UCU strike action called off for the next two weeks

s_uk_ucl_307_web_ready800x500.jpg We welcome the news that all strike action planned for the next two weeks by our union partners has been paused following constructive negotiations on both pay and pensions. Days of strike action which were planned to take place this week, on Tuesday 21 February, Wednesday 22 February and Thursday 23 February, and next week on Monday 27 February, Tuesday 28 February, Wednesday 1 March and Thursday 2 March, are now no longer happening. Our union partners have taken the decision to pause strike action to allow space for further negotiations following a significant improvement in the financial position of the USS pension scheme in the latest quarterly monitoring figures, and constructive negotiations with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), the body which oversees national bargaining on pay and other issues. We welcome this progress and decision by all sides to enter a period of calm while further negotiations are ongoing, and we hope for a swift resolution to the current disputes. As it stands, the planned strike action will resume after the two-week pause, and the full list of remaining dates is below:  - Thursday 16 March, Friday 17 March  Monday 20 March, Tuesday 21 March, Wednesday 22 March  - While strikes continue, we will continue to do everything we can to minimise how you are affected and make sure you are supported. We also guarantee that you will not be assessed on academic content that has not been taught due to industrial action so that your educational outcomes are not affected by these strikes.