Further dates announced for industrial action at UCL

UCL students on quad - The national University and College Union (UCU) has announced plans for industrial action from 21 February, 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 21 February to support a dispute about pay and pensions. At UCL, staff will be striking over pay with five days of strike action across two weeks, 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 Monday 21 February - Tuesday 22 February, and Monday 28 February - Wednesday 1 March 2022  Action short of strike is planned to run continuously, starting on 1 December 2021 and finishing no later than 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, undertaking research, 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.