(3) View gallery HUNDREDS of academic staff in the region could be going on strike next month as part of a row over pensions.
Staff at both Durham and Newcastle Universities have voted in favour of strike action and are likely to walk out on February 22 and 23.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are angry about proposed changes to university pension schemes, which they say could cost an average lecturer £200,000 over the course of their retirement.The UCU says 88 per cent of members who voted in Durham, and 90 per cent in Newcastle, were in favour […]
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