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Staff at the University of Ulster have voted to strike over what they say is a pay cut of up to £5,000. Staff at the University of Ulster (UU) have voted to strike over what they say is a pay cut of up to £5,000.
Some 71% of the union, Unite, at the university voted for strike action following a job evaluation scheme.Some 71% of the union, Unite, at the university voted for strike action following a job evaluation scheme.
The union said the university had ignored the outcome of the scheme, with staff either having increased levels of responsibility or reduced pay.The union said the university had ignored the outcome of the scheme, with staff either having increased levels of responsibility or reduced pay.
However, the UU said it had received no invitation from the union to discuss the outcome of the ballot.
Steve Tweed of Unite said: "The job evaluation scheme was not implemented in a fair and consistent manner".Steve Tweed of Unite said: "The job evaluation scheme was not implemented in a fair and consistent manner".
He said "large numbers of our members" face pay cuts of up to £5,000.He said "large numbers of our members" face pay cuts of up to £5,000.
He claimed the union had sought talks with the university over a long period of time without success.He claimed the union had sought talks with the university over a long period of time without success.
Mr Tweed added that if the situation continued they would have "no alternative" but to start industrial action at all the university's campuses.Mr Tweed added that if the situation continued they would have "no alternative" but to start industrial action at all the university's campuses.
A university spokesman said: "Unite at the University of Ulster represent less than 15% of our 3,700 staff.
"They have not informed the university of the outcome of their ballot, nor have they asked to meet the university on the ballot outcome."