HIGHER education workers called off planned strike action this week as conciliation talks are due to start on Thursday with Cardiff University leaders. 

Cardiff University UCU members called off tomorrow’s strike as a gesture of goodwill ahead of a meeting chaired at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas). 

All other planned industrial action is set to go ahead, including an indefinite marking and assessment boycott (MAB) and strike action on May 6, followed by six further all-out strike days in June.