UK university dispute escalates over plan to dock staff pay
by Sally Weale Education corespondent from on (#5W0HE)
Bosses advised to dock 100% of pay for staff who work to rule as UCU members prepare strike action
A bitter dispute between university staff and their employers looks set to escalate after it emerged university bosses have been advised to dock 100% of pay for staff who work to rule as part of industrial action that begins next week.
More than 1 million students at 68 UK universities are to be hit by further strike action by members of the University and College Union (UCU), with up to 10 days of campus walkouts starting on Monday as part of a long-running dispute over pensions, pay and conditions.
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