据BBC报道,目前已经有37所大学的教职工,投票赞成就养老金削减35%的问题采取罢工行动。英国大学与学院协会 (UCU) 表示,参与投票的协会成员中,76%支持罢工行动。
37所参与罢工的英国大学/机构的完整名单: Institute of Development Studies; Aston University; Birkbeck, UoL; Durham University; Goldsmiths, UoL; Heriot-Watt University; Imperial College London; Keele University; King's College London; London School of Economics; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Loughborough University; Open University; Royal Holloway, UoL; SOAS, UoL; The University of Birmingham; The University of Dundee; The University of Kent; The University of Leeds; The University of Nottingham; The University of Sheffield; The University of Stirling; University of Bath; University of Belfast; University of Bradford; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; University of Edinburgh; University of Essex; University of Glasgow; University of Lancaster; University of Liverpool; University of Reading; University of St Andrews; University of Sussex; University of Ulster; University of York。 11月5日还有一场针对“薪酬和工作环境”的另一次罢工投票,超80所英国大学和机构将参与投票。在两次罢工投票都结束以后,UCU将于11月12日开会,并在与各大学工会协商后,决定下一步如何具体采取罢工行动,包括罢工时间安排等。