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Dundee University faces the threat of more strikes after a trade union announced its members would be balloted on industrial action. ‌

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at the crisis-hit university are being re-balloted from Friday as they warn management against imposing staff cuts. ‌

The union had already voted for industrial action in November 2024 after the university considered axing hundreds of jobs to plug a £35 million black hole. ‌

But it said members would now be re-balloted due to union laws, which see strike mandates expire after six months. The UCU said management have failed to rule out compulsory redundancies and point to reports which suggest 170 staff could be forced to leave.

The union said any recovery plans which includes "such

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