Why are OU staff taking action?

<p>Open University staff are undertaking a Marking and Assessment Boycott called by the University and College Union &lpar;UCU&rpar; as part of national action over pay and working conditions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As a result of previous action there has been significant progress on restoring staff pensions&comma; which had been slashed on average by 35&percnt;&comma; so this dispute is on hold&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However staff are still fighting over our campaigns to restore pay against inflation&comma; for meaningful national bargaining on ending insecure contracts&comma; and for action to address excessive workloads and close the equality pay gaps&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite strike action earlier this year&comma; progress has been insufficient&period; That is why the union has turned to a national Marking and Assessment Boycott &lpar;MAB&rpar; in the hopes of getting negotiations back on track&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;zombify&lowbar;post&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;