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Why University Staff Are Striking

By: Rita Mahli

A university worker speaks to Tribune about the assault on higher education – and about why students and staff must stand together to build a university system that works for all.

Protesters attend a demonstration over university staff labour disputes on 3 December 2021 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)

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Our pensions have been under constant attack over the last few years. A valuation of the USS pension scheme took place right at the start of the pandemic when the financial markets were crashing. Of course, it showed a deficit at that point. USS used that to justify cutting our pensions by an aver-age of […]

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Our pensions have been under constant attack over the last few years. A valuation of the USS pension scheme took place right at the start of the pandemic when the financial markets were crashing. Of course, it showed a deficit at that point. USS used that to justify cutting our pensions by an aver-age of […]

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Our pensions have been under constant attack over the last few years. A valuation of the USS pension scheme took place right at the start of the pandemic when the financial markets were crashing. Of course, it showed a deficit at that point. USS used that to justify cutting our pensions by an aver-age of […]

Our pensions have been under constant attack over the last few years. A valuation of the USS pension scheme took place right at the start of the pandemic when the financial markets were crashing. Of course, it showed a deficit at that point. USS used that to justify cutting our pensions by an aver-age of […]

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