AQA (UNITE) Strike Calendar

There is set to be strike action by over 100 workers at exam board AQA in an ongoing dispute over pay. Staff have rejected a pay offer from AQA, as they say this doesn't go far enough to address years of real terms pay cuts. They are calling for pay restoration as their pay is now worth over 10 per cent less than it was in 2021. While AQA has a huge cash reserve of £164 million, the situation has left staff struggling to cope with the increased cost of living. Half of workers say their level of debt has increased over the last year and over 10 per cent said they regularly use or are considering using food banks to make ends meet.

Workers at AQA are also calling for an independent equalities review of the pay structure, currently slated for 2028, to be brought forward, changes to the pay framework to address pay gaps and for apprenticeship pay increases to be backdated to 2024.