About the dispute

The University and College Union (UCU) commenced a national, aggregated ballot of its members on, Tuesday 19 September 2023.

The ballot closes on Friday 3 November and would follow UCU's latest mandate which concluded at the end of September.

Within the ballot, UCU is seeking to gain a new mandate that would allow the potential for further industrial action across HE institutions nationally. As with their previous mandate, this mandate is in regards to an ongoing dispute by UCU over pay and conditions, of which pay is negotiated at a national level.

Our University respects our colleague's legal right to carry out Industrial Action but is extremely concerned about the prospect of further Industrial Action on both our local student and staff community and the entire higher education sector.

We will share more information once the ballot closes.