Strike means 100% withdrawal of labour so unless you are on leave, unpaid sabbatical, or between contracts of employment please join us in the fight for pension rights, pay, and better terms and conditions of employment.

If you don’t strike you will lose up to 35% of the income accrued in your USS pension between now and retirement. If you don’t strike you won’t see a pay rise for at least another year. If you don’t strike nothing will be done to tackle the issues of workload, equality, job security.

There will be a picket at the main entrance each morning from 8.30 to 10.30am. Pets and children are very much welcome, and the weather forecast for next week looks unusually good with little chance of rain.

Recording strike action

Recording your strike days allows payroll to process deductions and it also shows the university the extent of our action, so please do this. You do not have to declare your intention to take strike action before you take it but you need to record strike action afterwards, and you should to this via ERP so that the information only goes to payroll.

Financial help

You can claim from both the national and local hardship funds if you need help to cover the cost of striking. We would much prefer members considered this option rather than not striking for financial reasons.

Further details, including illustrations, can be found on our cost of striking and strike pay web page. The net loss of pay is often lower than expected.