It comes as universities across Yorkshire and the Humber face a combined budget shortfall of more than £150 million, according to the union.
The Department for Education said universities are independent from the government but it is “committed to boosting the sector’s long-term financial sustainability”.
As The Press has reported, the University of York announced a large-scale voluntary severance scheme last year as it looked to save £34 million.
The university has now confirmed that 270 jobs were cut, all through voluntary severance.
A University of York spokesperson told The Press: “Our vice-chancellor [Charlie Jeffery] has made it clear the way universities are funded just doesn’t work anymore and has consistently called for change.
“It is clear the sector is facing a volatile environment and York has been one of the first to take robust action in order to tackle the financial challenges many universities now face.
“In the process we have had to make some really difficult decisions, but our priority has, and always will be, to protect jobs – using voluntary severance schemes wherever possible.”
Elsewhere in the county, Unison said more than 500 jobs have been cut at Sheffield Hallam University, 206 at the University of Hull, 201 at Leeds Beckett, almost 200 at the University of Huddersfield and 61 at Leeds Trinity University.
Hundreds of jobs could be at risk as University of York looks to save £34 million
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