UK universities could be hit by an “indefinite strike” starting in February, but the general secretary of the University and College Union has refused to endorse the action.
Jo Grady has clashed with her own union’s higher education committee on the next steps in the long-running dispute over pay, working conditions and pensions, advocating for “blocks of action” across three months next year, instead of an all-out walkout.
Giving an update to members in a video posted on Twitter, Dr Grady said the higher education committee had decided on two courses of action in 2023, following on from the sector-wide strikes held in the autumn term.
“The first is a marking and assessment boycott and that is to begin in January. The second is in an all-out indefinite strike to begin in February,” she said.
