UNIONS at Goldsmith University took strike action against an employer that “won’t listen” as workers stood up against 46 redundancies caused by a massive staff restructuring.

The University and College Lecturers Union (UCU) and Unison took the first of three days of joint strike action today against a major restructuring programme by the university that leaves workers having to compete against each other for their jobs.

Unison member Jo Dodd, a senior administrator in the English department, who has worked at the university for 19 years, said: “This is the first time I have ever been on strike” and it’s because management “won’t listen.”