had been due to take part in the walkouts, but the action is now on a much smaller scale and only targeted at"the very worst employers" after deals were struck with many colleges.
The Union Jack flies against a mostly clear sky during Remembrance Sunday ceremonies, London, Nov. 11, 2007. Institutions affected this week include the University of Liverpool, University of Oxford, University of Manchester and the Royal College of Art.say their wages in real terms have fallen and not caught up with soaring inflation. They are also calling for more job security and an end to short-term contracts.
Thousands of students have already been affected this summer by a marking boycott by lecturers at dozens of universities.Academics refused to mark exam papers and coursework as part of escalated industrial action, leaving scores of final year students unable to graduate or left in limbo with indefinite delays in receiving their final marks.
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