Information following the UCU ballot result, April 2023

The national University and College Union (UCU) has announced the result of its recent nationwide ballot to extend their existing mandate for industrial action over pay and conditions, and pensions. The national turnout in these aggregated ballots exceeded the required 50 per cent threshold and those voting were overwhelmingly in favour of the mandate being extended. 

The previous mandates for strike action and action short of strike had been due to expire on 20 April 2023. This reballot extends this period for another six months. UCU will now have a period of consultation with members  nationally, including UCL members to decide on next steps.   

At this point we do not know what form further industrial action may take, or when this might happen. We will be in touch as soon as there is more information to help staff and students identify how they may be impacted and what support is available to them from UCL. 

Our FAQs for students on industrial action have been updated with this new information. If your students have questions about the industrial action, and what it might mean for them, please do direct them to this page. UCL will ensure that students will not be assessed on academic content that has not been taught due to strike action. 

You can see all the ways in which we are trying to address these issues of concern at UCL on the HR news site under 'How UCL is tackling key issues'.