London, UK. 14th March 2018. A man holds a red smoke flate as several thousand striking London Region UCU members and supporters march along Whitehall to a rally in support of their continuing strike against the attempt by the universities to abandon the USS pension scheme which many have been contributing to for years and move to an inferior scheme. Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
London, UK. 14th March 2018. A man holds a red smoke flate as several thousand striking London Region UCU members and supporters march along Whitehall to a rally in support of their continuing strike against the attempt by the universities to abandon the USS pension scheme which many have been contributing to for years and move to an inferior scheme. They call the calculations that are behind the employers' move 'bullshit' and reject the need for the change. The strike has brought the two sides to talks with a fresh proposal from the employers but this was rejected by the union yesterday and the strike continues. Lecturers see the pensions move as a part of the continuing monetisation of education and want to end the reliance by the universities on cheap labour from part-time workers, graduate student and others on zero hours contracts. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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