More than 60 universities have been hit by the strikes The response dashes hopes of an end to industrial action that has seen thousands of academics strike in protest at changes the University College Union (UCU) claims would cost them £10,000 a year after retirement.
The UCU agreed on Monday to an interim solution, in which both employers and employees would be required to pay higher pension contributions over a three-year transitional period.
But when it put the proposed deal to union members it was met with outrage.By Tuesday afternoon every UCU branch had rejected the agreement, more than 5,000 people […]
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