UCU demo on 30 November
Staff represented by the University and College Union will be joining Unison colleagues on the picket lines in three days of action: 24, 25 and 30 November. Thanks to victory in an aggregated ballot, virtually all universities are involved in the dispute on pay and conditions. Some employers — particularly those hit hard by action last year — have been offering local bonuses, but none has yet delivered a rise to match inflation. There will be a national demonstration on 30 November, beginning 1pm at King’s Cross, London, to coincide with a key employers’ meeting. At Birkbeck University of...