University and College Union members are set to strike for three days at the end of November in the long-running disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions.
The action – announced following a meeting of the union’s higher education committee – follows the vote in favour of cross-sector walkouts in ballot results announced last month.
The exact dates of the November strikes are due to be published next week. More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities are eligible to join the picket lines, meaning disruption could affect millions of students’ education.
