Sheffield Hallam students stand in solidarity with striking staff!

UCU members at Sheffield Hallam are striking over the 'Four Fights' national dispute (pay, equality, casualisation, workloads) and a local dispute over academic work planning.

Further details at: https://ucuhallam.org/dispute/studentfaq/

What are we asking for?

✔️ The university to meet UCU's demands to prevent further strikes
✔️ Commit to adding unpaid wages to the Student Hardship Fund
✔️ Student non-attendance to be unrecorded
✔️ Protections for Tier 4 international students
✔️ 'Record of teaching activities not taking place' form to be removed

Why should I support the strike?

❌ Most lecturers working 50+ hours a week
❌ Pay value down 20% in 10 years
❌ Significant pay gap for women and BAME staff
❌ 500+ staff on precarious zero-hour contracts
❌ 56% increase in referrals to counselling

Why is this important for students?

❌ Lecturers currently have only 20 minutes to mark a 2000 word essay
❌ SHU has prevented staff from giving students their side of the story
❌ Students are being asked to report striking staff - we are not surveillance tools!
❌ Staff overwork impacts our learning conditions
❌ We are the workers of tomorrow - engaging with trade unions is an important learning experience