Staff at the University of Bristol are set to strike on Friday 16 June during an open day in an acrimonious pay dispute, announced the University and College Union (UCU) today.
UCU members are also boycotting marking. The university has responded by bypassing degree accreditation processes and confirming it will dock 50% of pay from staff participating in the boycott. Hundreds of staff and students have signed an open letter condemning management's attempts to degrade the credibility of any degrees awarded by the university.
Bristol has an income of £858m and £374m in the bank. UCU said it should be trying to resolve the dispute instead of impoverishing staff.
UCU members are striking over management's pay docking for staff participating in the marking boycott. Unison members employed by the will also strike on the open day over pay and conditions.
