London, UK. 14th March 2018. A woman holds a dog and a psoter 'Education is a PUBLIC GOOD NOT a PRIVATRE INTEREST@ on the march by several thousand striking London Region UCU members and supporters through London 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 woman holds a dog and a psoter 'Education is a PUBLIC GOOD NOT a PRIVATRE INTEREST@ on the march by several thousand striking London Region UCU members and supporters through London 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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