Video: Leeds universities lecturers take to the picket line

LECTURERS from Leeds universities took to the picket line today over pay issues.

Crowds marched from the University of Leeds to Victoria Gardens on The Headrow, where a demonstration was held.

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PIC: James Hardisty

It’s the third day of strike action by members of the University andCollege Union (UCU), UNISON and Unite.

The latest move is a further escalation of the unions’ industrialaction over a one per cent pay rise offered to university staff.

For more, see tomorrow’s Yorkshire Evening Post.

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