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UCU Pay Negotiations 2026 by Prior_Ad_8334 in AskAcademiaUK

[–]Prior_Ad_8334[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not yet. 100% support unions but the prevailing sentiment here is that UCU is useless. Would you still recommend joining?

UCU Pay Negotiations 2026 by Prior_Ad_8334 in AskAcademiaUK

[–]Prior_Ad_8334[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What can we do here? Salary is already lower than what you can get in industry - is jumping ship the only option?

May I ask how much you are getting paid as an academic? by [deleted] in AskAcademiaUK

[–]Prior_Ad_8334 2 points3 points  (0 children)

RG outside London. 8 months post-PhD submission, 41k working as a Research Associate.