University employees throughout Britain are scheduled to start a strike next Thursday that affects the country’s higher education, according to the British newspaper “Evening Standard”.
About 70,000 workers in the Universities and Colleges Union will strike on Thursday and Friday, and again on the next Wednesday in a dispute over salaries and pensions.
Employees say they are “tired of low wages, lowering pensions and working conditions in a framework of temporary jobs.
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On Thursday, one of the biggest strikes in the year will coincide with the strike of royal postal workers and teachers as well.
It is expected that the action of the Universities and Colleges Union will affect an estimated 2. 5 million students, with the federation warning against escalating procedures in the new year if the dispute is not resolved.
It is assumed that more than 20 universities in London will be affected by this event, including “Imperial College”, “London Economy College” and “London University College”.
Meanwhile, the members of the Communications Workers Union in the Royal Post are scheduled to strike on Thursday and Friday – which falls on the black Friday, which is known for large price discounts and one of the most crowded days of the year for the delivery companies.
A series of post strikes was also planned in December, including Christmas Eve, in one of the longest differences in the year about salaries..
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