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University staff begin five-week strike on day one of new term

University staff begin five-week strike on day one of new term

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At the same time, the university will seek to minimise the effects of strike action on students, particularly at a time when they are starting the new academic year."We anticipate the majority of classes, student contact time, and other activity across the university will proceed as normal.

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University staff begin five-week strike on day one of new termImage source, PA MediaImage caption, UCU staff voted in June for the five week industrial actionByKaty McCloskeySenior producer, educationPublished1 minute agoLecturers at the University of Dundee are beginning an unprecedented five-week strike over the threat of compulsory redundancies.Members of the UCU union will not take part in lectures, seminars or tutorials until after 23 October. The vote for "last resort" industrial action was the latest move in a long-running dispute which started almost two years ago when the university announced a £30m deficit.Since then, 675 jobs have been lost through voluntary redundancy, and the university has received bailouts of £40m from the Scottish government and £22m from the Scottish…

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