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Radio Newcastle,3 mins

From The Picket Line: Newcastle University strikes

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The University College Union general secretary Jo Grady explains why staff at Newcastle University have gone on strike. A Department for Education official said the government was "committed to boosting the sector's long-term financial sustainability and restoring universities as engines of opportunity, aspiration and growth".

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