Workers at Cambridge University are taking to the picket line in an escalation of strike action over the low pay they are receiving and the refusal to offer a fair increase. The university is trying to force through a real terms pay cut. Workers have only been offered an increase of between 5 and 6% increase. The pay award was due to come into effect in August last year when the real inflation rate stood at 9%.
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