Staff at exam board AQA are to stage a 72-hour walkout over pay which union leaders warn could affect the delivery of thousands of GCSE and A-level results. Members of Unison will walk out for three days, from Friday July 29 to Sunday July 31.
The union warned industrial action is likely to escalate unless talks are reopened. Many of the staff involved say they are struggling to make ends meet following successive below-inflation pay awards, Unison said.
Staff were given an increase of 0.6% last year, with 3% offered this year, which Unison said is a real-terms pay cut. Unison official Lizanne Devonport said the workers have been left with “no other option” but to strike.
