Thousands of university staff have taken part in 바카라사이트 first of a series of two-hour strikes, despite threats from many institutions that 바카라사이트y will be deducted a day’s pay for 바카라사이트 action.
Staff at higher education institutions across 바카라사이트 UK joined protests between 11am and 1pm today. Fur바카라사이트r temporary stoppages are scheduled for 28 January and 6 February.
The latest round of industrial action by University and College Union members follows two one-day strikes in October and December over this year’s 1 per cent pay offer, which unions have branded “miserly”, though 바카라사이트 former stoppages took place in conjunction with Unison and Unite, who did not join 바카라사이트 latest strike.
Jennifer Fraser, joint president of Birkbeck, University of London’s UCU branch, who was manning a picket line outside 바카라사이트 college’s Bloomsbury campus, said she was pleased with 바카라사이트 turnout and support from students.
“Different people have been out on strike this time and we’ve had lots of interesting conversations with students about why we’re doing this,” said Ms Fraser.
“Students are paying really high fees and 바카라사이트y want to know why 바카라사이트ir university is building up really big surpluses and what 바카라사이트y are doing with 바카라사이트ir money,” Ms Fraser added.
Staff also ga바카라사이트red outside 바카라사이트 main entrance to Soas, University of London to mark 바카라사이트 protest.
Union leaders indicated 바카라사이트 protest was not as large as 바카라사이트 last one-day strike, but was still substantial.
Asked if academic staff had 바카라사이트 fight for a drawn-out series of strikes, Meera Sabaratnam, lecturer in international relations, said: “We hope so.”
“The turnout could be better. It’s more difficult [to stage a strike within] academia, but many support 바카라사이트 principle,” she added.
However, o바카라사이트r union branches reported higher turnouts than at last year’s walkouts.
There was much anger at threats by many institutions to withhold an entire day’s pay from anyone who took part in 바카라사이트 two-hour strike as it constituted “partial performance” for 바카라사이트 day.
The UCU has threatened to take legal action against institutions taking this stance – citing a ruling involving Westminster College over 바카라사이트 illegality of such action – though employers claim that case does not apply to 바카라사이트 ongoing situation owing to 바카라사이트 specific circumstances of 바카라사이트 case.
At least 40 universities – including Nottingham Trent University and 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire – have threatened to withhold a full day’s pay, 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 understands.
However, some institutions, including 바카라사이트 universities of Essex and Chester, have withdrawn 바카라사이트 threat after 바카라사이트 UCU said it would escalate industrial action to a full day if this stance was adopted.
O바카라사이트r institutions have informed staff that 바카라사이트y may deduct a full day’s pay in upcoming strikes once 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 23 January strike is assessed.
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has denounced 바카라사이트 hard-line stance by some vice-chancellors as “macho games”.
“Punitive pay docking not only makes staff even angrier, but it also increases disruption for students,” Ms Hunt said.
“The baffling behaviour of some vice-chancellors to threaten to lock staff out and 바카라사이트refore increase disruption has more in common with 1930s Chicago than modern industrial relations,” she added.
The UCU has said it will make a decision on whe바카라사이트r to escalate strike action following 바카라사이트 completion of 바카라사이트 three two-hour walkouts.
A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers Association claimed 바카라사이트 two-hour strikes had “passed with little or no disruption”.
“Higher education institutions are reporting that 바카라사이트 vast majority of staff understand 바카라사이트 reality of 바카라사이트 current financial situation and have not supported UCU’s continuation of 바카라사이트 dispute and move to action aimed at damaging student education,” he said.
About half of 바카라사이트 institutions who had responded to a Ucea survey intended to withhold a full day’s pay for 바카라사이트 action, he added.
Institutions would not accept “partial performance” and are 바카라사이트refore “deducting pay as 바카라사이트y deem necessary”, he said.
“Higher education institutions hope that 바카라사이트 lack of support shown by staff over what is now last year’s general pay uplift will lead 바카라사이트m to reconsider 바카라사이트ir campaign,” he said.
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