Staff at the University of Leeds have announced a three-day strike next week, from Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th October. Many Leeds academics are taking part, in a dispute over employment procedures. Members of the […]
Uni staff threaten strike
Changes to the University’s employment legislation have led to accusations of impinged academic freedom. The University and College Union (UCU) is threatening strike action over changes to the University’s employment laws after negotiations with the […]
Student nurses and midwives protest over scrapped bursaries
Student nurses and midwives from all over the country marched in London on Saturday to protest against the government’s plans to scrap the NHS student bursary as of August 2017. Currently student nurses and midwives […]
Junior doctors to strike next week
Junior doctors in England will strike next Tuesday, after meetings with the government failed to reach an agreement on conditions for the new junior doctors contract. Members from the British Medical Association (BMA), NHS Employers […]
Junior Doctors’ Strike Cancelled
The first ever planned 24-hour strike by NHS junior doctors in England was called off this evening. Whilst the strike is not going to go ahead, there have been implications for 4,000 patients as treatments […]
Uni condemns marking boycott
The University has criticised lecturers’ decision to take part in a marking boycott in protest of proposed cuts to staff pensions. A statement released to The Gryphon said, ‘We are extremely disappointed that the UCU […]
Lecturers to consider strike action
Students have been urged to support lecturers in a vote which could lead to strike action over ‘radical’ changes to pensions. The Universities and Colleges Union is asking members in 67 UK universities, including Leeds, […]
News | UPDATE: Lecturers' marking boycott called off as new pay offer is accepted
The threatened exam-marking boycott has been called off as Higher Education trade union groups accept the two per cent pay rise offer. The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) announced their ‘full and final’ pay offer […]
News | Third strike lucky?
Dozens of members of staff went on strike on Thursday following what they have described as “an increasingly bitter row over pay”. Members of University staff and students stood outside the Union building in solidarity […]
Photojournal | Staff on strike – "It's the last resort today"
“What’s twenty times six?” asks Ann Blair, law lecturer and President of University of Leeds University and College Union (UCU). “One hundred and twenty”. “Well. That’s how many mince pies I’ve been distributing on the […]
News | Universities prepare for second strike
A second strike is to be held on December 3 as pay disputes among University academics and staff continue. Staff across the country have been working to contracted hours since November 1, as unfair pay […]
News | LS interviews NUS President Toni Pearce
This week LS interviewed Toni Pearce, President of the NUS about the most important issues affecting students across the country. How did you feel about the recent lecturers’ strike? I think a really important thing […]