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Three unions to strike at once over Glasgow Caledonian job cuts
Management plan to cut about 50 posts and say they have not ruled out compulsory redundancies
Staff at Glasgow Caledonian University are staging strike action, with all three campus unions walking out together for the first time over planned job cuts.
Lecturers and support staff say the action by members of the UCU, the EIS and Unison on Thursday could effectively stop the university from operating.
Management at the university plan to cut about 50 posts and say they have not ruled out compulsory redundancies.
They say the cuts are needed to secure Caley's finances and blame a £33m fall in income over two years, partly due to a drop in the number of international students.
The dispute dates back to March when management announced plans to cut up to 100 posts, blaming a sharp fall in income from international students.
Since then, voluntary redundancies have brought that figure down to about 50 but the sticking point is compulsory redundancies.
The unions want a guarantee that nobody will be forced to leave - but the management has refused to rule it out.
Talks at the conciliation service Acas broke down earlier this month and lecturers went on strike last week.
The unions argue the cuts are a choice rather than a necessity.