News Archive: February 2018

UCU Strike Action - GSA statement - 21/02/18

UCU Strike Action – GSA statement – 21/02/18

The University have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions that we know many of our members have been asking or worried about. You can find this list here https://www.york.ac.uk/students/industrial-action/ The FAQ features an explanation of the reasons for the strike taking place from the Universities perspective in the interest of balance we also want…

21st February 2018

UCU strike action - February / March 2018

UCU strike action – February / March 2018

As many of you will already be aware the University and College Union (UCU) has voted to take industrial action. UCU is the trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff working in further and higher education throughout the UK. The reason they have voted to take industrial action is because national negotiations…

15th February 2018

UCU Industrial Action

We have formally canvassed opinions from within our GSA council and informally with the wider student body. As can be expected with a complex issue like this the views of our members are divided. The strike action will directly impact on the teaching for many of our members and members of our postgraduate community may also be…

5th February 2018