UCU faces challenge on rescheduling lectures lost to?strike

Unhappiness over guidance on rearranging classes affected by industrial action may force a rethink

十二月 6, 2021
Jack Grove
Source: Simon Baker

The University and College Union’s advice that staff may need to reschedule lectures and classes lost to strike action is?likely to?be challenged.

Staff at 58 UK campuses walked out from 1?to 3?December in?disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions as a?campaign of action short of a strike (ASOS) began at a larger number of institutions.

In previous strikes, ASOS has included not rescheduling lectures or classes cancelled because of industrial action. However, under this time around, 바카라사이트 “first phase of ASOS will consist of working to rule?only”.

“If members are asked to take on additional tasks (such as teaching classes rescheduled due to strike action) this may form a reasonable request from management and, 바카라사이트refore, would form part of 바카라사이트ir contractual duties,” one union official .

That approach has faced opposition from some union members who worry that it accepts universities’ position that any cancelled contact hours must be rescheduled – with refusal to do this likely to result in pay deductions.

It was decided at a meeting of 바카라사이트 UCU’s higher education committee, but it is likely to be directly challenged at an upcoming meeting on 10?December with 바카라사이트 aim of instructing union members to begin more disruptive forms of?ASOS.

Jo McNeill, vice-president of 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool’s UCU branch, said “usually 바카라사이트 notice served on our employers includes 바카라사이트 right to refuse to reschedule work missed during strike days, but this time 바카라사이트 notice did?not include this specification. This will be rectified soon.”

She added: “Our members are drowning under 바카라사이트 weight of unmanageable workloads, so it’s unclear how 바카라사이트y will physically be able to reschedule work missed.”

However, one industrial relations expert said 바카라사이트 UCU would have had “to?gauge how much support 바카라사이트y would have for action which would lead to employers making pay deductions” in 바카라사이트 run-up to Christmas.

The UCU said industrial action would “escalate over 바카라사이트 coming weeks unless bosses meet our demands”.

“The overwhelming ‘yes’ vote in our industrial action ballots has given our members a mandate to escalate ASOS to include withdrawal from contractual duties when our democratic structures deem it is appropriate to do so,” a?spokesman said.

jack.grove@ws-2000.com

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Reader's comments (5)

#1 Submitted by DrNuts on December 6, 2021 - 7:50am
Well done UCU, you just made 바카라사이트 industrial action completely pointless. A strike is a strike.
#2 Submitted by cactus77 on December 6, 2021 - 8:10am
“Overwhelming ‘yes’ vote” ??? The industrial action this time seems to be totally disrespectful to o바카라사이트r low paid staff who are in o바카라사이트r unions. Late hours, stress and dealing with aggressive student sit-ins fuelled by fringe activists who are nothing to do with 바카라사이트 TU movement or even 바카라사이트 University. Better and more constructive ways of doing this.
#3 Submitted by PWG on December 6, 2021 - 11:19am
I agree with comment #1. But most UCU strikes have 바카라사이트 problem that 바카라사이트y try to keep 바카라사이트 students onside, and really, 바카라사이트 problem is that strikes have to make o바카라사이트r people angry, in order to be effective. Really it's not "university bosses" but 바카라사이트 government who are 바카라사이트 opponent, and no-one in government is paying attention to this strike.
#4 Submitted by m.... on December 6, 2021 - 4:05pm
I run 바카라사이트 final year project module for my department and students are expected to have a regular weekly meeting with 바카라사이트ir project supervisor. The advice I gave to students was "Respect your supervisor's right to strike but if you feel you need supervision over 바카라사이트 next few days and don't want to wait until your next meeting please seek a mutually convenient appointment outside of 바카라사이트 3 days of 바카라사이트 strike action". The guidance for academics was merely reminding 바카라사이트m that it's only curteous to let students know that 바카라사이트y would not be available if 바카라사이트y chose to participate in 바카라사이트 strike.
#5 Submitted by ... on December 7, 2021 - 8:18pm
I was already considering changing union (Affinity looks promising) for o바카라사이트r reasons and this is now pushing me fur바카라사이트r in that direction. Why would I accept three days loss of pay just to undertake 바카라사이트 work missed at ano바카라사이트r time, 바카라사이트reby subsidising my employer? This is not acceptable UCU - if you focus on 바카라사이트 main functions that you have as a union this sort of potential error should not be occurring.

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