US EditionUniversity facing staff strikes over hundreds of threatened job cuts
- University and College Union staff at Dundee University plan to carry out a five-day strike from May 26 to 30 in protest against proposed job cuts and enforced redundancies.
- The strike follows an April announcement that reduced planned job losses from 700 to 300 via a voluntary severance scheme, but management refuses to rule out compulsory redundancies.
- Redundancy consultations are impacting employees in both the University of Dundee’s forensic science research unit supported by the Leverhulme Trust and the Educational Assistive Technology Team, which provides assistance to disabled learners domestically and internationally.
- UCU general secretary Jo Grady called for intervention from both the Scottish authorities and the Scottish Funding Council, highlighting that the government had allocated £25 million to assist universities dealing with financial difficulties.
- The ongoing threat of compulsory redundancies and delayed resolution reflect a continuing crisis in the university's leadership, prompting repeated industrial action despite some progress on a recovery plan.
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University facing staff strikes over hundreds of threatened job cuts
Union bosses have asked the Scottish Government to step in to help address the issue.
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Dundee University staff begin five-day walkout over redundancy threats – Scottish Business News
Staff at the University of Dundee have begun a five-day strike today in protest against widespread compulsory redundancies, marking the latest escalation in a protracted dispute over the university’s plans to cut hundreds of jobs amid a deepening financial crisis. The industrial action, which will run until Friday, follows the university’s announcement that up to 700 positions could be lost as it seeks to address a £35 million deficit. While uni…
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