Five days of strike action at the University of the West of England

Support staff at the University of the West of England will take a further five days of action over “insulting” pay offer. The action is set for Monday 4 – Friday 8 December 2023.

Support the picket lines

A round up of picket line locations as university support staff in Bristol are set for further strike action.

UNISON members on the picket line outside Arts University Bournemouth. Members hold purple flags and placards aloft against a beautiful blue sky.

Autumn term strikes set to go ahead at four South West universities

The results are in for the higher education strike ballot that ran from 31 May to 31 July – and 4 higher education institutions in the South West have met the threshold for action.

Raise wage offer and prevent more university strikes, says UNISON

Support staff at universities in Bristol are being balloted from this week for industrial action over the “inadequate” pay offer from the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA).

University picket lines this week

University of Bristol, University of Gloucestershire and the University of the West of England will take further strike action this week.

Thousands of university workers strike again over wages

Higher education staff are walking out over the coming days in a third wave of strikes over inadequate pay, says UNISON today (Thursday).

South West university workers strike again over wages, says UNISON

Higher education staff in the South West will walk out this week in a new wave of strikes over inadequate pay, says UNISON today (Thursday).

UNISON official picket placards

University staff in the South West vote to strike over ‘ludicrously low’ pay rise

Cleaners, administrators, library, catering and security workers at Bath Spa University, University of Bristol, University of Gloucestershire and the University of the West of England have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.