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University staff walked out for three days on 1-3 December as national disputes kicked off over pensions, pay and conditions. Fifty-eight universities are taking action: some over proposed cuts to the USS pension scheme, some over the national claim on pay, workload, equalities and casualisation, and some in both disputes. The cuts to pensions would see a typical member facing a thirty-six per cent cut to guaranteed pension provision, while pay has fallen by 20% in real terms over the past twelve years thanks to below-inflation pay rises.

We talk to the RCA’s branch of the UCU about their campaign for better working conditions and how the ‘unscrupulous’ employment practices of the institution dubbed ‘the Sports Direct of higher education’ are harming us all

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City MP urges University of Leicester not to make job cuts 'I fear the immense human cost to our community of Leicester that will arrive with this loss of jobs' Claudia Webbe urges University of Leicester not make job cuts (Image: Dan Martin) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersSho...

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