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# working nine to five # what a way to make a living #. fed up with their workload, angry about pay and pension changes, university lecturers say they have no option but to strike. shall we pop in here? i've met freya, who teaches on degree courses, unsure what theirfuture is as a university academic. so i have to reapply for myjob every year. i have no guaranteed hours or guaranteed employment in future. the union says young academics could lose a third of theirfuture pension. there is a hole in the pension fund, but the size of it is disputed. the issues behind this strike have been brewing ...

To make a change, and i think that's where some of the frustration comes from. the union says young academics could lose a third of theirfuture pension. there is a hole in the pension fund, but the size of it is disputed. the issues behind this strike have been brewing for years, but, most of all, the feeling that teaching in a university, which used to be a very securejob, is now much more vulnerable and uncertain. in belfast, support from passing drivers, lecturers at some universities in both northern ireland and in scotland are also on strike. so what do students make of the disruption? it...