The University and College Union (UCU) at the University of Salford has announced three days of industrial strike action which is taking place at universities across the country too. This strike action will take place on Thursday 24th November, Friday 25th November and Wednesday 30th November.
As your students’ union, we are here for students and our job is to support and represent your interests. For some, this will mean supporting UCU to lobby the University for better working and pay conditions, however for others this will mean liaising with the university to ensure we can mitigate the impact of the strike action on your learning experience as much as possible. We will be doing the following:
The current industrial action is happening because of a national matter which the University of Salford cannot solve alone. This issue will only be resolved through negotiation undertaken by all parties; some ground will have to be given on both sides of this dispute for a resolution to be found.
We urge the university to put pressure on UUK and UCEA to get back around the table with UCU to find a resolution. We also ask that the Salford branch of UCU puts pressure on the national committee to come back to the table to find an appropriate solution.
USSU Sabbatical Officers
November 2022