UK’s biggest ever university strikes as staff begin 14 days of walkouts on Thursday
UCU members at 74 universities will begin 14 days of strikes on Thursday (20 February) in the largest wave of strikes ever seen on UK campuses.
The full strike dates are:
Week one – Thursday 20 & Friday 21 February
Week two – Monday 24, Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 February
Week three – Monday 2, Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5 March
Week four – Monday 9, Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 & Friday 13 March
The disputes centre on the sustainability of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and rising costs for members, and on universities’ failure to make significant improvements on pay, equality, casualisation and workloads.
see more here: https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/10643/UKs-biggest-ever-university-strikes-as-staff-begin-14-days-of-walkouts-on-Thursday
UCU members will strike at the following locations in the South West
Bath Spa
Picket locations/times, teach outs/rallies
Newton Park, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9BD, 8am to 12pm on every strike day
Locksbrook Campus, Locksbrook Road, Bath, BA1 3EL, 8am to 12pm on every strike day
Corsham Court, Corsham Court, Church St, Wiltshire, Corsham SN13 0BZ, 8am to 12pm on every strike day
1st teach-out at The Globe on the first strike day, Thursday 20th, at 1-3pm.
Pennyquick, Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BB
Subsequent teach outs still being arranged.
Bath
Picket locations/times, teach outs/rallies
Virgil Building Manvers Street 8-11 am
5 Manvers St, Bath BA1 1JQ
Main Entrance 7:30-9:30 am
Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY
North Road 7:30-9:30 am
South Building 7:30-11:30 am
Exeter
Picket locations/times, teach outs/rallies
Streatham Drive / Stocker Road Junction Entrance (EX4 4PX), 8-10am.
Prince of Wales Rd Entrance (EX4 4SB), 8-10am.
Thornlea Entrance, New North Rd (Exeter EX4 4LA), 8-10am.
St Luke’s Entrance, Magdelene Rd (Exeter EX1 2LU), 8-10am.
Penryn Site, Main gate (Penryn TR10 9FE).
Bristol
Picket locations/times, teach outs/rallies
Main entrance on Woodland Road, 8:30am
Main Entrance on Priory Road, 8:30 am
At 10.30am on Thursday, 20 February 2020 UCU members will gather outside the Victoria Rooms for a rally before marching to College Green.