Dundee University staff begin 10-day strike over ‘brutal pension cuts’

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Staff at Dundee University have begun a 10-day strike today over ‘brutal pension cuts’. The protest is part of national industrial action at eight universities across Scotland.

Workers from Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heriot Watt, St Andrews, Stirling, Strathclyde and the Open University in Scotland will strike after the University and College Union (UCU) said they had “refused to withdraw cuts” to their pension scheme.

The action will continue over the following two weeks, bringing 10 days of disruption to students in the pay, pensions and working conditions dispute, with around 6,000 staff in Scotland due to take to the picket line.Jo Grady, UCU general secretary, said students and staff had been failed as senior management pushes through “brutal pension cuts”, and said they have “done nothing to address falling pay, pay inequality, the rampant use of insecure contracts and unmanageable workloads”.“It is outrageous that when they should be trying to resolve this dispute, employer representatives have instead been finding new ways to deduct pay from university workers,” she said.“Rather than punishing their workforce, these so-called leaders need to look in the mirror and ask why students support staff taking strike action and why their own workforce is so demoralised.”DundeeLive brings you the latest headlines from Dundee and beyond.But did you know you all the ways you can stay informed with us?You can get our top stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily news updates.

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