Strathclyde University (UNITE) Strike Calendar

The intensification in the pension dispute follows ‘cynical’ last-minute attempts by the university to row-back on its initial detrimental pension proposals. The latest proposals by the university which included increases in one-off and ongoing pension contributions as part of the proposed transfer into an inferior superannuation scheme were overwhelmingly rejected by Unite members on Friday (7 March). The striking workers are currently part of the Strathclyde Pension Fund (SPF) with many standing to lose thousands of pounds if they are transferred out of the existing scheme into the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).