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Higher education industrial action reballot results

3 April 2023

Results of the #ucuRISING industrial action reballots over USS, and pay & conditions which closed on 31 March 2023.

Pay and conditions

National pay & conditions ballot scrutineer's report [236kb]

Are you prepared to take industrial action consisting of strike action?

Yes: 85.65%
No: 14.35%
Turnout: 56.41%

Are you prepared to take industrial action consisting of action short of strike action (which for this purpose is defined to include overtime and call-out bans)?

Yes: 89.92%
No: 10.08%
Turnout: 56.41%

USS

National pay & conditions ballot scrutineer's report [236kb]

Are you prepared to take industrial action consisting of strike action?

Yes: 89.05%
No: 10.95%
Turnout: 58.40%

Are you prepared to take industrial action consisting of action short of strike action (which for this purpose is defined to include overtime and call-out bans)?

Yes: 91.61%
No: 8.39%
Turnout: 58.40%

* Great Britain and Northern Ireland have different legislation and codes of practice in relation to industrial action and ballots. Members at four Northern Ireland higher education institutions were not re-balloted (specifically Queen's University Belfast, St Mary's University College Belfast, Stranmillis University College, and Ulster University). Moreover, members at Open University but with a workplace in Northern Ireland were also not re-balloted.

Last updated: 27 April 2023