On the Picket Line with the UCU
As the biggest university strike in British history enters its second month, we speak to workers on the picket lines about the impacts of insecure hours, unpaid work and gender inequality on their lives.
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Ko Leik Pya works as a teacher and writer in the UK and Myanmar. He writes here under a pseudonym.
As the biggest university strike in British history enters its second month, we speak to workers on the picket lines about the impacts of insecure hours, unpaid work and gender inequality on their lives.
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