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HUNDREDS of Strathclyde University workers will take two weeks of strike action next month over a “cash grab” pensions row, Unite said today.
Union members say they are at risk of losing thousands of pounds a year if the university moves them into an inferior superannuation scheme.
It follows a “cynical attempt” by the university to amend its initial detrimental pension proposals without consulting the union, and is said to be part of plans for the university to access a pension surplus of nearly £100 million.
The workers, including technicians, cleaners, security and estates staff such as plumbers, joiners and electricians, will strike from March 10.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite members at Strathclyde university are set for strike action because their employer is attempting a shameful cash grab on their pensions.
“The university have left our members with no option but to take this action because they are furious that their pension pots are at risk.”
The university was contacted for comment.
