UCU representative Andrew MacKillop
ABERDEEN University staff have threatened to go on strike if compulsory redundancies are used to shed 150 jobs.
The University and College Union says compulsory redundancies would be unjustified at a university with strong financial reserves, with some of the £10.5 million of planned savings earmarked to boost surpluses.
Staff backed plans for industrial action yesterday, with 73 per cent voting for strike action.
Andrew MacKillop, Aberdeen UCU representative, said: “Strike action is always a last resort but we can’t sit back and see jobs lost with the accompanying damage to the student experience and the reputation of the university.”
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