The Strikers Strike Again: The Bitter Reality of the UK Higher Education
On Wednesday, 24 May 2023, the University and College Union (UCU) took the streets, again.
The reason: pension cuts, working conditions and repetitive attacks on university staff pay. This round of strikes comes after months of negotiations with UCEA, and more recently, threats and cut on teachers´salary. With adhering university staff from 145 institutions across the UK, UCU launched a marking boycott in April 2023. At SOAS University, a few steps away from Russel Square, in the heart of London, the #settlethedispute rally started at 1 pm (GMT). University staff and students have been striking for months, and after various…
