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SUPPORT staff at nine universities across England have voted to strike over a “sub-par” pay offer from employers, Unison said today.
Cleaners, IT technicians, library staff and other higher education workers will soon set walkout dates unless the Universities and Colleges Employers Association improves the below-inflation deal, the public-service union has warned.
The widely criticised offer – worth between 5 and 8 per cent depending on salary rates – could see workers downing tools at the universities of Bedfordshire, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Sussex, Winchester, Manchester Metropolitan, Liverpool Hope and SOAS University of London.
Unison head of education Mike Short said: “University staff deserve more than another sub-par pay deal.
“Support workers play a crucial role helping students through university, but many can’t support themselves as prices of food and fuel continue to rise.
“Workers are having to leave for better-paid jobs elsewhere, leaving millions of students facing a worsening university experience.”
The employer body claimed last month that a move by University and College Union (UCU) members to renew their six-month strike mandate would “jeopardise” the possibility of talks to resolve the dispute.
