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University staff and NHS physiotherapists to go on strike

Industrial unrest continues to sweep the country in bitter disputes over pay, staffing and conditions

Wales Online

Glasgow strikes happening this February - full list and everything you need to know

People are taking to the streets in their thousands not just across Scotland but the UK as a whole, with many people such as NHS staff and teachers fighting for the likes of a better pay as the cost of living soars and their workload increases.

Glasgow Live

‘We feel for lecturers — but we want our fees back’: what students really think about the university strikes

Lecturers, librarians and administrative staff are among the 70,000 university workers set to strike for 17 days this term — so is Generation Covid right in asking for compensation? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

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Ellie Gomersall: Solidarity between workers and students gives hope for fairer future

Students from across Scotland took to rally outside the Scottish Parliament in demand of urgent action from the Scottish Government on strikes.

The National (Scotland)

'Enough is enough': Walkout Wednesday is ‘only the beginning’

THE coordinated strike action taken by members of various trade unions across the nations of Britain on Wednesday, February 1 was the biggest…

The National (Scotland)

1,000 University jobs at risk in Wales as more strikes planned

Universities Wales said 1,000 jobs could be cut as a result of lost EU funding

Wales Online

All strike dates you need to know about in February

Hundreds of thousands of workers from the UK's biggest industries will strike this month

Liverpool Echo

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The Leader podcast: London gripped by decade’s biggest strikes

Plus, the devastating impact on Gen Covid’s education

Evening Standard

‘Exploitation is the dirty secret of higher education’: London’s university staff on why they’re striking

More than 70,000 lecturers, librarians, cleaners and other university administrators are set to walk out for 18 days between now and April. Katie Strick hears three of their stories

Evening Standard

Strikers unite across England: ‘Our disputes may be separate but we have one aim’

Voices from picket lines and protests in Bristol, Birmingham and London on a day of mass industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Paisley lecturers begin 18-day strike action over pay and working conditions

On various dates over the course of the next two months, lecturers will refuse to work in an ongoing struggle for improved pay and working conditions.

Daily Record

'Universities should refund students because of the lecturer strike'

More than 70,00 staff at 150 universities, including all in Wales, will walk out on February first

Wales Online

University lecturer says strikes ‘for the students’ in face of ‘breaking system’

Anita Naoko Pilgrim, 59, said she tells her daughter ‘don’t become an academic’.

The Independent UK

Full list of every strike happening this week - check if you're affected

Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from seven trade unions will walk out on Wednesday in what will be the biggest day of industrial action in over a decade

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Wales Online

Teachers, train drivers, university lecturers and civil servants to join mass day of discontent strike this week

Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from several trade unions are set to walk out on Wednesday, February 1

Liverpool Echo

Lecturer earned as little as £5k a year on 'open ended' contracts

Roughly 70,000 UCU members at 150 universities are going on an 18-day strike from February 1

The Guardian - UK

‘Huge win’ for trade union as Durham University raises PhD students’ pay

University had paid some postgraduate researchers less than minimum wage

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland university students face more disruption as staff set to strike

If the action goes ahead, it will be the biggest series of strikes ever to hit UK university campuses

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Wales Online

University strike dates over seven weeks in February and March confirmed by union

It will be the biggest series of strikes to ever hit British universities - if they go ahead

Manchester Evening News

First date of strike action by over 70,000 university staff announced

A total of 18 days of action are planned

The Independent UK

Workers protest against anti-strike bill

Members of Unison, UCU, TSSA and Unite gathered outside the Business Secretary’s constituency office to oppose the new legislation.

Dynamite News

Over 70K Staff Of UK's Universities To Strike For 18 Days In Feb, Mar: Union

More than 70,000 employees at 150 universities in the United Kingdom will go on an 18-day strike over pay and attacks on pensions between February and March, University and College Union (UCU) announced on Thursday. Read on for details:

Manchester Evening News

Over 70,000 university staff to stage 18 DAYS of walkouts before April in row over pay

The UCU said 'the clock is ticking' for university bosses to avoid widespread disruption this year

Wales Online

Over 70,000 university staff to strike at 150 universities across the UK

The industrial action is part of a dispute over pay and conditions

The National (Scotland)

Students block 'Adult Human Female' film screening at Edinburgh University

STUDENTS at the University of Edinburgh have forced the cancellation of a film screening, which an academic union had previously labelled…

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