University staff in Sheffield are to vote on strike action after cuts have put 225 academic jobs at risk, with up to 80 staff facing compulsory redundancy, according to the University College Union.
The UCU at Sheffield Hallam University labelled the cuts by university management a scandalous attack on staff and students while the UCU’s general secretary, Jo Grady, said “they would see teaching research, and academic standards torn to shreds.”
Sheffield Hallam representatives expressed disappointment with the decision.
The university said it had initially sent 120 redundancy letters in March, but have since ring-fenced new roles for people at risk.
Voting will be open until 22 May
