Teaching and research staff at Lancaster University are to be balloted on strike action next month.
The University and Colleges Union says compulsory redundancies — part of plans to cut 400 posts and save £30 million — would be “completely unacceptable”.
Walkouts could be timed to coincide with the new academic term.
The university says compulsory job losses have not been ruled out, but insists every effort is being made to find savings voluntarily.
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