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Universities on ‘collision course with unprecedented strikes’ after bosses fail to make new offer to union
Protesters march along Euston Road near Kings Cross Station, London, during a rally as members of the University and College Union (UCU) take part 24-hour stoppage among university staff in an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions and conditions

UNIVERSITIES are on a “collision course with unprecedented strikes” after bosses failed to make a new offer on pay and working conditions, the University and College Union (UCU) warned today.

The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) demanded the “suspension of planned industrial action as a pre-condition” for fresh proposals during a meeting with union officials on Tuesday, according to the UCU.

The union branded the approach a “deeply unserious way to negotiate” and warned of a repeat of autumn’s national walkouts across the sector if employers do not budge.

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