Why did we strike?

Academic and Professional services staff from Bournemouth University took 8 days of strike action between 25th November and 4th December 2019.

Staff felt that they had no choice but to take this action in face of:

  1. Excessive Workloads – we are asked to do more and more, and are increasingly managed and measured.
  2. Precarious Contracts – too many staff are on temporary, part-time and zero-hour contracts.
  3. Pay Gap – there is a 15% gap between male and female academic staff, and an average 25% gap between BAME staff and their white colleagues.
  4. Pay Decline – lecturers’ pay has declined 20% in real terms since 2009.

This strike action was about students too – lecturers’ WORKING conditions are students’ LEARNING conditions.

This website provides information and resources to Bournemouth University staff and students, and press, as well general updates on the progress of strike action. Under this tab you can find archived information from the strike that took place between 25th November to 4th December 2019.

SUBU’s latest statement on the poll can be viewed here: https://www.subu.org.uk/ucustrike/

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