The university pension strike will only end when we’re listened to | Sally Hunt

Staff walk out on Monday for at least four days. With exams looming, time is running out to resolve this dispute

Strikes by university staff have rightly caught the imagination of people around the country. The rock-solid action taken by members of the University and College Union, and the incredible support they have received from their students, has lit up our campuses.

To see this as just a normal strike is wrong. Pensions are deferred pay. In the case of universities, many staff could earn much more in the private sector but instead choose to work for the public good. Decent pensions have helped to offset the relatively low pay and have been a powerful recruitment and retention tool for institutions seeking to attract staff from around the globe.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2tgChDB