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UCU members have voted to walk out in biggest university strike ever - here is why 70,000 staff members will walk out in November

University staff have voted to go on strike in November, the University and College Union (UCU) has announced. Over 70,000 university staff from 150 universities around the UK will strike on three dates this month and 2.5million students could be impacted.

The strike, backed by the National Union of Students (NUS), will be the biggest university strike ever in the UK. Industrial action will be taken over attacks on pay, working conditions and pensions on Thursday November 24, Friday November 25 and Wednesday, November 30.

University strikes: UCU members vote in favour of three days of strikes over pay, working conditions and pensions