- UCU members at 150 UK universities are walking out on Wednesday (1 February)
- Disputes over pensions, pay and working conditions will affect 2.5 million students
- 17 further days of strike action planned.
70,000 staff at 150 universities across the UK will be on strike tomorrow in disputes over pay, working conditions and pensions.
The strike is the first of 18 days which will impact 2.5 million students through February and March. UCU said the disruption is entirely the responsibility of university bosses who have refused to make staff fair offers.
Staff will be picketing all 150 universities across the UK.
Last week university bosses offered staff a 5% pay award. UCU said the offer is 'not enough' and expects members to reject it in big numbers in a consultation which was launched yesterday.
