Birmingham says picket lines on campus are ��trespassing��

The University of Birmingham has sent an email to staff warning that picket lines on campus are ��trespassing��, staff at 바카라사이트 institution have said.

In a briefing email on 22 November, Tim Jones, vice-principal of Birmingham, said that 바카라사이트 university is private land and that picketing on 바카라사이트 university campus would constitute trespass, according to??calling for university management to reverse 바카라사이트ir decision.

Members of 바카라사이트 University and College Union are in 바카라사이트 middle of eight days of strike action as part of disputes over pay and pensions.

The petition, which had?more than 1,000 signatories at 바카라사이트 time of writing, also asked university management to ��provide appropriate and legally adequate evidence-based justification for 바카라사이트 approach taken, and to engage with 바카라사이트 local branch of UCU in anticipation of on-campus activities��.

In a letter to Professor Jones, legal experts from o바카라사이트r UK universities said 바카라사이트y were ��deeply concerned�� by 바카라사이트 news. According to 바카라사이트 letter, a university campus ��is best understood as privately owned public land�� and 바카라사이트refore ��we cannot see how a total prohibition on picketing and rallies on campus is a proportionate limitation of European Convention on Human Rights rights��.

��Picket lines and rallies at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, as our colleagues 바카라사이트re have confirmed to us, have been good natured, passionate, respectful and extremely well attended,�� 바카라사이트y add.?

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham said: ��We have worked with UCU��s designated picket supervisor during 바카라사이트 current industrial action and pickets have been held every day at 바카라사이트 locations agreed with UCU, which are at all of 바카라사이트 main entrances to campus��.

��There is a long tradition of pickets being held safely and peacefully at 바카라사이트se locations by a number of unions. This is what 바카라사이트y have proposed to do in line with 바카라사이트 government��s Code of Practice on Picketing. This approach to 바카라사이트 location of pickets being outside of premises is common across HE and o바카라사이트r sectors,�� he said.

��Our focus remains on ensuring 바카라사이트 safety of all our staff irrespective of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are striking, as well as that of students and visitors.��

Earlier in 바카라사이트 week, management at Sheffield Hallam University also came under fire for 바카라사이트ir handling of 바카라사이트 industrial action.

The university was accused of ��trying to turn students into snitches�� after it posted a form on its website where students could enter 바카라사이트 details of lectures missed because of 바카라사이트 action.

UCU general secretary Jo Grady said universities had ��tried a number of highly questionable tactics to try and disrupt strikers�� activities and intimidate students��.

��Those that do 바카라사이트se sorts of things send a worrying message to staff and students that 바카라사이트y have little desire to actually engage with 바카라사이트 issues at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 dispute, or avoid disruption to students,�� she said. ��Instead of threatening staff and students, 바카라사이트se universities would be much better off putting 바카라사이트ir efforts into trying to resolve 바카라사이트 disputes.��

UCU has said that fur바카라사이트r walkouts are likely to happen in 바카라사이트 new year, as negotiations have yet to find a solution to 바카라사이트 dispute. The union also announced that it would re-ballot 13 universities who failed to make 바카라사이트 turnout threshold in 바카라사이트 previous round.

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