Workers at Glasgow University back new pay deal

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Workers at Glasgow University back new pay deal
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The support staff took strike action over pay but have now backed a revised offer of up to 12.9%.

Support staff at the University of Glasgow have voted to end their industrial action and accept a new pay offer.The workers had been part of a series ofUnison disputes are continuing at Glasgow Caledonian, Edinburgh Napier and Robert Gordon universities.The union said it was planning more strikes at these universities and are set to ballot at a further five institutions in the coming months over the pay dispute.

The University of Glasgow deal means its lowest-paid support staff will receive a permanent £2,332 annual pay rise. Kirsteen Fraser, a University of Glasgow employee and local branch officer for Unison, said the revised offer was some "long overdue pay justice". She added: "The higher education sector has seen over a decade of wage stagnation and below inflation pay offers, so this local offer from the University of Glasgow is a step in the right direction for the university and wider sector and demonstrates the power of our members."

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