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If university leaders still refuse to abolish the pension cuts, more strike action will be taken.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that the new Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) would result in a 35% decline in the promised retirement income of an average staff member.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Universities and Colleges Employers\u2019 Association strongly condemned the strike action: \u201cUCU members need to understand that any industrial action aimed at harming students is an unrealistic attempt to try to force all 146 employers to reopen the concluded 2021-22 national pay round and improve on an outcome that is for most of these institutions already at the very limit of what is affordable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The UCU carried out a series of industrial actions in 2019 and early 2020 over similar disputes which caused disruption in universities across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2009 and 2019, wages for university staff have dropped by 17.6% relative to inflation, the UCU notes.<\/p>\n<p>This Podcast interviews university students in London and reveals their thoughts and concerns over the upcoming strike action, as well as their plans of study during the walkout.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"University Strike Student Interview by Yuet Ka Chu\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1161700744&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Words and Images: by Catherine Chu | Subbing: Sarah Chaffey<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff from 58 universities, including Cambridge and Durham are going to strike over pension cuts, pay and working conditions, the University and College Union (UCU) have announced. 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