UK university strikes
The Guardian view on university strikes: a battle for the soul of the campus
The market model in higher education has created an intellectual precariat who are right to fight back
25 Nov 2019
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University strikes offer a lesson in principles, pay and pensions
Academics respond to coverage about the ongoing disruption and suggest ways to resolve the issues
2 Dec 2019
Your editorial is right to emphasise the wider issues in the strike by university lecturers and support services (Lecturers have a just cause in this important battle for the soul of the campus, 26 November). But the pensions issue still lies at the heart of the dispute.
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Universities have driven their workers into the ground. That’s why I’m striking
Amelia Horgan
28 Nov 2019
Our eight days of action are in response to a marketised sector that has prioritised profit over the welfare of staff and students
Amelia Horgan is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Essex
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University strike: tens of thousands of staff walk out across UK
Lecturers and other workers begin eight-day action over pay and pensions
25 Nov 2019
Universities across the UK are facing widespread disruption after tens of thousands of lecturers and other staff walked out on strike in protest over pay cuts, increased pension costs and deteriorating conditions.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/nov/25/university-strike-staff-walk-out-uk-pay-pensions