Dates announced for industrial action at UCL

UCL's Wilkins Building - The national University and College Union (UCU) has announced plans for industrial action from 1 December, including strike and action short of strike, which may affect your studies. The national University and College Union (UCU) has announced that industrial action will take place in a number of universities across the UK from 1 December to support a dispute about pay and pensions. At UCL, staff will be striking over pay with three days of strike action, alongside a period of continuous 'action short of strike' (ASOS). UCU has met all the legal requirements for calling lawful industrial action. Not all UCL staff are members of the union and not everyone will be impacted by the strike or ASOS. You can find out more about what this means for you below. When will the industrial action take place?  . Strike action will take place on Wednesday 1, Thursday 2 and Friday 3 December 2021   Action short of strike is planned to run continuously, starting on Wednesday 1 December and finishing no later than Tuesday 3 May 2022  What does strike action mean?  . Strike action is when staff refuse to work. At universities, this includes not doing any work-related activity, such as teaching students, marking coursework, attending meetings, sending emails related to work and carrying out administrative tasks. It also includes not preparing for work scheduled after the member returns from strike.