A college union wants “every penny” that would have gone to striking staff to help students in financial need.
The University and College Union (UCU) has written to the University of the West England University (UWE) with a request.
It came after hundreds of employees resigned over pay and working conditions for three days in a row in November.
The university said it is “already” providing significantly more resources to help students.
A spokeswoman for the university added that these are accessible through Student Hardship Grants and Student Wellbeing Services.
She will continue to work with the student union to support her student community, she added.
The union turned their request directly to the Vice Chancellor of the UWE, Professor Steve West.
It has called for wage increases to help its members amid the cost of living crisis, saying that a 3% increase for 2022/23 is not enough when inflation is hovering around 10%.
UCU regional official Nick Varney said: “Professor Steve West’s £330,000 salary fully shields him from the living expenses staff and students are facing during the crisis.
“Nevertheless, he decided to cut the wages of the striking workers just days before Christmas.
“He needs to do the right thing now and give that pay to students who have been in financial distress this winter.”
Hundreds of UWE employees went on strike along with employees at 149 other universities.
They held a rally in Bristol demanding a higher salary offer, fewer fixed-term contracts for employees and a change in their pension terms.
Mr West, who is also President of Universities UK, said at the time universities were under increasing financial pressure.
“The problem is that our income streams are not keeping pace with inflation,” he said.
“My university’s energy costs are about £6million a year, next year they will rise to £20million and obviously all this pressure has to be borne by the university.”
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