In the Dark

Today members of the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU), which represents academic staff in UK universities, begin ten days of strike action over cuts to pensions, pay and working conditions.

I know it doesn’t help very much, but I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all the strikers well and express solidarity and support for their wholly justified action.

Universities affected by the strike include three that I’ve actually worked in: Sussex, Nottingham and Queen Mary, University of London. I understand that a large majority of those voting in the ballot at Cardiff were in favour of industrial action but there were insufficient responses to meet the legal threshold for a strike to be lawful.

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