00:01Lecturers at Northumbria University have announced further strike dates in a dispute over pensions.
00:07Members of the university and college union are completing a 10-day walkout
00:12and have confirmed another 10 days of industrial action across March and April, with no agreement yet reached.
00:18University managers want to save £11 million a year by moving staff into the university's superannuation scheme.
00:26The union claims the changes could leave some employees significantly worse off
00:31and has described the plan as a pension grab.
00:33The university says the current teachers pension scheme carries higher employer contributions
00:39and that savings would support students and financial sustainability.
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