In pictures: Technical staff strike over pensions

Strikers picketed the entrances to the university campus. Several delivery drivers refused to cross the picket line as a show of solidarity.

Words and pictures by Tom Wills

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Paul Russell has worked in the university’s maintenance department for 25 years. He said, “A decent pension means you can have a reasonable living when you retire. You can pay your heating bills and not be reliant on the government.”