Pay talks whilst we are on strike !

A very nice 25% rise

University lecturers say they will happily end their pay dispute for a pay rise equivalent to that of vice-chancellors, who have enjoyed a 25% pay increase over the three year period of 2001-02 to 2004-05, according to the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). The average vice-chancellor now earns £154,060 a year - more than four times the average lecturer's salary.

Lecturers want a pay increase of 23% over the next three years, as higher education income increases by 25% when £3.5 billion of extra cash enters universities from top-up fees and other sources.

Lecturers took part in the best supported UK wide strike for 30 years on 7 March and began an assessment boycott on 8 March, which may delay students' graduations, to force employers to make a pay offer.

Talks on pay are set to resume on 28 March.