This story appeared on the front page of The Gryphon on 3rd December 2021. The University and College Union, one of the largest higher education trade unions in the UK, will continue industrial action for […]
LUU refuses to support UCU industrial action
Leeds University Union has announced that it will not be supporting the upcoming strikes led by the University and College Union, one of the largest higher education trade unions in the UK.
University students and staff strike against full tuition fees and lack of Covid-19 support
Hundreds of students and staff members are planning to strike in a bid to obtain better living conditions for those living in halls and a reduction in tuition fees.
Pensions Shouldn’t Be the Focus of Strikes
UCU has announced another wave of strikes this semester. The key issues – pay, equality, casualisation, and workloads – have not changed. Whilst the November strikes led to some concessions, the main demands have not […]
Students: Use Your Collective Agency
Thursday 20th of February will mark the first in fourteen days of strike action spread over four weeks taken by the country’s largest Higher-Education union, University and College Union (UCU). UCU will be calling on […]
A Necessary Loss For One, Or For All?
As I’m writing this, you can find me bundled up behind my laptop, in my nice, warm room, wearing some hideous pyjamas, all while listening to the Mamma Mia Soundtrack over-and-over (sorry, flatmates). And no, […]
Stand and Support UCU Strikers
Staff at the University of Leeds have gone on strike this week for the second time in eighteen months, resulting in yet more disruption to students. The unresolved row between Universities UK (UUK) and the […]
Should University Students Be Compensated For Lecturer Strikes?
Should university students be compensated for lecturer strikes? Students at sixty universities are facing up eight days of industrial strike action over the coming weeks, between November 25th and December 4th 2019. Lecturers are striking […]
Academic Staff Moving Towards Strikes on 25th November
The University of Leeds is one of sixty higher education institutions where members of the trade union UCU have voted in favour of taking industrial action. UCU represents most academic staff, including lecturers and professions,managerial […]
Bradford’s Cutbacks on Culture
For the majority of people, libraries and museums are the cultural hubs of their local communities. With many providing their services for free, anyone can get to experience culture, no matter their background or where […]
News Round-up
New Guidelines for Universities on Suicide Prevention University staff who work with students should be trained in suicide prevention, according to new guidelines. The guidance, published by Universities UK and the charity Papyrus, comes in […]
Strike Action to End as UCU Accept UUK Offer
University and College Union (UCU) members have voted to accept a proposed deal from Universities UK (UUK), immediately drawing to a close the long period of industrial action. 53,415 UCU members were balloted, with 33,913 […]