02 June 2006
Unions representing university academics have rejected a proposed 13.1% pay rise over three years, and warned that their exam-marking boycott might intensify into full-scale strike action.
Lecturers' union Natfhe blasted the offer from the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association as 'miserly', while the Association of University Teachers said it was 'disappointing'.
The UCEA upped its offer from the 12.6% three-year deal previously on the table.
Roger Kline, head of universities at Natfhe, said: 'This dispute could seriously worsen if employers do not take account of the mood of lecturers who have seen promise after promise to improve their pay broken.'
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