Four Fights info for students

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Staff Strike Dates

Monday 28 March – Friday 1 April 2022 inclusive

Why is this happening?

The background to UCU’s industrial action is summed up by these points: In higher education in the UK…

  • the pay gap between Black and white staff is 17%
  • women are paid on average 15.1% less than men
  • the disability pay gap is 9%
  • salaries have fallen against inflation by over 20% since 2009
  • academic staff work over 50 hours during a typical week
  • four fifths of staff report struggling with workload and poor mental health
  • a third of all academic staff are on fixed-term contracts

This is unacceptable.

How will this impact me and other students?

Strike action will undoubtedly have an impact on you. But things staying as they are now will have a worse and longer-term impact than any strike action.

That is why the National Union of Students supports this strike action, with 73% of students surveyed saying they supported university staff taking part in this campaign and strike action.

The industrial action is intended to force the employers who run higher education to improve the situation in four specific areas:

  • Inequalities
  • Casualization
  • Workload
  • Salaries

What actually happens on a strike day?

On strike days, no teaching will take place. Staff will not connect to email, Teams or other services. At the same time, staff will be taking ‘Action Short of a Strike’ and working-to-contract. This means that staff will not ‘catch up’ on anything that was not done on strike days.

How can I show my support?

To show your support for this strike against ‘a broken education system that harms us all’, sign the National Union of Students’ petition. Join us and enjoy the party atmosphere on the picket line outside your campus every morning of the strike. Make some noise on social media #OneOfUsAllOfUs #FourFights #FourFightsBrighton @ucu @BrightonUCU.

Join the ‘Student Staff Solidarity’ Teams group

Send a message of support here:

Four Fights student support
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