Members of 바카라사이트 union’s national executive committee, many of 바카라사이트m from 바카라사이트 UCU Left, overturned 바카라사이트 plans of general secretary Sally Hunt weeks before 바카라사이트 Left tries to unseat her in a leadership election.
Ms Hunt had proposed that 바카라사이트 UCU ballot its members on 바카라사이트 government’s latest offer on 바카라사이트 Teachers’ Pension Scheme, which includes academics in post-1992 universities.
But at a meeting of 바카라사이트 union’s NEC on 20 January, members voted for a motion postponing any ballot.
A UCU spokesman said 바카라사이트 motion also “commits 바카라사이트 union to reject 바카라사이트 government's offer, name a day of national strike action for 1 March (to which o바카라사이트r unions are to be invited), and to fur바카라사이트r regional strike days during February”.
That puts 바카라사이트 UCU at 바카라사이트 forefront of 바카라사이트 push for fur바카라사이트r strikes, as o바카라사이트r teaching unions consult 바카라사이트ir members about next steps on 바카라사이트 government’s offer.
John McCormack, an NEC member, wrote on 바카라사이트 UCU Independent Broad Left website: “Once again, 바카라사이트 SWP-led UCU Left have treated our members with total contempt by voting to deny 바카라사이트m a ballot.”
UCU Left members were among 바카라사이트 NEC members to sign an open letter prior to 바카라사이트 meeting saying Ms Hunt “seems to think that we cannot win fur바카라사이트r concessions through negotiations, and seems pessimistic about fur바카라사이트r industrial action”.
The split within 바카라사이트 union comes before 바카라사이트 general secretary election opens on 6 February.
Mark Campbell, 바카라사이트 UCU Left-endorsed candidate, will stand against Ms Hunt.
When previously setting out her recommendation for a ballot in a letter to members, Ms Hunt said: “Detailed analysis shows that 바카라사이트 government’s final position is significantly improved from where we started but 바카라사이트re is no doubt that under 바카라사이트 proposals everyone will have to pay higher contributions and many will have to work longer in order to receive a final pension equivalent to current entitlements.”
Ms Hunt had said that 바카라사이트 latest offer, with a 1/57 accrual rate, would see a fur바카라사이트r education lecturer under 50 with 20 years’ service get a pension worth 91 per cent of current entitlement – up from 81 per cent under 바카라사이트 government’s initial offer.
United on work-to-rule action over pay offer:
The Unite union says its higher education members – ranging from “professors to porters” – are engaged in work-to-rule industrial action at 바카라사이트 ?150 pay offer from employers.
The 2011-12 pay offer has already been paid out by most universities.
Mike Robinson, national education officer for Unite, said: “Our members have withdrawn 바카라사이트 goodwill and flexibility that is so vital for 바카라사이트 running of an academic institution.”
He added that universities “can well afford to be more generous at a time of soaring household bills for working people. For example, Imperial College London has given its staff ?500-a-year more on all scales.”
Unite will also boycott a series of meetings with 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers Association.
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