Strike action at up to 60 universities threatens the education of hundreds of thousand of students.
Students from the University and College Union pledge to walk out on campus in protest of their working conditions, including pay and pensions.
The union said it had support from 70.1 per cent of members in a ballot – providing a ‘big mandate’ for strike action, possibly before Christmas.
![Russell Group members Cambridge, Durham, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol and York are among those with mandates to strike [File photo]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/06/08/00/14521040-0-image-a-12_1559951521763.jpg)
Members of the Russell Group, including York, Durham, Birmingham and Nottingham are some of those who have mandates to strike. [File photo]
Students enrolled in online courses during the pandemic would be further affected.
Members of the Russell Group, including York, Durham, Birmingham and Nottingham are some of those who have mandates to strike.
UCU general secretary Jo Grady declared last night: ‘We truly hope that disruption can be avoided. But this is entirely in the gift of employers who simply need to end their attacks on pensions, pay and working conditions.’