Thousands of university students hit by chaos as 50,000 lecturers strike over gold-plated pensions

THOUSANDS of university students were hit by chaos yesterday as their teachers walked out in a row over their gold-plated pensions.

Around 50,000 lecturers went on strike, claiming that they should not have to cough up more for their retirements.

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Universities already contribute a whopping 21 per cent of a lecturer’s salary towards pensions.

But academics are fuming that they have been asked to increase theirs from 8 per cent to 9.6 per cent.

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The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) said it is “dismayed” by “damaging strike action”.

University of Southampton president and vice-chancellor Professor Mark Smith, and chairman the UCEA, said: “We are very sorry for the impact industrial action has on students’ study.”

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