Two further days of strike action at UK universities are going ahead this week after staff rejected the employers' pay offer. Over 70,000 staff at 150 universities across the UK will down tools tomorrow and Friday.
The action comes after an overwhelming 80% of members who voted rejected the latest offer from employers. Over 30,000 UCU members responded to UCU's online poll which was open for just four days. The offer is worth only 5% for most UCU members.
The National Union of Students (NUS) is backing staff taking the strike action, which will impact 2.5 million students. UCU said university bosses are "in hiding" and need to engage properly in negations if they want to stop a further 15 days of strike action from going ahead over the next two months.
