Improved pay offer swiftly rebuffed by unions as strikes loom

Unions ‘disappointed’ and say ‘marginally improved’ rise ranging from 5 per cent to 8 per cent would not fix sector’s problems

Published on
January 26, 2023
Last updated
January 26, 2023
Tom Williams
UCU strike at Goldsmiths, University of London
Source: Eleanor Bentall
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Reader's comments (4)

#1 Submitted by cactus77 on January 27, 2023 - 7:31pm
Rock and a hard place ? A two year freeze on already frozen student fees which have been massively eroded by inflation. Then significant employer contributions to underpin the dire performance of USS pension schemes. Then a 12 month explosion in input costs - utilities tripling at least and materials and supplies escalating in prices way beyond inflation at 25-40% - what is being lost here is the significant impact on university finance that will bite hard in 2023/24. The literal demands of large flat rate pay increases will add tens of £millions to the pay bill per institution. For once the truth is, it’s not sustainable.
#2 Submitted by a.r.... on January 29, 2023 - 7:36pm
The UCU can't accept those figures because it wants a totally different model of HE.
#3 Submitted by a.r.... on January 29, 2023 - 7:36pm
The UCU can't accept those figures because it wants a totally different model of HE.
#4 Submitted by a.r.... on January 29, 2023 - 7:36pm
The UCU can't accept those figures because it wants a totally different model of HE.

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