London Socialist Historians Group
25th November
Contact Dr Keith Flett 07803 167266
Socialist Historians back UCU University strike on pensions, pay & working conditions
The London Socialist Historians Group which organises the socialist history seminar at the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London, Senate House (currently suspended due to the IWGB boycott) has said it fully supports the strike action and ‘work to rule’ which the University and College Union are taking at 60 Universities from Monday 25th November.
The strike action which involved two ballots one over pensions, the other on pay and working conditions will continue for 8 days until 4th December.
The historians say that the future of history teaching and historical research at Universities is being called into question as academics face ever more pressure in their working lives. The conditions for carefully prepared lectures and detailed research are being continually undermined in the neo-liberal University
LSHG Convenor Dr Keith Flett said, of course as socialist historians we have a duty of solidarity with any workers taking industrial action to defend and advance their working conditions. However when it comes to the UCU action it is very close to home. The question of how well history will be taught and researched in the academy in the next period is at stake here. We’re hoping for a successful UCU strike.
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