Our Right to Education: Defend University Students Affected by Pension Strike

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Lecturers' pension cuts are being protested in a 14 day strike by the University and College Union (UCU). The planned strike will adversely affect students between February 22nd and March 16th 2018 as all lectures will be cancelled and not re-scheduled. We hope for a mutually beneficial solution.

The strike is happening at a critical time in the academic year and has significant implications on the successful progress of all university students across the UK. Hence, we, the university students from across the country, propose the following to the UK government:

Intervene to reverse the decision by Universities UK to cut lecturers’ pensions

Or

Intervene to ensure that students affected by the strike will be compensated by the 61 universities for every contact hour missed

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

7 Feb 2018	Petition opened for signatures
14 Feb 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Feb 2018

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