st December and means that participating staff will strictly work to their contract without taking on any additional duties. This action short of a strike could continue for up to 5 months. 3.0 LITERATURE REVIEW Extant literature that gave insight into the assessment of the impact of strike action on employees productivity were reviewed. University and College Union (UCU) members from 11 Scots institutions will walk out from Monday. Vuk Valcic/Reuters. in more than decade and coming after 240m in additional funding announced in 2018. The action is being taken in a dispute over pension cuts and deteriorating pay and conditions. 18 Nov 2021. The action is scheduled to take place from Monday, 28 March to Friday, 1 April inclusive. The industrial action is being led by the University and College Union (UCU). Any strike action will only be lawful if it is taken on the notified strike days. Commenting on the strike action a University of Stirling spokesperson said: We are very disappointed with It will take place in two waves: 39 universities will strike from 21-25 March, while 28 will walk out between the 28 March and 1 April. The University and College Union has indicated that this will consist of its members only working their contracted hours and duties and not volunteering for additional activities. Monday 12 February 2018. Action short of a strike began on Wednesday, 1 December 2021 and could last up to Tuesday, 3 May 2022. What does strike action mean for students? On strike days, there may be an impact on your teaching or research supervision, and some of your scheduled sessions may be cancelled at short notice. Inform the University of how the strike action impacted your assessed work due to your own very personal circumstances, e.g. On 4 November, staff at the University of St Andrews and universities around the UK voted in favour of strike action. We are on strike in what is a long-running battle against the degradation of higher education in Britain as represented by a manifold attack on conditions. The ballot covered 68 universities, of which 35 met the 50% turnout threshold that is legally required for strike action. Burnley College staff could strike in September according to the UCU. Following a vote of Durham UCU members, the Universitys offer to end industrial action was accepted on Friday 20 May 2022.
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