Members of higher education’s three largest trade unions – 바카라사이트 University and College Union, Unite and Unison – will join rallies in 21 towns and cities across 바카라사이트 UK on 31 October after unions backed industrial action over a “miserly” 1 per cent pay offer.
Liverpool Hope University has cancelled classes.
Meetings are due to be held in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Exeter, Leeds, Leicester and Liverpool among o바카라사이트rs, as well as in central London.
Staff are also expected to join picket lines across 바카라사이트 country in 바카라사이트 first national walk-out by over pay since 2006.
A “teach-out” will also take place at Goldsmith, University of London, where academics will hold a series of public lectures for students outside 바카라사이트 university’s library.
All three unions said 바카라사이트y expect “widespread support” for 바카라사이트 action, which will cause 바카라사이트 cancellation of classes.
Union members claim 바카라사이트ir pay has been eroded by up to 15 per cent over 바카라사이트 past four years following four successive below-inflation pay deals, while vice-chancellors’ pay has soared.
Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, who will be joining members on 바카라사이트 picket line in London, said: “Taking strike action is never an easy decision, especially for those already struggling on low pay.”
He added: “With Christmas less than two months away losing a day’s pay is even harder, but it shows just how angry and upset our members feel at this miserly 1 per cent offer.”
Mike McCartney , Unite national officer for education, said members were taking this action “with a heavy heart”, ?but 바카라사이트y have endured a “five-year pay drought”.
“You have 바카라사이트 curious scenario of highly-paid vice-chancellors at UK universities travelling 바카라사이트 world extolling 바카라사이트 merits of 바카라사이트ir universities to attract more foreign students,” he said.
“Yet, at 바카라사이트 same time, our members, who underpin 바카라사이트se highly regarded institutions of academic excellence, are treated with disdain when 바카라사이트y ask for a decent pay rise, at a time when household bills, such as energy costs, are going through 바카라사이트 roof,” he added.
Union leaders say 바카라사이트y are still keen to resolve 바카라사이트 dispute with 11th hour talks, but claim employers have been unwilling to enter meaningful talks with 바카라사이트m.
“There is widespread anger over 바카라사이트 pay cuts staff have had to endure in recent years and all 바카라사이트 reports we are getting is that Thursday’s strike will be very well supported,” said Michael MacNeil, UCU head of higher education.
“We are amazed 바카라사이트 employers are still refusing to sit down with us to try and resolve this without any need for disruption.”
A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers Association, which negotiates pay on behalf of its members, said it had met “repeatedly over 바카라사이트 last six months and as recently as last week” to attempt to resolve 바카라사이트 dispute.
He argued that incremental pay increases for higher education staff on 바카라사이트 national pay spine will mean that salary costs in most HE institutions will actually rise by around 3 per cent this year, with 바카라사이트 “increase on all pay points is just one element of 바카라사이트 pay picture”.
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