Staff at four universities in strike vote

LECTURERS at four Scottish universities are voting on possible strike action in four separate disputes over proposed budget cuts and job losses.

- BY NICK FORBES

University and College Union (UCU) members at Aberdeen, Stirling, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde are being balloted.

The union said the move comes after senior management at all four universities refused to rule out compulsory redundancies as part of cost-cutting plans.