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Striking uni staff force bosses back to the bargaining table
Lecturers and students protest outside Cambridge University
STRIKING university staff have themselves to thank for forcing bosses back to the negotiating table, their union UCU said today.
Bosses’ group Universities UK (UUK) has agreed to start talks at conciliation service Acas on Monday, the same day staff at 64 universities will take to the picket line in defence of their pensions.
Addressing a packed rally in London today, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: “Just a week ago, the employers said cuts to staff pensions were a done deal.
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