UCU welcomed the decision by university employers to enter negotiations to resolve disruptive strike action currently impacting 150 universities.
UCU and the four other higher education unions (EIS, GMB, UNISON and Unite) and employer representative the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) have agreed to further talks mediated by conciliation service Acas. The discussions will begin Monday.
Acas mediated talks are intended to address the issues in dispute, which include pay, equality, job insecurity and workloads.
Strike action remains on. Staff will be on strike tomorrow and then back out for three consecutive days of strikes from Tuesday. In total 18 days of strike action are planned throughout February and March.
