Staff at a Liverpool university are furious at being 'forced to cross picket lines' when strike action takes place next week.
A Unison strike will see many staff members at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) walk out on the first day of term on Monday (September 26) in a row over pay. The union represents administrators, cleaners, library, security and catering employees and the action is part of a national push for fair pay. Follow up strikes are due to take place at LJMU on October 4 and 11.
But ahead of the action, the university's Vice-Chancellor, Mark Power, has written to all staff to announce that existing hybrid working arrangements will be suspended on the first day of the action - and all staff will be expected to sign in to confirm they have arrived at work.
