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Pause in Strikes Causes Confusion for Students and Staff

Pause in Strikes Causes Confusion for Students and Staff

By Jacob Winter, BA Politics and International Relations On the 17th of February, the UCU announced their strikes would be paused for seven days after breakthroughs in negotiations regarding pay, conditions and pensions. This move has drawn criticism from many members of the Union, as no vote took place on

The NHS is on the Verge of Collapse

The NHS is on the Verge of Collapse

By Hiba Ul-Hasan, BA History The National Health Service (NHS) has been experiencing one of its most serious crises since its founding in 1948. Along with rising living costs due to inflation, the NHS is on its last legs, attempting to meet increasing demands. The NHS has had a shortage

18 Days of University Strikes to come as Vice Chancellors Laugh off Workers’ Demands

18 Days of University Strikes to come as Vice Chancellors Laugh off Workers’ Demands

By Archie Thomas – BA Politics and International Relations University staff will go on strike for 18 days between February and March after vice-chancellors refused to meet demands over pay, conditions, and pensions. This round of strikes called by the UCU (University and College Union) will see 70,000 staff from

Is Britain heading towards a General Strike?

Is Britain heading towards a General Strike?

By Archie Thomas, BA Politics and International Relations 2022 has been a year of strikes. Mass industrial action has hit rail, mail, and higher education. With these disputes largely unresolved, strikes have now also been called for by nurses, bus drivers, civil servants, and delivery workers. Is Britain heading for

SOAS UCU and UNISON Join Nationwide Strikes Across the University Sector

SOAS UCU and UNISON Join Nationwide Strikes Across the University Sector

By Hala Haidar, BA Global Development On 24, 25 and 30 November, SOAS UCU and SOAS UNISON branches joined nationwide strikes across UK universities. UCU strikes were seen across 153 universities and UNISON strikes across 19 universities. They totalled 70,000 striking university staff and impacted more than 2.5

SOAS Staff Strike Again

SOAS Staff Strike Again

By Lara Holly Gibbs, MA Gender Studies Monday 14 February marked the start of 10 days of industrial action this term. The action was announced by UCU SOAS and described as the ‘most sustained and ambitious period of industrial action’ in their history. UNISON called for strike action across the

Patrons of the Picket: A Conversation with Sandy Nicoll and Kerem Nişancıoğlu

Patrons of the Picket: A Conversation with Sandy Nicoll and Kerem Nişancıoğlu

By Millie Weighton Glaister, BA Politics and International Relations Poetically, my interview with Sandy Nicoll and Kerem Nişancıoğlu was almost entirely jeopardised by London unravelling at the hands of a tube strike. Luckily, after a couple of electric bikes and a lot of swerving through gridlocked traffic, I made it