Am I looking forward to returning to work? Of course 'yes', but I'm sad the University made no offer to the union. Also, I know I will face backlogs in my work caused by the strike action.

If I'm a member of the Union, do I have to strike? Ultimately its the individuals choice to strike or not, the union cannot force members.

Do I have to be in the Union to take strike action? No you do not, but we strongly recommend you do join. Not just for the protection, but also for some say in how the dispute is carried out.

Another good question I've had: do non-strikers get any pay-rise or benefits won by the union? Non-strikers do receive all the same benefits that striking workers achieve.

Do you do any work when you are on strike? I really have been asked this, of course I should say 'no', but for me, a level of professional reading and email-checking does go on.

Today completes the longest period of strike action I have taken (ten days) in support of @unite0775m.bsky.social and the Cambridge Weighting. Here are some more of the questions I've been asked.

In a strike, is it compulsory for union members to do picket duty? No - you do not have to do picket duty, its voluntary, but it shows support for the strike and you get to talk to your colleagues.

Do you get paid whilst you are on strike? Yes I get paid, but the University deducts pay for the days I'm on strike. I can also claim strike pay off the Union.

If you don't like it, why don't you get another job? I love my job, I don't want another, I just want the pay to match the cost of living. Sub-inflation pay rises, year after year is just not acceptable.

Today completes the longest period of strike action I have taken (ten days) in support of @unite0775m.bsky.social and the Cambridge Weighting. I have been surprised at some of the questions I've been asked.

Today, Friday is the last of our announced strike days. We need to re-ballot our members to continue. However, we continue to campaign for a Cambridge Weighting and to support our members.

Action today (Friday) Pickets will run from 8:30 am until 11:30 am. At 11:30 am, all pickets will converge at the Downing Site. We will have chants, slogans, and great music. Bring your instruments to up the vibe. From 12:30 pm, after the picket, all are invited to a pizza lunch at Downing Church.

Year on year our wages have failed to keep up with inflation. Perhaps that's one reason our strike at the University of Cambridge continues until the end of this week!

Support staff, librarians, museum workers and others are on strike until the end of this week at the University of Cambridge. They are seeking a 'Cambridge Weighting' to compensate for working in one the UK's most expensive cities.

There was some good coverage of the 'Cambridge Weighting' question on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire this morning. The Unite rep was particularly good - it is about fairness as well as economics. Basically what kind of society do we want.

Support staff, librarians, museum workers and others are on strike this week at the University of Cambridge. They are seeking a 'Cambridge Weighting' to compensate for working in one the UK's most expensive cities.

Historians slam ‘marketisation and neglect’ of higher education. Royal Historical Society issues stinging rebuke of English model amid escalating cuts. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

Here today with our members at Cambridge University, fighting for their pay! ✊🏼

Passing through Cambridge, I passed by the Fitzwilliam Museum An impressive picket line — and a powerful, fiery speech from the Unite General Secretary I stayed to listen, and applauded www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...

Picket line at the University of Cambridge, Downing Site this morning. Support staff are on strike, asking for a Cambridge Weighting.

Picket line at the University of Cambridge, Downing Site this morning. Support staff are on strike, asking for a Cambridge Weighting.

This morning in Cambridge. Support a Cambridge Weighting for university workers!

University of Cambridge support staff: Rally tomorrow 10am outside Fitzwilliam Museum - support our strike for Cambridge Weighting!

Pickets and supporters outside Cambridge University Library today. Support staff are striking for a Cambridge Weighting to recognize the high costs of living and working in Cambridge.

Effectively University of Cambridge support staff are now on strike until next month. We don't want to strike, but we feel we are not being listened to. We just can't take year after year of sub-inflation pay whilst working in one of Britain's most expensive cities.

Disgrace even by standards of Cardiff University It's fundamental violation of trust: the Salisbury Collection is a national possession of rare books, not an institutional asset to be discarded at whim The new Welsh Govt must intervene at Cardiff nation.cymru/news/fears-f...

The NHS is running on empty and in danger of a complete breakdown - the cuts are so serious that patient safety is being risked. Cuts must be reversed and workers supported to ensure the NHS provides all the services our communities deserve. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/near...

Strike days at University of Cambridge are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week. New members joining. More picket lines.

Cuts have already devastated arts, humanities & social sciences in universities The fire is spreading & “blue skies” science is next This isn’t a tired “humanities vs sciences” battle We must all stand together or the flames will consume us all www.timeshighereducation.com/news/physics...

Support staff at Cambridge University striking today for a Cambridge Weighting. This was the scene at Chemistry.

Cambridge University support staff - on strike today - many departments, libraries and museums affected.

University workers in Cambridge are on strike today. Demands are a Cambridge weighting to help with living costs.

Too often, outsourcing comes at the expense of our services and the workers who keep them going. If you want public services to work for people, not just profit, sign the Record of Support for Labour’s insourcing pledge. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/of...

Oxford University has introduced a local pay supplement to ensure workers can afford to live; Cambridge needs to as well. @unitetheunion.bsky.social will not back down until that happens.

Solidarity with @unite0775m.bsky.social - on strike again today and 10 days this month over inadequate pay offers. @cambridgeucu.bsky.social members passed a motion of support recently, and I popped over to the picketline outside Engineering to say hello this morning.

Next Tuesday evening, 19 May, join us for a walk around 17th century St Ives, to find out more about life in the town in the 1600s including a great fire, markets, puritans and of course Cromwell. More details and bookings at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cromwells-...

Petition to save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire: c.org/9JLppW5tMS

Support staff at Cambridge University start three more days of strike action tomorrow

Rectory Cottages is a stunning venue for our club to meet constructed around 1475 it's the oldest building in the area. A fitting venue for our Astro awards. Member Alan receiving his award last Friday from The Chair of MKAS. www.facebook.com/MKastronomical www.mkas.org.uk

More strike dates for May at Cambridge University

The beans have been spilled 🫘Gaia DR4 date is released! 2 December 2026, mark the date for another overwhelmingly huge release www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/dat...

Know your rights: ⏰ Paid properly & on time ✍️ A written statement of employment 🏖️ Paid holiday, sick & parental leave 🖐️ Protection against bullying & discrimination ✊ Free to join a union… 🔴 Know your rights: Facts & Figures p68 www.unitetheunion.org/fandf 🔴 Join Unite join.unitetheunion.org

We've got the second of our local history lectures on Friday, with Tony Kirby talking about Transport in Cambridgeshire at 2pm on the third floor of Cambridge Central Library in the Everyspace area. Find out more and book a ticket on Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transport-...

Part of our rally on Friday. Speakers included supporters from UCU -academics union, NEU -teachers union, Unite Cambridge Engineering, Unite ARU, Cambridge Marxists, Your Party Councillor, regional and national Unite officers.

Six Medical Research Council units at Cambridge University face closure or restructuring There's growing concern that University may not be meeting statutory duties or its own Organisational Change policy Some staff are resorting to legal resolution researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

May Day Isn’t a Celebration. It’s a Reminder. Weekends weren’t given to you. Sick pay wasn’t given to you. Safety laws weren’t given to you. They were fought for, and they can be taken away. #JoinAUnion Protect what workers built. International Workers' Day

It looks like this strike is to become much more serious. A further TEN DAYS of strikes in May. The union are reporting strong support and many new members joining. University museums and many of the libraries have been closed. Anger at below inflation rises for year on year has built up.

It looks like this strike is to become much more serious. A further TEN DAYS of strikes in May. The union are reporting strong support and many new members joining. University museums and many of the libraries have been closed. Anger at below inflation rises for year on year has built up.

Reminder: we are back on strike tomorrow!