In a recent players’ group conference call, a faction, led by six-time All-Star Kyrie Irving, put forward the idea of staging a boycott against the proposed resumption of the NBA season in Orlando. The theory behind the suggested boycott is to help maintain the momentum of the BLM movement in the media, for once the…
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Students petition for strike compensation
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition asking UEA’s Vice Chancellor to reimburse students’ for teaching hours lost owing to strike action. UEA students Kazim Chaudri, Ben Bownass, Lucy Hampshire and Tim Humphreys set up the petition. In a letter to the Vice Chancellor they wrote: “University education is a service which we pay…
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Students wanting refunds
Starting on the 25 November, over a million students will face disruption as academics from 60 universities signed up to strike over their pay and pension. More than 43,000 members of the University and College Union (UCU) are taking part in the eight-day walkout on Monday over disputes about pension and pay. University chiefs have…
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UEA among universities facing eight days of strikes
60 universities, including UEA, are set for eight days of industrial action from 25 November to 4 December, the University and College Union (UCU) have announced. This strike comes after university campuses were hit with unprecedented strike action last year. The eight days of industrial action came after UCU members backed it over two issues:…
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UCU to ballot members for industrial action over pay deal
In a statement released on Friday 29 June the University and College Union (UCU) announced it will ballot its members for industrial action in a pay row. This follows a recommendation made by the Universities and Colleges’ Employers Association (UCEA) who advise member institutions on issues such as pay and terms and conditions for staff at higher…
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UEA is back to work, but what now?
After accepting a new pensions offer, the university staff union announced there will be no further strikes. Questions on the impact of the strike action on learning are now being made to university chiefs as the assessment period approaches. An e-ballot, distributed to University and College Union (UCU) members across the country, resulted in a…
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Strikes over after union staff accept proposal
Strike action which may have continued into exam time has been called off as members from the Universities and College Union (UCU) voted to accept a proposal made by Universities UK (UUK) at the end of last month. In what was a record turnout for a national ballot, 30,000 members of the UCU voted by…
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Fortnight of strikes in exam time threatened
After failures to resolve an ongoing pensions dispute the Universities and College Union (UCU) threatened fourteen more days of strikes during exams. This was announced after conflict with the higher education representative organisation Universities UK (UUK) escalated. UCU and UUK were engaged in talks with the industrial conciliation service Acas last week. If the two…
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Writers join workers with series of cancelled events
Writers with connections to UEA have supported the UCU strike by hosting alternative teach-in events and cancelling speaking events. Wednesday 7 March saw a ‘Writers for the Strike’ evening held at the Scholar’s Bar, in Union House. The event was organised in just two days, following the cancellation of Costa Book Award-winning author Jon McGregor’s…
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