University staff and NHS physiotherapists will go out on strike today (Thursday) in an outbreak of industrial action continuing to sweep the country. The CSP said that apart from one 45-minute meeting last month, the Westminster government refused to discuss the pay dispute. The Scottish government also made an improved offer that CSP members accepted. The UCU expects 2.5 million students to be affected by its strike action over the next two months but the National Union of Students is backing the action. But UCU general secretary Jo Grady has described the 5% pay offer for many university staff as a “huge real-terms pay cut” that would leave members worse off.
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