The University of Nottingham says it is disappointed that some of its staff members will be going on strike as part of a nationwide demand for better pay and conditions. The University and College Union (UCU) announced on Tuesday (November 8) that more than 70,000 staff at 150 universities would be going on strike for three days later this month.
They are demanding a "meaningful pay rise" and an end to the use of insecure contracts, with the UCU saying that a third of academic staff are on some form of temporary contract. The union confirmed that whilst Nottingham Trent University would not be affected by the strikes, some staff members at the University of Nottingham would be joining the industrial action.
Jo Grady, the general secretary of the UCU, said: "Campuses across the UK are about to experience strike action on a scale never seen before. 70,000 staff will walk out and make clear they refuse to accept falling pay, cuts to pensions and insecure employment.
