University strike planned

UNIVERSITY of Cyprus administrative staff have warned that they will go ahead with a one-day ‘warning’ strike if they are excluded from participating in the upcoming October elections to nominate the institution’s deans.

In an announcement yesterday, the staff said President Glafcos Clerides’ recent promise to pass on to the House proposals modifying university regulations that would allow their participation came to nothing.

Elections for nominations of deans are held every four years by the university’s Board.

The administrative staff have called on the government and the Board to resolve the matter quickly, warning that failure to do so might create problems at the start of the new academic year.

The strike will be held on September 1, registration day for Cyprus University students.

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