Hundreds of staff are to walk out in strike action over pay.
Hundreds of support staff at two universities in Leeds are to walk out on Thursday in strike action over pay.
Meanwhile, Leeds Beckett University said it was adopting the Real Living Wage of £10.90 per hour, rather than the national minimum wage of £9.50 for those aged 23 and over.This latest wave of walkouts follows a series of strikes by University of Leeds support staff in September and October after Unison members rejected a 3% pay rise from the Universities and Colleges Employers Association in May.
She said low pay had been "a massive and growing problem in the university sector for more than a decade". A spokesperson for the University of Leeds said it recognised these were "difficult times" for staff and students, offering "targeted support".
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