Activism

In pictures: Picket lines across the UK as university staff strike continues

Thousands of university staff across the UK have been striking throughout February and March over changes to their pensions

by: Ben Sullivan

16 Mar 2018

A Bath university student joins the picket lines in support of lecturers. Image: Saskia Kovandzich Photography

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