While supporting the national University and College Union action, members at Harper Adams University decided that for the strike days on Thursday and Friday of this week they could not afford to lose the two days of pay.
Lecturers and staff at Harper Adams University protest at the campus
While supporting the action, UCU members at Harper Adams, Newport, decided that for the strike days on Thursday and Friday of this week they could not afford to lose the two days of pay.Deena Webster, a senior lecturer at Harper Adams and UCU representative, said recent figures showed that the wages of university lecturers and support staff had dropped in real terms by 25 per cent since austerity measures were put in place in 2010.
She said the cost of living for Harper Adams staff was higher than counterparts in city universities. He spoke about the effect of the cost of living crisis and how he was worried that about the future of the profession if people weren't coming up to take on roles as lecturers.
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