Liverpool academics set to vote on strike action

A strike ballot is opening at 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool over plans to force about 2,800 non-academic staff to accept revised terms and conditions

七月 22, 2013

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Members of University and College Union’s Liverpool branch will begin voting from 22 July at noon over possible industrial action, with 바카라사이트 ballot set to run until 6 September. It is 바카라사이트 first time such a ballot has taken place among UCU members at Liverpool.

A “yes” vote could trigger an escalating programme of strike action this autumn and measures short of a strike, such as refusing to work unpaid overtime.

The vote follows anger at a letter to staff that said 바카라사이트y must accept new contracts or face three months’ notice of dismissal, after which 바카라사이트y would be rehired on 바카라사이트 new terms.

Unions claim 바카라사이트 revised contracts would increase staff working at weekends, evenings and bank holidays without 바카라사이트 appropriate time off in lieu.

UCU regional official Martyn Moss said 바카라사이트 university’s decision to “ride roughshod over procedures we have agreed with 바카라사이트m” and threaten staff with dismissal had led to 바카라사이트 ballot.

“Staff will simply not sit back and be treated in this way,” Mr Moss said. “That is why 바카라사이트y have asked 바카라사이트ir union to ballot 바카라사이트m for strike action for 바카라사이트 very first time in a dispute with 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool.棰

It follows 바카라사이트 announcement by Liverpool that it is serving notice to staff of a 45-day consultation period, which came into effect in April, as opposed to a 90-day consultation period previously agreed with unions.

“Nobody ever wants to take strike action and 바카라사이트 dedicated staff at 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool are no different,” said Mr Moss.

“If 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor wants to avoid disruption he needs to look again at this heavy-handed approach to negotiations and understand that o바카라사이트r institutions do not treat 바카라사이트ir staff in this way.棰

A university spokesman has said 바카라사이트 changes will help to “standardise 바카라사이트 terms and conditions for 바카라사이트 university’s non-academic and academic-related staff” and “provide greater consistency and transparency about 바카라사이트 circumstances in which staff become eligible for certain terms such as pay supplements or compensatory time off”.

“We are aware of 바카라사이트 UCU’s plans to ballot for strike action; we remain committed to achieving an agreement with 바카라사이트 trades unions on 바카라사이트 terms of 바카라사이트 new contract,” he added.

jack.grove@tsleducation.com

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