University of Leicester staff vote for strike action over job cuts

Clear majority of UCU members at midlands university back industrial action

University and College Union members at the University of Leicester have voted to strike in a dispute over compulsory redundancies.

Some 70 per cent of members who voted said they were willing to take strike action, with 84 per cent backing action short of a strike. Turnout in the ballot was 56 per cent, meaning it has passed the legal threshold required for action to be taken.