Staff at the University of Leicester begin nine days of strike action on Wednesday over the university's enforcement of 50% wage deductions for staff taking part in the marking boycott.
The full days of strike action are:
- Week 1: Wednesday 21 June
- Week 2: Monday 26, Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 June
- Week 3: Tuesday 18 July, Wednesday 19 July, Thursday 20 July, Friday 21 July
Management at Leicester plans to stop paying staff 50% of their salary from the first day marking becomes available until the boycott ends.
The boycott covers all marking and assessment, including in writing, online, or verbally at 145 UK universities. It will continue until employer body the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) makes an improved offer in the ongoing pay and working conditions dispute, at which point UCU will decide whether to continue the action or call it off.
