More than 400 technicians, security staff and other campus workers at the University of Strathclyde are balloting on strike action in response to plans to cut almost 80 jobs as part of a £35m savings program. Unite and UCU contend the university failed to consult properly and has not ruled out compulsory redundancies; unions say industrial action could disrupt cleaning, maintenance, security and lab access. The university frames the exercise as proactive financial reshaping, noting it has already implemented planned savings and that the ballot will run into February. The dispute highlights growing tensions between staff and senior leaders at several Scottish universities facing cost pressures and restructuring.