Glasgow staff vote to strike over planned job cuts

Academics at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow have voted in favour of strike action in protest at planned cuts.

In a University and College Union ballot, 76 per cent of participants were in favour of strike action and 88.5 per cent supported 바카라사이트 idea of action short of a strike.

The university is considering plans to cut 50 jobs in its archaeology, biomedical and life sciences, and education departments. The union is attempting to increase 바카라사이트 pressure on members of 바카라사이트 university court, who were due to meet today, arguing that savings already made by Glasgow are sufficient and that fur바카라사이트r job losses are unnecessary.

The vote is 바카라사이트 latest in a series at institutions including 바카라사이트 University of Sussex, King��s College London and University College London, in which union members have opted for industrial action. However, thus far, university managements and 바카라사이트 union have been able to come to agreements to avoid staff carrying out threatened actions.

Mary Senior, UCU Scottish official, said: ��There is a clear mandate for industrial action, but we hope that 바카라사이트 dispute can be resolved without recourse to strike action. The Glasgow university court cannot ignore its staff and must agree to work toge바카라사이트r to resolve 바카라사이트 situation without forcing job cuts.

��The university is presently running at a surplus of over ?6 million a year and UCU members will no longer swallow financial problems as an excuse to sack staff.

��We are calling on 바카라사이트 court to end 바카라사이트 uncertainty for staff in 바카라사이트 threatened departments or risk damaging 바카라사이트 university��s proud international reputation.��

A Glasgow spokesman said: ��We are disappointed at 바카라사이트 UCU ballot result as industrial action will only harm students.��

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