UK. Universities face disruption as union calls strike over pensions row
Universities across the UK are to face major disruption after workers voted to go on strike in a row over pensions.
Of the 58% of University and College Union members who voted, 88% were in favour of strike action, with 93% approving of some other form of industrial action as talks with Universities UK over changes to the existing pensions scheme failed to deliver a solution.
Universities UK (UUK) – the representative organisation for the country’s universities – wants to change the scheme from giving a guaranteed retirement income to one subject to changes in the stock market, which it says would tackle the scheme’s financial deficit and rising future costs but still offer attractive benefits to members.
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