Over 70,000 university staff at 150 universities could now strike after UCU members overwhelmingly voted 'yes' to strike action in two historic national ballots.
The results in both ballots saw the union deliver momentous turnouts that beat the anti-union threshold. More than eight in ten of those who voted said 'yes' to strike action.
The union now has a mandate to deliver strike action at practically every university in the UK and has called on vice chancellors to enter negotiations immediately and make improved offers in order to avoid disruption.
Staff were balloted across two separate ballots: pay & working conditions, and cuts to pensions.