LONDON: Thousands of UK university employees have voted in favor of a strike over a wage dispute. Trade union Unison gave this information on Thursday.
The latest announcement adds to the growing industrial unrest across the country BritainWith railway workers, health workers and legal professionals are striking or planning a strike to demand better pay and conditions.
University staff including sanitation workers, administrators, library, catering and security staff will walk out after rejecting the 3% salary offer. University and College Employers AssociationThe union said.
“This ridiculously low growth does nothing to ease the financial pressure for thousands of struggling workers,” said Unison’s head of education. mike short Told.
The union said that employees at more than 20 universities across the country, including employees from four Scottish universities, in one Northern Ireland and 17 in England, will take part in strike action later this year.
Institutes located in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bath, Belfast, Edinburgh And Glasgow will all be affected, Unison said.
The latest announcement adds to the growing industrial unrest across the country BritainWith railway workers, health workers and legal professionals are striking or planning a strike to demand better pay and conditions.
University staff including sanitation workers, administrators, library, catering and security staff will walk out after rejecting the 3% salary offer. University and College Employers AssociationThe union said.
“This ridiculously low growth does nothing to ease the financial pressure for thousands of struggling workers,” said Unison’s head of education. mike short Told.
The union said that employees at more than 20 universities across the country, including employees from four Scottish universities, in one Northern Ireland and 17 in England, will take part in strike action later this year.
Institutes located in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bath, Belfast, Edinburgh And Glasgow will all be affected, Unison said.