Newcastle and Durham’s University lecturers both plan to strike for 14 days from February 22, along with 61 other national universities. The strikes, supported by the University and College Union (UCU) and the National Union of Students (NUS), have sparked frustration among students who feel such action could be unfair to them. […]
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Anger among University students as lecturers from two local universities go on strike
Newcastle and Durham University lecturers both plan to strike for 14 days from February 22, along with 61 other universities. The strikes, supported by the University and College Union (UCU) and the National Union of Students (NUS), have sparked frustration among students who feel such action could be unfair to them. A […]
Sunderland University UCU members begin their strike over pay
By Daniel Park and Megan West University staff throughout Tyne and Wear have risen up against their 1.1 per cent pay resulting in a 48-hour strike from today (Wednesday, May 25). Members of the University and College Union (UCU) will also refuse to work overtime, set additional work, or undertake […]
Junior doctors’ strike: “Something has to give,” says Sunderland Conservative leader
Following scheduled walkouts across the county on Wednesday, and a protest outside Westminster on Thursday, the government continues to push for controversial changes to junior doctor’s contracts. Junior doctors say Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s proposal for a seven-day NHS will put the safety of patients at risk while the government […]
Sunderland junior doctors’ strike: “When 54,000 junior doctors are saying there’s a problem, then, I think, Mr Hunt should listen”
Junior doctors and supporters at Sunderland Royal Hospital went on strike yesterday in opposition to proposed Government contracts. The action followed a nationwide strike for junior doctors in an effort to protest against a contract the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, wants to impose. John Moore, junior doctor at the Newcastle […]