Lecturers stage five strikes over pension cuts

Members of the Universities Superannuation Schemes (USS) in Scotland will strike over pensions on 17 March, whilst strikes will hit Wales on 18 March and Northern Ireland on 21 March. English lecturers will strike on 22 March, before a general UK-wide UCU strike on 24 March. The Trades Union Congress ‘March for the Alternative' protest over pay and pensions in central London will take place on 26 March. "Staff at colleges and universities across the UK will be out on strike on Thursday 24 March in an unprecedented level of action across the further and higher education sectors," sa...