Staff at exam board AQA will stage a 72-hour walkout over pay which union leaders warn could affect the delivery of thousands of GCSE and A-level results. A-level results are expected to be released on 18 August, with GCSE released the following week on 25 August, but Unison has said the walk-out could cause some disruption.
Members of Unison will walk out for three days, from 29 to 31 July. It said many of the staff involved say they are struggling to make ends meet following successive below-inflation pay awards.
Staff were given an increase of 0.6% in 2021, with 3% offered this year, which the union said is a real-terms pay cut. Unison official Lizanne Devonport said the workers have been left with “no other option” but to strike.
